What Never to Forget
Parashat Va'etchanan: Rabbi Nachman Wilhelm, dean of OnlineSmicha.com, explains what a Jew must never forget. Video
Parashat Va'etchanan: Rabbi Nachman Wilhelm, dean of OnlineSmicha.com, explains what a Jew must never forget. Video
There is no written mention in the Torah, Halacha or Kabala about tying a red string around the wrist as protection from the evil eye. In Genesis 38:28 we do find the following: “And it came about when [Tamar] gave birth, that [the infant] stretched out his hand. So the midwife took and bound a crimson thread on his hand, saying, ‘This one came out first’”. However the commentaries don’t view this as protection, rather as a sign as to which twin breached first. Several Talmudic sources mention “tying”, “thread”, and “red”, but none mention specifically tying a red thread… Read more »
tying a red string around one’s finger is a questionable practice. See tosefta shabbos regarding such behavior.