Chamsa Tradition
A talisman or amulet is an object that is considered to have powers that will protect the person. To be protected all the time people used to wear this object, thus having it with them wherever the go. One of those amulets is the Chamsa or Hamsa Hand, that depict a five fingered hand sometimes with an eye centered within. The word Chamsa means fife, Chamesh in Hebrew.
In Jewish tradition the Chamsa with the five fingers is referred to the five books of the Torah.
There are also all kinds of kabalistic mentions of the Chamsa, parallel to the Hand of G-d.
It is interesting to see that many traditional Chamsa amulets were worn by Jews from Sephardic or Spanish Jewish background and influenced by Islamic cultures where the same symbol was worn and called the hand of Fatima, the daughter of Mohammed.
Today you can find this symbol integrated in many objects as jewelry, wall hangings, Tableware, clocks, and Judaic art pieces.
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