(JTA) — The antique silver menorah. The shabbos candlesticks. The tiny tefillin set. The last remnants from Europe that my ...
“That is not an Amulet it is a Jewish tefillin,” wrote an account from a New York City rug gallery. The object, which the Met says it acquired in 1962, is listed as part of the museum’s ...
The reason for wearing the tefillin is based on a biblical law, which states: Love the Lord your God with all your heart, all your being, and all your might. These words that I am commanding you ...