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The earliest origins of the hamsa lie with Near Eastern pagan societies, particularly in Mesopotamia and Carthage (Phoenicia). Marten Stol links a prevalent belief in the evil eye among the ...

I wear a necklace with a hand-shaped charm that’s called a hamsa as a point of Jewish pride. In the aftermath of the terrorist attacks in Paris in January, I was asked at a gathering in Manhattan if I ...

You've probably seen them around just about everywhere: the symbol of a hand with an eye at the center rendered in jewelry, home decor, serving pieces, tattoos, keychains, and more. But what actually ...

Hamsa Club is a clothing brand that is inspired by pop culture, being young, and Jewish. It is a unique creative collection that brings a fun, authentic feeling to streetwear—the perfect mix of ...

With the holidays approaching, it's the time of year for families to come together and share their traditions. But which traditions? In a trove of old family recipes, Genie Milgrom found clues that ...

The hand-shaped amulet is my small rebellion against Judaica shop kitsch. (JTA) — I tend to get to Israel every two or three years, and every time I come home with a hamsa. The latest, which I picked ...

To some degree that’s my rebellion against Jewish kitsch — the gaudy, insistent aesthetic I associate with old-fashioned synagogue Judaica shops and well-meaning bar and bat mitzvah presents. I think ...