Tfilin Photo | TrekEarth

Photographer’s Note

Laying Tfilin at the Wailing Wall.. I believe that the instruction is to put a symbol on your head and on your arm - to indicate your connectyion with God.. In the box on top and on the bicep are scriptures.. Then there are 7 loops around the arm, and a specific way to tie the leather strap around the hand to spell "Shadai" in hebrew the name of God..

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waskahegan (0) 2004-09-08 10:23

I knew nothing about it until I read your note, good cultural picture.
pts tomorrow

jhe00 (271) 2004-10-02 15:13

great capture and an instructived note. a classic jerusalem image. you might consider cropping a bit tighter at the bottom, because the table cloth has a strange texture (over-sharp maybe?)