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Jewish beliefs about the devil - Ismq - 11-30-2020

I'd like to know which are the jewish beliefs about the devil(satan).


RE: Jewish beliefs about the devil - searchinmyroots - 11-30-2020

Sure -

There is no "devil" in Judaism but there most certainly is a "satan".

The satan just means adversary.

It is not something that goes against G-d and it is not evil. As a matter of fact it is necessary to help keep us close to G-d as we work through the challenges brought to us.

There are several videos and articles I could reference if you'd like, here is just one example -