Superstition
The Golden Land:
The Jewish Experience in the United States and Canada

“People love spooks,” observes Rabbi Wein, so it’s not surprising that superstitions persist. In essence, superstitions are ways we delude ourselves that we can control our own fate. And though they are anathema to Torah, they have seeped into Jewish life anyway. Rabbi Wein weeds out superstition from genuine custom in this surprising spiritual exposé.