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Jewish Jewelry is a field that has become increasingly
popular for artists in recent years. Jewelry is something that has always
appealed to human-beings; creating beauty from materials, both natural and
man-made, and adorning oneself with them. Jewelry is mankind's way of
beautifying the body that wears the jewelry but with time, people also
understood that jewelry can also be a way to express beliefs, religious
convictions and ideas too. Jewish Jewelry and Israeli Jewelry are two fields
that are simply developing and progressing at a startling rate, especially in
recent decades when there has been an awakening of Jewish identity and pride.
Jewish people enjoy wearing Jewish
Jewelry because in addition to being beautiful, it carries an element of
holiness, tradition and sacredness. Religious convictions aside, Jewish men and
women often choose to wear a piece of Jewish Jewelry so as to express their
pride in their roots, in their nation and tradition. Another popular kind of
Jewelry today is Israeli Jewelry. After two-thousand years of exile from their
homeland, the Jewish nation has merited to see the miraculous return to their
land in the last century. Jewish people all over the world feel a special
connection to the land of Israel, the land towards which they pray three times
a day and have plead with G-d to return then to for over two-thousand years.
Some popular choices of Jewish
Jewelry for both men and women are;
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Star
of David Jewelry - although a fairly recent association has been made
between this symbol and the Jewish people, this sign has rapidly come to
represent Jewish pride and unity.
Additionally, there is a strong connection between the Star of David and
the State of Israel as the Star of David features in the Israeli flag. In fact,
it would be safe to say that this symbol fits comfortably into the categories
of Jewish Jewelry for both men and women, as well as Israeli Jewelry.
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Shema
Yisrael Jewelry - The central prayer in Judaism in which one declares his
faith in G-d. The words of this timeless prayer are a popular choice for a
piece of Jewish Jewelry.
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Hamsa Jewelry
- The Hamsa has become an accepted motif in Judaism despite its non-Jewish
roots. The Hamsa is believed to protect one from the evil eye and those looking
for luck and good fortune often choose this symbol.
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Kabbalah
Jewelry - The mystical world of Kabblah draws many seekers of spirituality.
Kabbalah Jewelry will incorporate teachings from the mystical depths of Judaism
to result in an intriguing piece of art. Judaica jewelry | Hebrew jewelry
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