tefillin
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Tefillin are small black leather boxes containing handwritten Torah passages that observant Jewish men traditionally strap to their arm and head during weekday morning prayers.
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Jewish ritual object
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arm tefillin → head tefillin → religious artifact → |
| alsoKnownAs |
phylacteries
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| associatedWithMitzvah |
binding the words of Torah
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| boxShape |
cube
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| commandedIn |
Deuteronomy 11:18
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Deuteronomy 6:8 → Exodus 13:16 → Exodus 13:9 → |
| contains |
handwritten Torah passages
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| containsParshiyot |
Deuteronomy 11:13–21
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Deuteronomy 6:4–9 → Exodus 13:11–16 → Exodus 13:1–10 GENERATED → |
| genderPractice |
primarily male obligation
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| halakhicStatus |
biblical commandment
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| hasPart |
tefillin shel rosh
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tefillin shel yad → |
| languageName |
תפילין
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| manufactureRequires |
scribal expertise
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| material |
black leather
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| mustBe |
kosher
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| notUsedOn |
Shabbat
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major Jewish festivals → |
| numberOfBoxes |
2
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| orientation |
toward the heart
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| position |
above forehead
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biceps → |
| religion |
Judaism
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| scriptType |
Hebrew square script
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| scriptureSource |
Torah
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| strapColor |
black
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| strapMaterial |
leather
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| symbolizes |
acceptance of the yoke of Heaven
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connection between mind, heart, and action → remembrance of the Exodus from Egypt → |
| tradition |
Ashkenazi customs
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Sephardi customs → Yemenite customs → |
| usedBy |
Conservative Jews
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Orthodox Jews → |
| usedIn |
Jewish prayer
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| wornBy |
observant Jewish men
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| wornDuring |
weekday morning prayers
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| wornOn |
arm
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head → |
| writingMaterial |
parchment
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Referenced by (2)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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Aleph
("STaM (Sefer Torah, Tefillin, Mezuzot)")
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hasCalligraphicStyle |
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mezuzah
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isRelatedTo |