Hebrew Love Tokens Publique Deposited
Although the fields of love tokens and Hebrew amulets are both substantial, the intersection of the two is surprisingly small yet varied. This presentation describes and interprets specimens of Hebrew love tokens, comparing them to their Jewish, Christian, and magical archetypes. This presentation includes: * definition of a Hebrew love * types of general love tokens * how to tell classic from modern (after 1920) * examples of letter heh as name of God * Shaday - name of God, guardian of the doorway * 1909 the year a law was passed to stop defacing coins * Shema as God's creed * Barkat Kohanim on amulets and an associated hand * the Tetragrammaton - name of four letters included with Mlakhim script, Temura (substitution of letters), Adonay, El * additional examples of tokens of esoteric expressions and Biblical verses Speaker(s): Simcha Kuritzky.
- 2004-08-15
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