Golem is a Hebrew word, which has been translated in several ways: embryo, primitive matter, unformed matter, man without intelligence, manners and morals to name a few.

The fascination Jews have with the possibilities of animating lifeless matter, as the creator himself did, are evident in the texts and teachings of the Kabbala. With the help of the appropriate ritual and the secrets prescribed by the texts it is possible to create a soulless human or creature from simple primitive matter such as clay. Hence the Golem in Prague, which has grown to mythical proportions, was created by Rabbii Loew out of clay but has unfortunately got loose and to this day runs amok somewhere in Prague; some say it resides in the rafters of the Old/New synagogue.

Few might be able to tell you the true origin of the story as the superstitious speculations of so many visitors to Prague has caused the story to take on every conceivable shape and fancy.