![]() In more modern times, the Baal Shem Tov (1704-1772), who founded the Hasidic branch of Judaism, compared Jewish people to a diamond. The parallels are many: Just as a diamond is rugged and unyielding, so too are the Jewish people, clinging to their faith and way of life despite all odds. And just as a diamond needs to be polished before it shines, each person needs to work hard to bring out their inner diamond and let it shine. ![]() Before he performed his holy duties, he would don a beautiful gold breastplate inlaid with 12 precious stones, each one representing a one of the 12 tribes of Israel. The diamond – yahalom in Hebrew – represented the tribe of Zevulun (Exodus 28:18). The Torah describes a beautiful decoration that the High Priest, the Kohen Gadol who served in Jerusalem’s ancient Jewish Temple, used to wear. Jews Represented by a Diamondīelgian Jew (Photo courtesy Violet’s Journey) The world’s diamond industry has been considered an intensely Jewish field. Here are six little-known facts about Jews and the diamond industry. ![]() Netflix’s new drama Rough Diamonds is one of their top-10 series at the moment. Set in Antwerp’s Hasidic Jewish community where many members work in the diamond trade, Rough Diamonds follows the fortunes of the longstanding Belgian Jewish family the Wolfsons, who’ve been trading diamonds for 150 years. ![]()
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