Tefillin

“And you knotted them as a sign on your hands and they shall be forehead phylactery between your eyes” Deuteronomy Chapter 6 verse 8.

The Tefilin put on the head of a person symbolizes his mind and his thinking.
The Tefillin put on the hand symbolizes the actions and deeds of the man.

Because a man has different ideas and thoughts there are four separate cells, but the actions of a man should be one and parallel to the Jewish tradition and this is the reason why there is only one cell in the hand Tefilin.

The parchments included are important in containing the principles of the Jewish religion:

1. The miracle of the Exodus – Parashat Kadesh (פרשת קדש, שמות יג, א-י)

2. The miracle of the coming into being of the Jewish people in the event of Mount Sinai and the     proof to the Devine overlooking of the all mighty – Parashat Vehaya ki yaviecha (פרשת והיה כי יביאך, שמות יג, יא-יז)

3. The acceptance of the burden of the heavens kingdom – Parashat Shma (פרשת שמע, דברים ו, ד-ט)

4. The acceptance of the burden of the mitzvot – Parashat Vehaya Im Shamoa (פרשת והיה אם שמוע, דברים יא, יג-כב)

The parashot are written two times. The first is written on one klaf for the hand Tefillin and the second is written on four klafs one for each parasha for the head Tefillin.
The Jewish man starts the mitzvah of Tfillin at the age of 13 in his Bar-Mitzvah, and from that day on, he puts on Tfilin every morning except for Shabbat and Holidays.

The Tfillin are made out of 3 parts:

1. The Batim – the boxes of the Tfilin made out of goatskin or from cow skin. There are 3 types of Batim:
   a. Pshutot – made out of many pieces of goatskin.
   b. Dakot – made out of one piece of thin goatskin.
   c. Gasot – made out of one piece of thick cow skin.

2. The Parshiot – they are the klaf that are placed in the cells of the Batim, the Parshiot determine the level of Hidur of the Tefillin:
   a. Pashut – regular, this is normal type of klaf
   b. Mehudar – special intensions to details by the Sofer, the klaf is from better materials.

3. The Retzuot – the straps of the Tfilin are made out of leather and should be black.

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