A Necklace with the Shape of Animals
Question
We learned in the laws of idolatry that it is forbidden to wear a piece of jewelry that resembles a certain animal
We wanted to clarify whether there is any problem with wearing a necklace with a pendant of a fish or a fly that appears in the shape of the animal, but it is clear that it is not actually alive, and it is also not in the animal’s real colors but made of a different material
What is the halacha
Thank you very much
We wanted to clarify whether there is any problem with wearing a necklace with a pendant of a fish or a fly that appears in the shape of the animal, but it is clear that it is not actually alive, and it is also not in the animal’s real colors but made of a different material
What is the halacha
Thank you very much
Answer
Shalom u’vrachah
It is permitted to make and wear shapes of animals, even if they resemble real ones.
Source
Shulchan Aruch, Yoreh De’ah, sec. 141, par. 6
צורות בהמות, חיות ועופות ודגים, וצורות אילנות ודשאים וכיוצא בהם, מותר לצור אותם, ואפילו היתה הצורה בולטת. — “Shapes of domestic animals, wild animals, birds and fish, and shapes of trees, grasses, and the like, may be formed, even if the form is protruding.”
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