The Significance of Tefillin

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Why is the tefillin strap wrapped around the arm seven times? - Questions & Answers More
Published: 8 years, 11 month(s) ago by Susanna Ulrich | permalink
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Tags: Why,is,the,tefillin,strap,wrapped,around,the,arm,seven,times? Sefirot, The (seven, ten) 7 Tefillin
For further reading: http://www.chabad.org/library/article_cdo/aid/479863/jewish/Why-is-the-tefillin-wrapped-seven-times.htm ^[1]

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Tefillin: Spiritual Significance More
Published: 8 years, 11 month(s) ago by Deb Fine | permalink
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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]

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How Are Tefillin Used in Jewish Prayer? More
Published: 8 years, 11 month(s) ago by Ron Grober | permalink
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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]

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Tefillin and Its Significance - Tefillin More
Published: 8 years, 11 month(s) ago by Rob Galkoff | permalink
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Tags: Tefillin,and,Its,Significance Tefillin
For further reading: http://www.chabad.org/library/article_cdo/aid/81814/jewish/Tefillin-and-Its-Significance.htm ^[4]

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1. http://www.chabad.org/library/article_cdo/aid/479863/jewish/Why-is-the-tefillin-wrapped-seven-times.htm

2. http://www.myjewishlearning.com/article/tefillin-spiritual-significance/

3. http://judaism.about.com/od/prayersworship/a/What-Are-Tefillin.htm

4. http://www.chabad.org/library/article_cdo/aid/81814/jewish/Tefillin-and-Its-Significance.htm