Foto: Karl-Heinz Stadtler
The tefillin (perhaps from the Hebrew tefillah = prayer, i.e. ‘prayer straps’) are straps to which leather capsules or cases are attached, containing four Torah portions written on parchment: Deut. 6, 4-9; ibid. 11, 13-21; Ex. 13, 1-10; ibid. 11-16. They are placed on the hand and head during the morning prayer, on the left arm, opposite the heart, and at forehead level. The texts, which deal with the demand for unlimited love for the one God, responsibility before the eternal judge and the constant grateful remembrance of Israel's liberation from Egyptian bondage, are intended to lead to faithful obedience to God's prayer.
Plastic, 7x5x5cm. Donated by Mrs Schöneweiß from Vöhl-Obernburg..
David Shankbone creator QS:P170,Q12899557, Tefillin worn by a man at the Western Wall in Jerusalem, CC BY 3.0