Are you wearing a star of david?

amother

Tue, Nov 14 2023, 7:16 pm

why or why not?
I keep wanting to buy a magen david necklace but idk if I should. I don't need a necklace or the expense. I can't decide if I want it because everyone on instagram is showing it, (I've never bought or worn anything from instagram) or because it's meaningful. it's pulling me. maybe it's just an excuse to buy jewelry.
any thoughts?

amother

Blushpink

Tue, Nov 14 2023, 7:19 pm

I personally don’t, I don’t see it as meaningful and the look of it is not necessarily fashionable for me

amother

Aconite

Tue, Nov 14 2023, 7:22 pm

I wore one before I got married. Kept under my clothes b/c for some reason a magen david is a statement at work but a cross is not, but I knew I could pull it out if I ever wanted that statement to be made. Also if I ever ch"vs got hit by a car or something and didn't have ID on me, EMS would know to contact a rabbi. You can get one for like $10 on Amazon it's not that big a jewelry splurge!

Mine got lost somewhere in the move when I got married, I should go dig it up...

amother

Brickred

Tue, Nov 14 2023, 7:55 pm

I did many years ago, but I was never big on jewelry in general and necklaces in particular. I gave mine away to various relatives and don't have any left. Given the current matzav, I would wear one only to a "safe" place like shul or a Jewish school or Jewish rally or a wedding, not alone in the street or on the subway. Why ask for trouble?

I have a very Jewish name, so no need to wear a label at work. My name makes my religious affiliation very clear.

cbsp

Tue, Nov 14 2023, 7:58 pm

No, but I put on my dreidel necklace Shabbos in honor of Shabbos Mevorchim rosh chodesh kislev. I usually wear it through Chanukah...

amother

Lightblue

Tue, Nov 14 2023, 8:11 pm

No. It doesn’t have particular meaning to me. I’m proud to be a Jew but a star doesn’t represent Judaism for me.

amother

Pansy

Tue, Nov 14 2023, 8:18 pm

No because I wear modest clothing and am easily identifiable as Jewish
But if I didn’t I’d probably want to wear one, these days

amother

Lightyellow

Tue, Nov 14 2023, 8:30 pm

No because I'm very visibly jewish. Don't need to wear one to show that.

hodeez

Tue, Nov 14 2023, 8:57 pm

I'm a walking star of David. I mostly see the symbols on secular Jews who you wouldn't think were Jewish otherwise.

Crookshanks

Tue, Nov 14 2023, 8:58 pm

Not a thing in my community but yes anyway. I bought one for $25 from Etsy.

NechaMom

Tue, Nov 14 2023, 9:13 pm

hodeez wrote:

I'm a walking star of David. I mostly see the symbols on secular Jews who you wouldn't think were Jewish otherwise.

I’m just a walking star! Except I’m most often a sitting one.

amother

Tue, Nov 14 2023, 9:17 pm

ok, thanks for the clarity. the responses helped me. I think I just like the idea of it. it's really not a thing in my community.

Miranda Wright

Tue, Nov 14 2023, 9:17 pm

NechaMom wrote:

I’m just a walking star! Except I’m most often a sitting one.

Exercise your second amendment rights, and you can be a shooting star!

(I don't endorse or not endorse owning a gun, I just saw an opportunity for a good pun okay)

amother

Obsidian

Tue, Nov 14 2023, 9:23 pm

Yeah I pulled one out that I hadn't worn since I was a teenager. I was probably influenced by social media but I just needed to do something small to show support on a regular basis, and maybe just to be a small reminder. I work in a public school and I had several students who I didn't know were Jewish tell me that they liked my necklace and show me that they were wearing one too, and those were really nice moments of connection.

NechaMom

Tue, Nov 14 2023, 9:24 pm

Miranda Wright wrote:

Exercise your second amendment rights, and you can be a shooting star!

(I don't endorse or not endorse owning a gun, I just saw an opportunity for a good pun okay)

Or I can see stars in prison...

amother

Rainbow

Tue, Nov 14 2023, 10:05 pm

Miranda Wright wrote:

Exercise your second amendment rights, and you can be a shooting star!

(I don't endorse or not endorse owning a gun, I just saw an opportunity for a good pun okay)

And if you misuse your second amendment, you'll be read your Miranda Rights

amother

Cerulean

Tue, Nov 14 2023, 10:08 pm

Nope. UTA graduate

PSA it's Satmar not Satmer

Rappel

Tue, Nov 14 2023, 10:12 pm

I'm wearing a Beit Hamikdash pendant, made by a local lady, with the words "אורו של עולם."

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Here's some of Maayan's work on Instagram. Everything is Beit Hamikdash themed. Her rings are really beautiful

https://www.instagram.com/maayan.ayash/

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