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Chen Avizohar-Hagay

Back to the article Birth Rite – Birthing Amulets Psalm of Afflictions The Talmud (Shevuot 15b) calls Psalm 91 and the preceding verse “the song of afflictions” and claims it can ward off demons....

Early modern periodIssue 70 | September 2024LifecycleMiddle East

An Amulet Explained

Chen Avizohar-Hagay

Back to the article Birth Rite – Birthing Amulets Photo: Zohar Shemesh, Israel Museum Collection, Jerusalem Each amulet in this set is dominated by a drawing of an animal-shaped angel topped by the name of...

Early modern periodIssue 70 | September 2024LifecycleMiddle East

Birth Rite – Birthing Amulets

Chen Avizohar-Hagay

Prior to effective medical techniques, amulets were a trusted method of protecting believers at their most vulnerable. To keep newborns and their motheres safe, Jews drew on prayers, incantations, and legends of creation as well...

ArticlesEarly modern periodIssue 70 | September 2024LifecycleMiddle East

From the Archives | Cradle to Grave

Yochai Ben-Ghedalia

When did countries begin maintaining birth and death registries, and how does the lack of earlier data limit genealogical research? Yochai Ben-Ghedalia Shortly after a child is born, usually even before he’s named, the hospital...

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An Amulet Explained

Birth Rite – Birthing Amulets

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An Amulet Explained

Birth Rite – Birthing Amulets

From the Archives | Cradle to Grave

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