{"id":1586,"date":"2022-11-15T22:52:44","date_gmt":"2022-11-15T22:52:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jewishpath.org\/wordpress\/?page_id=1586"},"modified":"2022-11-15T22:53:24","modified_gmt":"2022-11-15T22:53:24","slug":"13-tefillin-of-the-hand","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/jewishpath.org\/wordpress\/13-tefillin-of-the-hand","title":{"rendered":"13 – Tefillin of the hand"},"content":{"rendered":"

Mitzvah 13 <\/strong><\/span>\u00a0The Tefillin of the hand<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

And you shall bind them for a sign upon your hand, and they shall be as totafot between your eyes: Devarim (Deuteronomy) 6.8<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u05d5\u05bc\u05e7\u05b0\u05e9\u05c1\u05b7\u05e8\u05b0\u05ea\u05bc\u05b8\u05dd \u05dc\u05b0\u05d0\u05d5\u05b9\u05ea \u05e2\u05b7\u05dc \u05d9\u05b8\u05d3\u05b6\u05da\u05b8 \u05d5\u05b0\u05d4\u05b8\u05d9\u05d5\u05bc \u05dc\u05b0\u05d8\u05b9\u05d8\u05b8\u05e4\u05b9\u05ea \u05d1\u05bc\u05b5\u05d9\u05df \u05e2\u05b5\u05d9\u05e0\u05b6\u05d9\u05da\u05b8<\/span><\/p>\n

And you shall bind them \u2013 for sign \u2013 on \u2013 your hand \u2013 and shall be \u2013 tefillin(totafot) \u2013 between \u2013 your eyes.<\/span><\/p>\n

By wearing the\u00a0Tefillin<\/em>\u00a0on the arm and on the head, indicating that the work of our hands and the thoughts of our brains must be dedicated to G-d, we have a constant reminder not to follow the dictates of evil inclinations.<\/span><\/p>\n

With all your heart<\/em>. The hand\u00a0Tefillin<\/em>\u00a0are worn on the left hand opposite the heart. We thus dedicate our heart, the seat of life, to the love of G-d.<\/span><\/p>\n

With all your might<\/em>. The hand\u00a0Tefillin<\/em>\u00a0are bound to the arm, the symbol of man\u2019s strength. We thus dedicate all our powers to the love of G-d.<\/span><\/p>\n

Another theme of the\u00a0Tefillin<\/em>\u00a0is the Exodus from Egypt\u00a0 – And it shall be a sign \u2026 because with a strong hand<\/strong> G-d Brought you out of Egypt<\/em>. The parchments in the\u00a0Tefillin<\/em>\u00a0speak of the Exodus. The\u00a0Tefillin<\/em>\u00a0thus serve to bind us to our past, especially to this unique event in our history.<\/span><\/p>\n

The\u00a0Tefillin<\/em>\u00a0are put on the arm first. This is the\u00a0Tefillin shel Yad<\/em>\u00a0or hand\u00a0Tefillin<\/em>.<\/span><\/p>\n

The strap is then tightened by pulling it forward the right. It is customary to wind it toward the body. Chassidic and Sephardic Jews, however, wind it away from the body.<\/span><\/p>\n

The strap is wound seven times around the forearm. The black side of the straps must always be on the outside.<\/span><\/p>\n

Now wind the strap once or twice around the palm of the hand so that it can be held <\/span>to complete the windings of the hand Tefillin<\/em>.<\/span><\/p>\n

The three windings around the middle finger are common to all rites, and symbolize the threefold bond of love between G-d and Israel. In a sense, they form a threefold wedding ring. While making these windings, it is customary to repeat the following verses from the Book of Hosea (2:21-22). We are speaking to the Divine Presence of G-d:<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0I will wed You to me forever<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0I will wed You to me with right and justice, with love and\u00a0mercy<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0I will wed You to me with faith\u2026 and you shall know G-d.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

The hand\u00a0Tefillin<\/em>\u00a0are bound with a knot in the shape of the letter\u00a0Yud<\/em>. This letter always symbolizes the ultimate good in the World to Come. G-d\u2019s Action is guided by His ultimate goal which is this Future World. The letter\u00a0Yud<\/em>\u00a0is also the final letter of the Name\u00a0Sh-day<\/em>, the Name associated with G-d\u2019s Providence. Together with the\u00a0Shin<\/em>\u00a0of the head\u00a0Tefillin<\/em>, and the\u00a0Dalet<\/em>\u00a0of its knot, the\u00a0Tefillin<\/em>\u00a0spell out this Name.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Kabbalists teach us that the hand\u00a0Tefillin<\/em>\u00a0represent the feminine element. The single hollow can be said to represent the womb, and the coils, the umbilical cord. What man partakes of with an object, woman partakes of with her very body.<\/span><\/p>\n

The box of\u00a0Tefillin<\/em>\u00a0is called a\u00a0Bayit<\/em>\u00a0\u2013 literally a house. The woman also has her\u00a0Bayit<\/em>\u00a0\u2013 the home in which she raises a family. One could say that a woman\u2019s home is her\u00a0Tefillin<\/em>.<\/span><\/p>\n

May we try each day to learn about G-d, to follow His Ways and His Truth<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

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Blessings and Peace<\/span><\/p>\n

Rebbetzin Revi<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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