As Christmas approaches (and Hanukkah), I have to think about making a present for Debbie. She was raised in an Orthodox Jewish home, and still tries to keep with the Jewish traditions. Buying Kosher in the deep south is fun. I digress, I designed a pendant for her to wear, the prototype is shown here:
The final piece will be done in Sterling Silver. The blue stone is her September birthstone (sapphire) about 0.3 carat. I will probably change the overall shape to round, she would prefer not to have sharp points (even if they are rounded). All is handcut/crafted.
John
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Jerry Fowler 12.04.09 at 1:27 pm
John, My son was just looking over my shoulder and ask ” Is that a moose?”, I said no. It does have a certain quality of an abstract animal but what letter of the Jewish alphabet is it and what does it stand for?
John Rasmussen 12.04.09 at 6:58 pm
Jerry —
Chai (Hebrew pronunciation: [xai], occasionally [ħai) is a symbol and word that figures prominently in Jewish culture and consists of the letters of the Hebrew alphabet Chet (ח) and Yod (י).
In the Hebrew language, the word chai (חַי) spelled by these two letters means “living,” is related to the term for “life,” chaim, and also appears in the slogan “`am yisrael chai!” (עַם יִשְׂרָאֵל חַי, “The people of Israel live!”,).
Jerry Fowler 12.05.09 at 9:45 pm
Thanks for information.