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Chai pendants symbolize this personal will to live and celebration of life central of Judaism. It's also a reminder of how a person should live, in accordance with the laws and as ethical, moral beings. Even so, it's also a reminder that the laws are in service of life and that life is to be protected even if sometimes at the expense of the law.

Many people, even if they aren't familiar with finer points of the meaning behind the Chai pendant, wear it proudly as symbol of faith and ethnic pride. Indeed, this motivation, while perhaps unknown to the wearer, is in full keeping with the Chai pendant's meaning. Whereas an individual's life is fleeting, wearing a Chai pendant is a way of connecting to the immortality of life. By wearing a Chai necklace, the wearer announces his or her connection to the entire nation across all time.

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