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description: By Prof. Tzahi Weiss
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# A tale about passion and fear

In the book's forward,[ Prof. Tzahi Weiss](https://www.openu.ac.il/en/personalsites/ProfTzahiYitzhakWeiss.aspx) outlines a short history of the Jewish tale about the artificial man, "[the Golem](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golem)."&#x20;

![A reproduction of the Prague Golem (source: wikipedia)](https://1487620879-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-legacy-files/o/assets%2F-MiS7NytljlKs-2Yccqw%2F-Mj-TSiHE_lDuNsFeVDc%2F-Mj-X5Zs24qvsveK8NAt%2FPrague-golem-reproduction.jpeg?alt=media\&token=7222f5dc-b5f9-415e-a686-b17110534e1f)

Learn about the Jewish tale about the Golem in the **free** online course (over 30 hours course in Hebrew) offered by [CampusIL](https://campus.gov.il/), Israel's digital learning venture:

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A short version of the course (less than 2 hrs in Hebrew) is also available:

{% embed url="https://campus.gov.il/course/course-v1-oui-acd-oui-golem-taste/" %}

Introduction to the course:

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