tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7294505416127496842.post3723483544407525227..comments2024-03-25T14:09:59.347-05:00Comments on Augoeides: Cursed Lawyer Reincarnated as Stray DogScott Stenwickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12389664381513219613noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7294505416127496842.post-14554467355558773932011-06-22T09:12:09.249-05:002011-06-22T09:12:09.249-05:00I too found the story funny and loved the picture ...I too found the story funny and loved the picture in your post of the studious dog.<br /><br />Further on the idea of a gilgul (wondering soul) possessing an animal or person I recommend Chajes' book "Between Worlds: Dybbuks, Exorcists, and Early Modern Judaism".<br /><br />There is also the idea of a consensual possession of a soul shard of a righteous person, referred to as an ibbur. This was in vogue 16th century and onwards.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7294505416127496842.post-85428835642384966842011-06-22T08:52:07.919-05:002011-06-22T08:52:07.919-05:00@Simon: Oh well, it's still funny. And it gave...@Simon: Oh well, it's still funny. And it gave me an opportunity to use the "ambulance chaser" line and that great picture.<br /><br />I'll add the "humor" tag and update the article.Scott Stenwickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12389664381513219613noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7294505416127496842.post-89883925189182842302011-06-22T07:44:19.130-05:002011-06-22T07:44:19.130-05:00The story was a hoax.
You can find more details ...The story was a hoax. <br /><br />You can find more details here including the newspaper admitting that the the story was false: http://hurryupharry.org/2011/06/19/the-dog-that-didnt-die/<br /><br />This reminds me of a story in yeshiva (Rabbinical academy) of a bird flying around the ceiling for 3 days in the study hall. <br />One of the students asked the head of the academy: "Is it a (i.e. the bird) a gilgul?" (a wandering soul seeking refuge in the bird). <br /><br />The rabbi replied: "Nu, maybe it's just a bird?"<br /><br />In other words, don't look for a supernatural explanation when a mundane answer would fit just as well if not better.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7294505416127496842.post-77147045409900111052011-06-20T21:38:09.647-05:002011-06-20T21:38:09.647-05:00@Morgan: I've heard of reincarnation beliefs i...@Morgan: I've heard of reincarnation beliefs in some of the Kabbalistic schools, but I've never heard of reincarnation of a human as an animal. According to this story that belief must be out there, and I'm wondering now which of the "ultra-Orthodox" schools this court represents. I'll have to see if I can find out.Scott Stenwickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12389664381513219613noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7294505416127496842.post-87523528786414337212011-06-20T19:54:44.022-05:002011-06-20T19:54:44.022-05:00I've actually heard conflicting ideas on reinc...I've actually heard conflicting ideas on reincarnation from different Jews... never did think to ask about reincarnating as anything other than a human, though.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15009778570667265968noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7294505416127496842.post-60190629234301318262011-06-20T18:21:42.963-05:002011-06-20T18:21:42.963-05:00I don't know about the mainstream branches, bu...I don't know about the mainstream branches, but reincarnation does show up in the literature of Kabbalah.Morgan Drake Ecksteinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09258538066497554895noreply@blogger.com