The Significance of Tefillin

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Tip 1 - Why is the tefillin strap wrapped around the arm seven times? - Questions & Answers

Published: 9 years, 6 month(s) ago | Submitted by Susanna Ulrich | permalink

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For further reading: http://www.chabad.org/library/article_cdo/aid/479863/jewish/Why-is-the-tefillin-wrapped-seven-times.htm ^[1]

Tip 2 - Tefillin: Spiritual Significance

Published: 9 years, 6 month(s) ago | Submitted by Deb Fine | permalink

Reprinted with permission from Louis Jacobs, The Jewish Religion: A Companion, published by Oxford University Press. The talmudic rabbis wax eloquent ...

For further reading: http://www.myjewishlearning.com/article/tefillin-spiritual-significance/ ^[2]

Tip 3 - How Are Tefillin Used in Jewish Prayer?

Published: 9 years, 6 month(s) ago | Submitted by Ron Grober | permalink

Tefillin are two small leather boxes that are worn by observant Jewish men during morning services. One box is attached to an arm and the other is affixed between the eyes, just above the forehead.

For further reading: http://judaism.about.com/od/prayersworship/a/What-Are-Tefillin.htm ^[3]