We know what happens to a misbehaving Jew after life: either it’s the World to Come—or it’s Gehenna, the other place. But punitive measures for misbehaving Jews on Earth? The Talmud offers three forms of Jewish-flavored excommunication for your liking: nezifah, niddui, and the dreaded herem. Though it’s up to a rabbinic court to dole […]
