Hamsa | Imamother

dina

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??

proudmom

Tue, Mar 08 2005, 9:24 pm

what is the problem with it in the first place?

ForeverYoung
Guest

Tue, Mar 08 2005, 9:26 pm

an even better question:

what is it?

zkalan

Tue, Mar 08 2005, 9:35 pm

sort of looks like a hand pointing down.

ForeverYoung
Guest

Tue, Mar 08 2005, 9:39 pm

oh, thanks Smile

Tefila

Tue, Mar 08 2005, 11:53 pm

We were given it as a gift too. And I've hung it up!

dina

Wed, Mar 09 2005, 9:23 am

don't think there's a problem with it, just not 100% sure what it means...

Tefila

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!

Pearl

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...

proudmom

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.
!

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?

zkalan

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.

proudmom

Wed, Mar 09 2005, 2:27 pm

Quote:

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

zkalan

Wed, Mar 09 2005, 2:49 pm

zkalan wrote:

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

Tefila

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

proudmom

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.

Quote:

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

zaklan misunderstanding there too.

Tefila

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!