Chai (Available Soon)

A Chai pendant חי is a very popular necklace among Jews, both secular and observant, men and women. Chai literally means Life, and the two letters chet and yud add up to the number 18. There is a custom of giving Chai ‘gifts’ as donations for charity in multiples of $18. Chai can also be found in the word L’Chaim, to life. (See above.) Spiritually, we see Chai in the Torah verse in Deuteronomy 30:19-20 when G-D discusses the rewards and consequences for following His commandments, and brings the heaven and earth as witnesses, saying “I have set before you life and death, the blessing and the curse. You shall choose life, so that you and your offspring will live.” The Hebrew words, וּבָחַרְתָּ בַּחַיִּים, choose life, is followed by “To love the Lord your G-D, to listen to His voice, and to cleave to Him. For that is your life and the length of your days.”  Chai, “to live”, is also a form of expressing one’s love for G-D.    No.31 Rosemary & Jasmine Notes of sweet, opulent fragra