KASHRUS HAKISHUF

PART ONE: Harry Potter: A Scriptural Synopsis

   The Torah is broken up into five books (Chumashim) which are as a whole subdivided into fifty-four weekly portions (Parshiyos).  Part One contains a reference to each of these Parshiyos, indicated by italics (e.g. beginning for Bereishis; rested for Noach; go for himself for Lech L’cha; etc.). 

   The commentary on the bottom of each page is entitled “Pirush Rashiz.”  This is a play on words: the standard commentary found on the bottom of the Chumash is “Pirush Rashi,” an acronym for its author, R’ Shlomo Yitzchaki; similarly, “Rashiz” stands for the name of this book’s author, R’ S. Y. Zeitlin. 

PART TWO: Inyanim Shonim

A Yid in Hogwarts:

   This chapter should obviously be taken with grain of salt.  Nonetheless, all sources cited are accurate, and links for further discussion are provided below:

   For the Rambam’s Hilchos Avodas Kochavim (in Maimonides’ Mishneh Torah), visit: http://www.toratemetfreeware.com/online/f_01997.html#HtmpReportNum0003_L4

   For an English translation, go to: http://www.chabad.org/library/article_cdo/aid/912360/jewish/Avodat-Kochavim-Chapter-Two.htm

   For further sources, see: http://www.hamakor.org/super/magic.htm

Hogwarts and Religion:

   For detailed information about religion in the UK, visit: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Religion_in_the_United_Kingdom#Judaism

The Deathly Hallows: Magic Mid’oraisa:

See: http://www.chabad.org/library/bible_cdo/aid/8233

The Fidelius Charm: Gavrah or Cheftzah:

  For details about the gavrah/cheftzah chakirah, see: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brisker_method

PART THREE: Plotholes: Pirushim and P’shatim

  The vast majority of this part relies upon a working knowledge of details from the Harry Potter canon as opposed to Judaism specifically.  The more familiar you are with the series, the more you will appreciate it.