Ένα αντικείμενο από χαρτί, περγαμηνή ή μέταλλο με σκοπό την προστασία του νεογέννητου και της μητέρας.
Στις ρωμανιώτικες κοινότητες της Ελλάδας, μία Άλεφ, ένα φυλαχτό από διακοσμημένο χαρτί σε μέγεθος αφίσας, κρεμόταν στον τοίχο πάνω από το προσκέφαλο του νεογέννητου αγοριού, λειτουργώντας επίσης ως πιστοποιητικό περιτομής.
Ceremonial Dress in Times of Distress
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