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Hamsas - The Art of Hamsa
Welcome to Hamsas.net. Here you'll find wide selection of Hamsas by Israeli Artists, such as Ester
Shahaf, Michal David, Yossi Steinberg, Lior Gluska and more.
Hamsa is a symbol used in amulets, charms, jewelry, door entrances, cars,
and other places. An alternative Jewish name for it is the Hand of Miriam, in reference to Miriam, the
sister of Moses and Aaron as well as the Hamesh Hand. Hamsas serves as an ancient talismanic way
of averting and getting protection from the evil eye, or more generally of providing a "protecting hand" or
"Hand of God". It appears, often in stylised form, as a Hamsas with three fingers raised, and
sometimes with two thumbs arranged symmetrically.
Shahaf, Michal David, Yossi Steinberg, Lior Gluska and more.
Hamsa is a symbol used in amulets, charms, jewelry, door entrances, cars,
and other places. An alternative Jewish name for it is the Hand of Miriam, in reference to Miriam, the
sister of Moses and Aaron as well as the Hamesh Hand. Hamsas serves as an ancient talismanic way
of averting and getting protection from the evil eye, or more generally of providing a "protecting hand" or
"Hand of God". It appears, often in stylised form, as a Hamsas with three fingers raised, and
sometimes with two thumbs arranged symmetrically.
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Hamsa hands are popular as charms decorations and
Jewish Jewelry in Israel . Among Jews, fish are considered
to be immune to the evil eye, so their images are often found
on Hamsa hands. Hamsas are often made in the form of
amulets, wall plaques, keychains, or motifs on other objects,
and often feature doves. They are also frequently inscribed
with Hebrew prayers depending on their use, such as the
Sh'ma, the Birkat HaBayit (Blessing for the Home), or the
Tefilat HaDerech (Traveler's Prayer). In the past few years,
some Israeli artists started to combine The Hamsa hand
symbol to their work. Some other made a new complete line
of Hamsa hands, for
decoration or for daily use, like Hamsa key chain or Hamsa
jewelry – Ester Shahaf, Yair Emanuel, Michal David, Anat
Mayer and more. In the recent years, the interest in Hamsa
symbols is growin, from several reasons – the growing
interest in Kabbalah and Jewish symbols The growing
attention to mystical symbols, one of them is the Hamsa
hand.
Jewish Jewelry in Israel . Among Jews, fish are considered
to be immune to the evil eye, so their images are often found
on Hamsa hands. Hamsas are often made in the form of
amulets, wall plaques, keychains, or motifs on other objects,
and often feature doves. They are also frequently inscribed
with Hebrew prayers depending on their use, such as the
Sh'ma, the Birkat HaBayit (Blessing for the Home), or the
Tefilat HaDerech (Traveler's Prayer). In the past few years,
some Israeli artists started to combine The Hamsa hand
symbol to their work. Some other made a new complete line
of Hamsa hands, for
decoration or for daily use, like Hamsa key chain or Hamsa
jewelry – Ester Shahaf, Yair Emanuel, Michal David, Anat
Mayer and more. In the recent years, the interest in Hamsa
symbols is growin, from several reasons – the growing
interest in Kabbalah and Jewish symbols The growing
attention to mystical symbols, one of them is the Hamsa
hand.
