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[Israel]

I'm just curious if anyone else uses one...

[Duchifas]

i do.

[Israel]

Duchifas wrote: i do.
Have you read the stories about the significance of it during the 6-day war?



Shema Yisrael Ado-Nai Eloheinu Ado-Nai Echad.
Baruch Sheim Kevod Malchuso L'olam Va'ed.
V'ahavta eis Ado-nai E-lohecha, bechal levavecha, uvechal nafshecha uvechal me'odecha. Vehayu hadevarim ha'eileh, asher Anoichi metzav'cha hayom, al levavecha. Veshinantam levanecha vedibarta bam beshiv-techa beveisecha uvelech'techa vaderech, uveshach'becha uvekumecha. Ukeshartam le'os al yadecha, vehayu letotafos bein einecha. Uchesavtem al mezuzos beisech, uvish'arecha.
Ach Tzadikim Yodu Lishmecha Yaishvu yesharim es Panecha.


On a side note, do you think it's better to give Tzedaka daily or weekly? I'm not really sure on this. As of now, I give once a week.

[Eternal]

Israel wrote: I'm just curious if anyone else uses one...

Tefillin? Or do you mean Teflon?


Cheers, Eternal

[Duchifas]

Eternal wrote: Israel wrote: I'm just curious if anyone else uses one...

Tefillin? Or do you mean Teflon?


Cheers, Eternal

Tefillin.

Quote: On a side note, do you think it's better to give Tzedaka daily or weekly? I'm not really sure on this. As of now, I give once a week.

I've read that it's better to give more often. Even though amount may be the same, giving more often sensitizes (???) you more. That's wasn't a very eloquent way of saying it. Anyway, an important aspect of Judaism is to constantly work on yourself and improve yourself. Constant action, rather than haphazard achieves that better. To use a stupid analogy, it is like bodybuiling, except you are buildign up your moral muscle, so to speak. And working on it constantly does that better than every now and then. So I would say daily is better.

[Eternal]

Duchifas wrote: Tefillin.

Ok, I'm curious. What on earth is a Tefillin?


Cheers, Eternal

[Israel]

Eternal wrote: Duchifas wrote: Tefillin.

Ok, I'm curious. What on earth is a Tefillin?


Cheers, Eternal
It's very hard to explain, but I will try. They are black leather boxes containing scrolls of the sacred parchiment. The black leather box contains a hand-written copy of the Shema which I typed out above. The idea behind it is every day you connect your mind, heart, and hand in sync with G-d, so when you go out every day your actions can go hand-in-hand with harmony.

Anyways, there are two pieces to it. One the "shel yad" and the other, "shel rosh". They look like they are made from wood, but infact are made from kosher dead animal skins.

Okay, bsaically in a abbreivated way, Jews put the Yad on their weaker arm level to the heart, on the bare skin, not on top of clothing. You then wrap it around the arm seven times and then the middle finger 3 times to signify the ring. So it looks like this:


The other piece should already be in place on your head. So it looks like this:


It's done every day except for Shabbat and High Holidays.

[Duchifas]

Eternal wrote: Duchifas wrote: Tefillin.

Ok, I'm curious. What on earth is a Tefillin?


Cheers, Eternal

You don't know what a tefillin is? :shock:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tefillin

:)

[Mailech]

Ooh, ooh I do I do!!! :-D

And a Tallit too