%X The idea that guilt and Judaism are closely interlinked has a long historical legacy. After discussing recent work on anthropology and emotion focusing on shame and guilt, we examine three theories purporting to account for this link: psychoanalytic, theological, and guilt as a cultural stereotype particularly the notion of the Jewish mother. %O This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. The moral rights of the named author(s) have been asserted. %J Journal of Spirituality in Mental Health %A S Dein %L discovery1458547 %V 15 %N 2 %T The Origins of Jewish Guilt: Psychological, Theological, and Cultural Perspectives %D 2013 %P 123 - 137