Chai in Star of David Necklace, Judaica Jewish Life Symbol Magen Charm Pendant

Description: INCLUDESCharm and necklace chain in a black velvet jewelry bag. You can also choose just the charm alone, to use on your own cord or chain. SIZEThe charm is about about .591" across (15mm)The necklace chain is offered in your choice of length from 16" to 36" (40cm to 91cm) MATERIALSThe charm is an antiqued silver zinc alloy casting. The necklace chain is hypo-allergenic Stainless steel. ABOUTChai (Hebrew: "living" pronounced: "hi") is a Hebrew word that figures prominently in modern Jewish culture; the Hebrew letters of the word are often used as a visual symbol.According to The Jewish Daily Forward, its use as an amulet originates in 18th century Eastern Europe. Chai as a symbol goes back to medieval Spain. Letters as symbols in Jewish culture go back to the earliest Jewish roots, the Talmud states that the world was created from Hebrew letters which form verses of the Torah. In medieval Kabbalah, Chai is the lowest (closest to the physical plane) emanation of God. According to 16th century Greek rabbi Shlomo Hacohen Soloniki, in his commentary on the Zohar, Chai as a symbol has its linkage in the Kabbalah texts to God's attribute of 'Ratzon', or motivation, will, muse. The Jewish commentaries give an especially long treatment to certain verses in the Torah with the word as their central theme. Three examples are Leviticus 18:5 'Chai Bahem', 'and you shall live by (this faith)' (as opposed to just doing it), this is part of the section dealing with the legacy of Moses Our Teacher following his death. Deuteronomy "Verily, I have set before thee this day life and good, and death and evil, in that I command thee this day to love the LORD thy God, to walk in His ways, and to keep His commandments and His statutes and His ordinances; then thou shalt live." There is nary an ancient Jewish commentator who does not comment on that verse. The Shema prayer as well speaks of the importance of Chai, to live and walk in the Jewish cultural lifestyle.Two common Jewish names used since Talmudic times, are based on this symbol, Chaya feminine, Chayim masculine. The Jewish toast (on alcoholic beverages such as wine) is l'chaim, 'to life'.The word is made up of two letters of the Hebrew alphabet - Chet and Yod, forming the word "chai", meaning "alive", or "living". The most common spelling in Latin script is "Chai", but the word is occasionally also spelled "Hai". The usual modern pronunciation of this word is 'hi', while a transcription of the Biblical and Mishnaic pronunciation would have likely been 'hai' (with a pharyngeal consonant).In Hebrew, the related word chaya means "living thing" or "animal", and is derived from the Hebrew word chai, meaning "life".There have been various mystical numerological speculations about the fact that, according to the system of gematria, the letters of chai add up to 18 ("Lamedvavniks" etc.). For this reason, 18 is a spiritual number in Judaism, and many Jews give gifts of money in multiples of 18 as a result.Jewish people often give gifts and donations in multiples of 18, which is called "giving chai". Mailings from Jewish charities usually suggest the amounts to give in multiples of chai (18, 36, 54, dollars, etc.) rather than the usual multiples of 25.The Chai symbol can be worn by Jews as a medallion around the neck, similarly to other Jewish symbols, such as the Star of David and the Hamsa.

Price: 12 USD

Location: Lubbock, Texas

End Time: 2024-02-01T01:41:58.000Z

Shipping Cost: 3.99 USD