The family of a woman who had recently passed away at the age of 103 was selling her things. He is a used furniture dealer so makes sense that he is a regular at these types of sales. In 2001, Kevin went to a yard sale or garage sale as we would call here in Australia, and came across the box. Luckily I have done all of the hard work reading for you and I am going to summarise it for you. If you would like to read the whole post that was put on ebay you can find it at (even this does not contain the complete post but does offer a link to the official book on the dybbuk box It is really quite dramatized and elaborate and of course sold as a ‘haunted’ item. I would post the whole description but it is several pages long. In 2003 a man called Kevin Mannis put a wine box up for sale on Ebay. Image Source: Public Domain Origin of the Dybbuk Box I am by no means an expert on Judaism so I am not going to pretend I am and leave the translation at just that. This is the important part – it is NOT and I repeat it is NOT a demon! Jewish folklore has many different terms for different kinds of spirits and even for demons. In Hebrew it means ‘Cling’ and in Jewish folklore, a Dybbuk refers to a malicious spirit that is bound to the earth with the intention to possess a living person to cause harm. So what is the story of the Dybbuk box? What is a Dybbuk?įirstly let's look at what a ‘Dybbuk’ is. Guests must sign a disclaimer that they take full responsibility for any harm that comes to them from entering the museum and viewing items such as the Dybbuk Box. It currently sits behind a glass protective case in reality television's Zak Bagans of Ghost Adventures Haunted Museum. The Dybbuk is marketed as one of the most haunted objects in the World.
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