Tefillin (Israeli Hebrew: תְּפִלִּין ‎ / תְּפִילִּין ‎; Ashkenazic pronunciation: [tfiˈlin]; Modern Hebrew pronunciation: [tefiˈlin]), or phylacteries, are a set of small black leather boxes with leather straps containing scrolls of parchment inscribed with verses from the Torah.

Aug 9, 2019 · Both boxes feature leather straps, each with a distinctive knot: the head strap’s knot is in the shape of the Hebrew letter daled, while the knot of the hand tefillin is in the shape of the letter yud.

The straps are made of leather painted black on one side. They are threaded through the lower part of the boxes and knotted. The head-strap’s knot is in the shape of the Hebrew letter daled; the hand-tefillin is knotted in the shape of the Hebrew letter yud. (Together, shin, daled, yud spell Sha-da-i—one of the names of G‑d.)

Pay particular attention to ensure that the arm-tefillin’s knot remains in the shape of the letter “ Yud,” with a small piece of strap properly extending from the top of the knot (see illustration). It is fairly common for this small piece of strap to lose its proper position, either by becoming “swallowed” into the knot completely ...

There are different customs regarding the location and size of the loop. The hand strap ends in two knots. The topmost knot (kesher) is in the form of the Hebrew letter yud, which is referred to as the yud shel hakesher (the yud knot).

HE EXPLAINS: Aleph OF ADONAI is like Yud OF YUD HEI VAV HEI, WHICH IS ABA. The mystery of the Yud FULLY SPELLED is like Aleph, FOR IN THE SHAPE OF THE LETTER ALEPH THERE IS YUD ABOVE, VAV IN THE MIDDLE AND DALET BELOW, NAMELY YUD (YUD-VAV-DALET).

Nov 24, 2006 · Moreover, this dual meaning is reinforced by the fact that di shvartse pintelakh,” the black little points,” is a Yiddish expression for the Hebrew letters.

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