I saw a Hamsa on a non Jewish lady!

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chocolate moose

Mon, Jun 26 2006, 1:00 pm

On the subway, I saw a black woman with a gold Hamsa pendant. Now that's THAT all about?

Surely "Shomer Dalsos Yisroel" does nto apply to her!

mimsy7420

Mon, Jun 26 2006, 1:01 pm

It's not only a Jewish symbol.

Ruchel

Mon, Jun 26 2006, 1:02 pm

She was probably a Muslim, or into that kind of "semitic" jewelry...

brooklyn

Mon, Jun 26 2006, 1:10 pm

Could have also been one of the people who are in the kaballah fad.

shayna82

Mon, Jun 26 2006, 1:12 pm

only1 wrote:

It's not only a Jewish symbol.

that is indeed correct: the following taken from about.com

this ancient symbol is used as a protective amulet by both Jews and Muslims. The Jewish name, Hamsa, is derived from the Semitic root meaning "five." It is called the Hand of Fatima by Muslims, named for the daughter of Mohammed. It is usually worn around the neck or hung on walls or over doors as protection from the evil eye

happy2beme

Mon, Jun 26 2006, 1:22 pm

what is a hamsa?

shayna82

Mon, Jun 26 2006, 1:25 pm

read my post, it explains what it is. a small trinket worn around your kneck its basically a small hand. or you can have it hung in your house. its supposed to ward off any bad things.

happy2beme

Mon, Jun 26 2006, 1:32 pm

ohh, thanks shayna. in ur previous post it said protective amulet- I didn't chap what shape...

sarag, I saw an arab lady wearing those scarves that ppl wear. u know, the ones that u tie around the knot many times... I thought she was jewish & then saw the rest of her outfit. I first thought she was wearing her shabbos robe waiting for the train on a monday morning Tongue Out

mom3boys

Mon, Jun 26 2006, 1:51 pm

Quote:

sarag, I saw an arab lady wearing those scarves that ppl wear. u know, the ones that u tie around the knot many times... I thought she was jewish & then saw the rest of her outfit. I first thought she was wearing her shabbos robe waiting for the train on a monday morning Razz

chocolate moose

Mon, Jun 26 2006, 2:33 pm

Okay, everyone, thanks for helping me out.

chen

Mon, Jun 26 2006, 4:23 pm

what, you never saw a nonjew wearing a chai or a mezuzoh or a mogen dovid? or a red string? or an ankh, for that matter? they consider all of these to be good-luck charms. it's called "cultural theft" and is very a la mode.

chocolate moose

Mon, Jun 26 2006, 5:20 pm

It is good luck.........but not for them! (I'm not even sure I'd desvribe it as good luck.)

chen

Tue, Jun 27 2006, 8:54 am

she also could have been jewish, you know.

chocolate moose

Tue, Jun 27 2006, 9:58 am

No, she could not have. She was wearing pants and came from East New York.

brooklyn

Wed, Jun 28 2006, 11:23 am

So? I know a jewish girl who is not religios anymore, she wears pants and lives in spanish harlem.

chocolate moose

Wed, Jun 28 2006, 11:33 am

Is she Black, too? this lady is Black!

chen

Wed, Jun 28 2006, 12:04 pm

SaraG wrote:

No, she could not have. She was wearing pants and came from East New York.

So??? I didn't say maybe she was FRUM, I said maybe she was jewish. There are black jews living in black communities, too, and they are not necessarily frum. That black jewish gospel singer who was mentioned in the thread about the gospel choir singing "Pischu Li" belongs to an all-black Reform congregation.

there's also a group calling itslef "Black hebrews" or "black Hebrew Israelites" who claim descent from the "original" Children of israel (they insist that Moses was black). while they are not jewsand do not consider themselves to be Jews, they observe elements of various religions including Judaism.

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