jewstuff:

fiercyy:

readingbooksinisrael:

fiercyy:

deliciouspineapplessister:

chaoticbanquet:

– Language: Knowing Hebrew is required for high level curse breakers. Discovering long forgotten spells in the tanach. Old spells, in a language older than latin have ancient power to them.

– Bar/Bat Mitzvahs: special dispensation to go home and miss classes. Every second and third year is invited to a party in the great hall for every single one. Tallits with designs that shimmer even in dim light. Performing mitzvahs for baffled but grateful classmates.

– Being Jewish at Hogwarts: Asking questions. So many questions. About everything. Because what are we if we do not question and interpret everything?

– Jewish Wizarding Community: It is small but very old. They refuse to call themselves purebloods. Jewish memory is long, we do not forget. We know what divisions reaps and we know where “purity of society” discourse leads. They square their beliefs with their abilities by acknowledging that we cannot know everything, we can only seek to learn more.

– Shomer: Constant debate over whether or not magic constitutes ‘work’ and if so, all magic? Just automated stuff?

– JEWISH WIZARDING WEDDINGS OK. NEED I EVEN EXPAND ON THIS POINT?

This is a really cool post, to answer the question about magic it’s probably no, because the actual rules of Shabbat say that you can’t create and since magic is transformation and theregore a form of creation I would say no

@deliciouspineapplessister but I think there’s still room for argument! Because in a way magic is a part of them, it’s inside them. It happens in their minds but uses a wand as a conduit. 

Can animagi transform on shabbos? I have so many questions about technicalities!

Not really knowing what I’m saying here, but writing is forbidden on Shabbat, and the writing utensil is used as a conduit for the story inside the person to come out. Same thing with musical instruments. So making magic with a wand would be forbidden.

But we’re still allowed to create without instruments-tell stories, dance, sing. So magic without a wand, including anigami, would be allowed.

Also the Leviim were allowed to play musical instruments at the Beit HaMikdash. So imagine the Leviim standing on the steps, playing music, and beautiful magic displays fly above their heads.

That’s an interesting way to think about it, but one could also think about a wand like a fork. 

We must eat to survive, therefore we still use utensils. 

A wand is a utensil of sorts.

Magic isn’t just a story or a song. It’s a necessity of survival. 

Honestly I agree with the first comment on this post and would assume magic is forbidden as one of the halachot of shabbot is that youre not allowed to create or destroy. When summoning ones inner magic for a spell which’s job is inherently creating, or destroying would be against halacha. Moreover, the spells that transfigure things, are in a sense creating something there that wasnt before and again, creating is breaking the rules. However, I feel that there would be a big debate. Orthodox Jews would most likely not use magic on Shabbat at all will maybe Modern Orthodox Jews would use magic, but only in the case that the purpose of the magic cast is not inherently creating or deatroying. Then again this brings up the argument if the magic done always exists and is waiting to be harnessed or does it not exist until the whitch or wizard does a spell. Also, how does non verbal magic come into play? Moreover isnt a spell like a recipe? Puttinf things in a sequrnce to create a whole knew thing? I feel like Rabbi’s would have many different opinions and eventually there would be some halacha but mostly it would just depend on someone minhag, like how certain people wait six hours between eating meat and dairy and some people wait three. So much theory!