Voorwerp van papier, perkament of metaal, waarvan aangenomen wordt dat het bescherming biedt voor moeder en kind rond de geboorte.
In de gemeenschappen van de Romaniot in Griekenland werd een grote, gedecoreerde letter Alef van papier als amulet boven het bedje van een pasgeboren jongetje gehangen. Dit amulet diende tegelijkertijd als besnijdeniscertificaat.
Ceremonial Dress in Times of Distress
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