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In Demonic Desires, Ishay Rosen-Zvi examines the concept of yetzer hara, or evil inclination, and its evolution in biblical and rabbinic literature. Contrary to existing scholarship, which reads the term under the rubric of destructive sexual desire, Rosen-Zvi contends that in late antiquity the yetzer represents a general tendency toward evil. Rather than the lower bodily part of a human, the rabbinic yetzer is a wicked, sophisticated inciter, attempting to snare humans to sin. The rabbinic yetzer should therefore not be read in the tradition of the Hellenistic quest for control over the lower parts of the psyche, writes Rosen-Zvi, but rather in the tradition of ancient Jewish and Christian demonology.Rosen-Zvi conducts a systematic and comprehensive analysis of the some one hundred and fifty appearances of the evil yetzer in classical rabbinic literature to explore the biblical and postbiblical search for the sources of human sinfulness. By examining the yetzer within a specific demonological tradition, Demonic Desires places the yetzer discourse in the larger context of a move toward psychologization in late antiquity, in which evil—and even demons—became internalized within the human psyche. The book discusses various manifestations of this move in patristic and monastic material, from Clement and Origin to Antony, Athanasius, and Evagrius. It concludes with a consideration of the broader implications of the yetzer discourse in rabbinic anthropology.

In Demonic Desires, Ishay Rosen-Zvi examines the concept of yetzer hara, or evil inclination, and its evolution in biblical and rabbinic literature. Contrary to existing scholarship, which reads the term under the rubric of destructive sexual desire, Rosen-Zvi contends that in late antiquity the yetzer represents a general tendency toward evil. Rather than the lower bodily part of a human, the rabbinic yetzer is a wicked, sophisticated inciter, attempting to snare humans to sin. The rabbinic yetzer should therefore not be read in the tradition of the Hellenistic quest for control over the lower parts of the psyche, writes Rosen-Zvi, but rather in the tradition of ancient Jewish and Christian demonology.Rosen-Zvi conducts a systematic and comprehensive analysis of the some one hundred and fifty appearances of the evil yetzer in classical rabbinic literature to explore the biblical and postbiblical search for the sources of human sinfulness. By examining the yetzer within a specific demonological tradition, Demonic Desires places the yetzer discourse in the larger context of a move toward psychologization in late antiquity, in which evil—and even demons—became internalized within the human psyche. The book discusses various manifestations of this move in patristic and monastic material, from Clement and Origin to Antony, Athanasius, and Evagrius. It concludes with a consideration of the broader implications of the yetzer discourse in rabbinic anthropology.

We've all met the yetzer hara, the inclination to do evil that is wired into every human being. We've been tempted, we've fought - and sometimes we've fallen. Acclaimed author, lecturer and educator Rebbetzin Tziporah Heller and Sara Yoheved Rigler, bestselling author of Holy Woman andLights from Jerusalem, join together to offer a remarkable collection of strategies to defeat the yetzer hara as it tries to defeat us. Drawing upon the eternal wisdom of Torah sages throughout the ages - Rabbi Yehudah Lowe, the Maharal; Rabbi Moshe Chaim Luzzatto, author of Mesillas Yesharim; Chassidic masters and great Mussar personalities - the authors combine profound scholarship with a deep and insightful understanding of our lives to give us effective, practical strategies to defeat the enemy within us. Battle Plans offers us a stunning combination of Torah wisdom, practical advice, true-life stories, and more than fifty "strategies" of war. As we implement these strategies, which have been recommended by our Torah sages, we will see that we can beat the yetzer hara!

We've all met the yetzer hara, the inclination to do evil that is wired into every human being. We've been tempted, we've fought - and sometimes we've fallen. Acclaimed author, lecturer and educator Rebbetzin Tziporah Heller and Sara Yoheved Rigler, bestselling author of Holy Woman andLights from Jerusalem, join together to offer a remarkable collection of strategies to defeat the yetzer hara as it tries to defeat us. Drawing upon the eternal wisdom of Torah sages throughout the ages - Rabbi Yehudah Lowe, the Maharal; Rabbi Moshe Chaim Luzzatto, author of Mesillas Yesharim; Chassidic masters and great Mussar personalities - the authors combine profound scholarship with a deep and insightful understanding of our lives to give us effective, practical strategies to defeat the enemy within us. Battle Plans offers us a stunning combination of Torah wisdom, practical advice, true-life stories, and more than fifty "strategies" of war. As we implement these strategies, which have been recommended by our Torah sages, we will see that we can beat the yetzer hara!

A halachic guide for menThe immodesty that surrounds us presents one of the most formidable challenges of our time.How do we protect ourselves?The answer is: Take the first step and learn the halachos of guarding your eyes.Reb Yisroel Salanter advised that one of the best ways to overcome the yetzer hara is to study that subject's halachos. This invaluable guide by renowned author and posek Rabbi Shaul Wagschal, z"l, provides a clear and simple way to do just that.Features a helpful halachic summary chart!

We live in a world where our soul-instincts are dulled by the common culture. Creeping materialism and non-Torah values slip into our consciousness without us even realizing it, robbing us of a tangible belief in the World to Come. As Rav Miller explains, the main attack of the yetzer hara is on our belief in Olam Haba. This book -- a collection of Rav Miller's teachings on the topic of Olam Haba -- is an attempt to correct that, to restore Jewish belief in Olam Haba to its rightful place. Belief in Olam Haba is the pinnacle of our emunah, right alongside belief in Hashem Himself, as Rav Miller often explained. A profound feeling of emunah in Hashem and Olam Haba can help us face the challenges of everyday life -- including its highs and lows, victories and frustrations -- with a calmness and seriousness otherwise unattainable. This book is a journey that can change you forever -- and for the better.

A halachic guide for menThe immodesty that surrounds us presents one of the most formidable challenges of our time.How do we protect ourselves?The answer is: Take the first step and learn the halachos of guarding your eyes.Reb Yisroel Salanter advised that one of the best ways to overcome the yetzer hara is to study that subject's halachos. This invaluable guide by renowned author and posek Rabbi Shaul Wagschal, z"l, provides a clear and simple way to do just that.Features a helpful halachic summary chart!

According to Jewish theology, the "Evil Inclination," or yetzer ha-ra, is the small inner voice that tempts us into doing wrong. In a tone at once witty and heartfelt, Rabbi Gershon Winkler, a.k.a. the “stand-up theologian,” tells stories of his own struggles with that voice as he passes from yeshiva boy with a strong libido, to earnest infantryman, to Orthodox rabbi, to redneck ranch hand, to the respected "rabbinic trickster" and scholar he is today. Travels with the Evil Inclination offers a tongue-in-cheek account of a most unusual life journey, a humorous and sometimes exaggerated tale of personal spiritual dissolution and re-emergence. This moving story of his transition from orthodoxy to what the author calls “flexidoxy” will inspire, entertain, and provoke as Winkler explores roads not only less traveled but virtually unmapped.

Gives a Jewish Biblical understanding of what the Evil Inclination (Yetzer Hara) in mankind is all about and what REALLY went on in the Garden of Eden, ie the Snake's seduction of Eve and Adam's fall.