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Mishpatim: The Prohibition of Sorcery in Modern Days
In this Torah portion the prohibition of witchcraft is described. "A sorceress, you shall not keep alive"(Exodus 22:17). The sages say that this type of bad inclination, consulting a sorcerer, was powerful and hard to get rid of. The reason for this prohibition is because it was practiced and part of idol worship.
If one recognizes that there is a spiritual force that has an impact on this world and starts to use it, the danger is that one might think that there is a separate force and energy, independent of G‑d, through which the world can be manipulated. This approach is the source of idolatry. Impure forces such as evil eye and other things of that nature, the Talmud states that if one does not believe in them, then they actually cease to exist. Therefore, by distancing people from the belief that magic and sorcery works, that in itself…
Signed, I hope the European Union and Germany will follow suit.