I was watching a documentary featuring the western (wailing wall). A boy was having his bar mitzvah at the wall, and it looked like everyone in the shot had a black strap on their head, with a black, cubic item on the strap below their yamacha's and other headwear. I was wondering if anyone knew what they were.
2006-08-23 18:19:15 · 5 answers · asked by Rick 1 in Travel ➔ Africa & Middle East ➔ Israel
Tefillin, or phylacteries, are two small black leather boxes worn on the left arm and forehead by observant adult male Jews.
History and Meaning
The leather boxes of the tefillin contain scrolls of Torah passages, specifically Exodus 13:1-10, 11-16 and Deuteronomy 6:4-9, 11:13-21. These passages command Jews to bind the word of God on their bodies.
"And you shall bind them as a sign on your arm, and they shall be as frontlets on your head between your eyes." (Deuteronomy 6:8)
2006-08-23 18:57:09 · answer #1 · answered by Silvatungfox 4 · 3⤊ 0⤋
T'fillin, they have the parchment of 4 paragraghs that we are commanded to tie on our arm and head.
2006-08-27 13:55:35 · answer #2 · answered by ysk 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's Called Tfilin
Cool that you asked this question
:)
2006-08-24 08:29:27 · answer #3 · answered by mickey 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
another wierd jew hat
2014-12-18 08:52:59 · answer #4 · answered by little king 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
tefilim, or tephilin
2006-08-24 02:36:15 · answer #5 · answered by zilber 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋