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dina  




 
 
    
 

Post Tue, Mar 08 2005, 7:56 pm
I'm Lubavitch and recieved a hamsa as a gift (I think it's a sephardi thing against the evil eye, I think...) anyhow, I'm not sure if it's appropriate to hang it up...what do you think??
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proudmom  




 
 
    
 

Post Tue, Mar 08 2005, 9:24 pm
what is the problem with it in the first place?
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ForeverYoung  

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Post Tue, Mar 08 2005, 9:26 pm
an even better question:

what is it?
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zkalan  




 
 
    
 

Post Tue, Mar 08 2005, 9:35 pm
sort of looks like a hand pointing down.
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  ForeverYoung

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Post Tue, Mar 08 2005, 9:39 pm
oh, thanks Smile
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Tefila  




 
 
    
 

Post Tue, Mar 08 2005, 11:53 pm
We were given it as a gift too. And I've hung it up!
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  dina




 
 
    
 

Post Wed, Mar 09 2005, 9:23 am
don't think there's a problem with it, just not 100% sure what it means...
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  Tefila  




 
 
    
 

Post Wed, Mar 09 2005, 10:05 am
I think it's a kabbalistic and has to do with an ayin hara and though officially ones not supposed to belive in it.
I don't see a problem of accepting it and hanging it up if it is a gift!
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Pearl




 
 
    
 

Post Wed, Mar 09 2005, 10:35 am
I think it's very sephardic. if it's a beautiful one, you can hang it up. I don't believe it in so much, I mean I kind of believe in the concept of the evil eye, but that's not the issue here, but I don't believe that hanging up a hamsa will protect me...
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  proudmom  




 
 
    
 

Post Wed, Mar 09 2005, 10:40 am
freilich wrote:
I think it's a kabbalistic and has to do with an ayin hara and though officially ones not supposed to belive in it.
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let me ask you Freilich, Do you believe in Ayin Hara? If not then why do you say it every day in davening in Birchas Hashachar that Hashem should protect you against ayin hara?
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  zkalan  




 
 
    
 

Post Wed, Mar 09 2005, 11:01 am
It is one thing believing in ain hara and praying to Hashem to protect you from it, and it's another thing to have a hamsa and believe that that will protect you from ain hara. We have at our home as a decoration, nothing more.
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  proudmom  




 
 
    
 

Post Wed, Mar 09 2005, 2:27 pm
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It is one thing believing in ain hara and praying to Hashem to protect you from it, and it's another thing to have a hamsa and believe that that will protect you from ain hara.


if you dont believe in it then why do you need to be protected by it
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  zkalan




 
 
    
 

Post Wed, Mar 09 2005, 2:49 pm
zkalan wrote:
We have at our home as a decoration, nothing more.
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  Tefila  




 
 
    
 

Post Wed, Mar 09 2005, 3:25 pm
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I don't see a problem of accepting it and hanging it up if it is a gift!

Proud this is what I wrote and this is what we do Exclamation
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  proudmom




 
 
    
 

Post Wed, Mar 09 2005, 3:35 pm
when you wrote this

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ones not supposed to belive in it.


I thought you were refering to yourself. Sorry for teh misunderstanding there.

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We have at our home as a decoration, nothing more.


zaklan misunderstanding there too.
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  Tefila




 
 
    
 

Post Wed, Mar 09 2005, 3:37 pm
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thought you were refering to yourself.

Proud I was but we don't believe in it as far as the kamtza protecting
( think that's it's true spellling). I would never have gone out to buy it!
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