Blue Glass Beads
Sep 23
2009
2009
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Why do jews wear evil eye jewelry?
I am blessed to work in a very religiously and culturally diverse area. I've noticed that a lot of people who follow the Jewish faith wear little blue glass beads with eyes painted on them. I asked someone what they were once and was told they are 'evil eyes'. Does anyone know what exactly they are for? Is there any religious connection or is it just a superstitious thing? Thank for your time.
It's not an evil eye - it's the opposite. It's not actually a Jewish religious item; it's a traditional folk jewelry, Sephardic in origin, to "ward off the evil eye." They're usually shaped like a hand (called a hamsa, or chamsa), or sometimes like a fish. I haven't seen the eye-only variation you describe, it could be something that started locally in your own community. It could also have some original basis in Kabbalah, where much of the astrological and mystical aspects of Judaism generally spring from.
Anyhow, religiously they have no purpose - it's pretty much the same as carrying a rabbit's foot or a four-leaf clover. Some people may believe it brings them good luck (or keeps away bad luck, anyhow), and others probably just think they're cool. Most Jews - at least religious Ashkenazi ones - don't wear them.
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