Timeline for Is hamsa allowed?
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| Dec 27, 2011 at 3:59 | comment | added | Hacham Gabriel | If this is true then I need to ask a historian rabbi about this, no? | |
| Sep 1, 2011 at 20:34 | comment | added | Tal Fishman | The pagan origins are "theories" according to wikipedia, while the true origin is unknown. If the origin truly is Islam and Middle Eastern (non-Jewish) culture, is it still forbidden? | |
| May 31, 2011 at 2:47 | comment | added | Isaac Moses♦ | @Dima, my impression is that problematic superstitious practices are not on the list of things the Chareidi world is best at ostracizing. | |
| May 30, 2011 at 0:19 | comment | added | Dima | And yet they are extremely common among Jews. In Israel various souvenirs depicting a hamsa often overlayed with Jewish prayers or blessings are sold practically on every corner. If owning a hamsa is forbidden, one would expect some form of protest from the haredi community. | |
| May 29, 2011 at 2:48 | history | answered | Ariel K | CC BY-SA 3.0 |