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[Moonchilde]

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@hyacinth003 wrote:

The person commenting on it said she looked nice except for the "cult" symbol!

Should you be Jewish to wear it?

Hyacinth

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When Kabbalah was trendy (still is, a bit) it was promoted as being for everyone and one did not have to be Jewish in order to follow it or take classes. There is more than one Kabbalah tradition (spelled differently), and it can be Christian or New Age. It's esoteric mysticism - kind of the mental equivalent of alchemy.

[raven-blackbird]

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@hyacinth003 wrote:

The person commenting on it said she looked nice except for the "cult" symbol!

Should you be Jewish to wear it?

Hyacinth

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nah............you don't have to be Jewish................................raven

[tedEbear]

. About 20-25 yrs I was helping a friend clean out her Mother's apartment and we found red knitting thread about 4 inches long, with a note saying she had been added to their Prayer list.  All notes from all TV evangelists.  ------tedEbear

[Deanie]

@Moonchilde  it has been called New Age however, further research has shown it to be from the Babylonian times.  Ostensibly of a diaspora and captivity whereby Rabbis under the influence of the Ancient Mystery religions developed the Talmud and this was an offshoot. It was overtly very popular during the Madonna Era (by the way, has that passed).  Quite an interesting study.  I am not a devotee, but, I love to study religions and their precepts and how they influence behavior.

[I am still oxox]

I am Jewish and have worn a red string around my wrist for a long time, long before Kabalah became fashionable, in fact my Mom had a red ribbon on my crib and carriage to ward off the "evil eye". The word kunahora (I am sure I have the transliteration in correct) means to ward off the evil eye

[ms traditional]

Kabbalah is a very serious mystical tradition -  not a "cult."  some of the popular offshoots of today hardly represent  this very demanding path to spirituality, dating back centuries. i believe the red string symbolism is practiced by many different spiritual traditions. 

[just bee]

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@I am still oxox wrote:

I am Jewish and have worn a red string around my wrist for a long time, long before Kabalah became fashionable, in fact my Mom had a red ribbon on my crib and carriage to ward off the "evil eye". The word kunahora (I am sure I have the transliteration in correct) means to ward off the evil eye

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I worked with a Jewish psychiatrist who always encouraged us to wear something red.  He wore red shoes and I tend to wear red shoes.  On those nights at work when I'm not wearing red, there seems to be a better chance of things going off the rails.  Call me superstitious, but I've decided to buy red eyeglass frames.  In my line of work, every little bit helps!

[missy1]

https://www.facebook.com/AmyStranQVC/photos/a.495921871444.281073.272201386444/10154351741146445/?ty...

Here's the picture. I noticed this on the other day when I viewed her FB.

[sunala]

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@I am still oxox wrote:

I am Jewish and have worn a red string around my wrist for a long time, long before Kabalah became fashionable, in fact my Mom had a red ribbon on my crib and carriage to ward off the "evil eye". The word kunahora (I am sure I have the transliteration in correct) means to ward off the evil eye

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@I am still oxox you are 100% correct poo poo poo Spitting (ptooey ptooey ptooey shortened to poo poo poo) and blowing is part of the ritual of the red ribbon. I've carried a piece of red ribbon in my wallet for as far back as I can remember. My mother was a strong believer, and wore a little red ribbon on her bra when she got sick.

As far as Kaballah goes, I really have no interest in its meaning.

[Noel7]

Good grief, it's not a a cult

I had a good friend who was a rabbi and had studied the Kabbalah.

The Kabbalah is the mystical side of Torah.