#672: Inside the Evil Eye

Rashi on Parashat Ki Tissa, Shemot/Exodus 30:12

Mar 11, 2025

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A hamsa amulet. In Jewish and other Middle Eastern cultures, the hamsa is thought to ward off the evil eye.

כִּ֣י תִשָּׂ֞א אֶת־רֹ֥אשׁ בְּנֵֽי־יִשְׂרָאֵל֮ לִפְקֻדֵיהֶם֒ וְנָ֨תְנ֜וּ אִ֣ישׁ כֹּ֧פֶר נַפְשׁ֛וֹ לַיהֹוָ֖ה בִּפְקֹ֣ד אֹתָ֑ם וְלֹא־יִהְיֶ֥ה בָהֶ֛ם נֶ֖גֶף בִּפְקֹ֥ד אֹתָֽם׃

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