נאריש זשלאָב מענטש<p>"The <a href="https://babka.social/tags/hamsa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>hamsa</span></a> itself is not a uniquely <a href="https://babka.social/tags/Jewish" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Jewish</span></a> symbol. It’s used by people of all religions with roots across the <a href="https://babka.social/tags/MiddleEast" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MiddleEast</span></a> and the <a href="https://babka.social/tags/Levant" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Levant</span></a>. Some call it the hand of <a href="https://babka.social/tags/Fatima" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Fatima</span></a> (<a href="https://babka.social/tags/Mohammad" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Mohammad</span></a>’s daughter), some the hand of <a href="https://babka.social/tags/Miriam" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Miriam</span></a> (after <a href="https://babka.social/tags/Moses" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Moses</span></a>’ sister). Five is an auspicious number in both <a href="https://babka.social/tags/Islam" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Islam</span></a> (the five pillars of Islam) and <a href="https://babka.social/tags/Judaism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Judaism</span></a> (the five books of the <a href="https://babka.social/tags/Torah" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Torah</span></a>). The symbol’s roots might be in early <a href="https://babka.social/tags/Pagan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Pagan</span></a> traditions that pre-date monotheistic religions, but it has become a popular symbol in both <a href="https://babka.social/tags/Judaism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Judaism</span></a> — <a href="https://babka.social/tags/Jews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Jews</span></a> are speculated by scholars to be the first to use it as an amulet — and <a href="https://babka.social/tags/Islam" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Islam</span></a>. Many Jews wear hamsa jewelry and put hamsa amulets around their homes."</p><p><a href="https://www.kveller.com/the-jewish-symbol-that-made-it-into-the-last-of-us-season-two-finale/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">kveller.com/the-jewish-symbol-</span><span class="invisible">that-made-it-into-the-last-of-us-season-two-finale/</span></a></p>