Superstitions - a view

There are thousands of Jewish superstitions. We have been a very superstitious people over time and those little things done to ward off evil may or may not have helped over the years.

Amulets, both physical and verbal, ar part of the culture. Our parents and grandparents did things like spit three times, wave a chicken over the head of a child at the New Year, wearing of the color red, a hamsa in the house or just an attitude that you are not to speak of bad outcomes. Some seem silly and others somehow have a way of making us feel better.

Even if it is a little thing that grandma used to do "just because", these superstitions work their way into our daily life. Maybe in a small way they do work to keep the evil away.

Whether it is something strongly believed or considered to be folklore or superstition magic, it is interesting how so many have believed in these small things. AND it is also interesting to find out if they are good or not so good for our faith and community.

If you read this, I would love to hear what ideas you might have on the subject and to tell me about those little things that your family did in the past. As I find more of these I will add them to this blog and to the TraditionsRenewed.com web page.