Is magic (sorcery) haram in Judaism?

Dear Brother / Sister,

Magic (sorcery) is haram in Judaism as it is haram in the religion of Islam. As a matter of fact, the following verses in the chapter of al-Baqara show that magic is haram in Judaism:

"They followed what the evil ones gave out (falsely) against the power of Solomon: the blasphemers Were, not Solomon, but the evil ones, teaching men Magic, and such things as came down at Babylon to the angels Harut and Marut. But neither of these taught anyone (Such things) without saying: "We are only for trial; so do not blaspheme." They learned from them the means to sow discord between man and wife. But they could not thus harm anyone except by Allah´s permission. And they learned what harmed them, not what profited them. And they knew that the buyers of (magic) would have no share in the happiness of the Hereafter. And vile was the price for which they did sell their souls, if they but knew!"

"If they had kept their Faith and guarded themselves from evil, far better had been the reward from their Lord, if they but knew!" (al-Baqara, 2/102-103)

When Jews spread to the countries of the world, they learned things like magic (especially during the slavery period in Babylon). They attributed this magic to Sulayman. They moved away from the book of Allah. The Quran states Hz. Sulayman is free from not only magic but also some other attributions in the Torah.

The main purpose of them related to magic was to sow discord between husband and wife. This shows to what degree they fell in terms of ethics.

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