tefillin

GPTKB entity

Statements (60)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Jewish ritual object
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs phylacteries
gptkbp:alternativeName kippah
gptkbp:archaeologicalSite found at Qumran
gptkbp:boxDimensions two
gptkbp:boxNames gptkb:tefillin_shel_rosh
gptkb:tefillin_shel_yad
gptkbp:boxShape cubic
gptkbp:category gptkb:Judaism
Jewish ritual practice
gptkbp:commanded gptkb:Talmud
gptkb:Deuteronomy_6:8
gptkb:Deuteronomy_11:18
gptkb:Exodus_13:16
gptkb:Exodus_13:9
gptkbp:contains Torah verses
parchment scrolls
gptkbp:gender traditionally men
gptkbp:halachicRequirements must be kosher
must be black
must be checked regularly
must be made from kosher animal leather
must be square
must be written by hand
gptkbp:languageOfScrolls gptkb:Hebrew
gptkbp:material gptkb:leather
gptkbp:mentionedIn gptkb:Mishnah
gptkb:Talmud
gptkbp:minimumAgeToWear bar mitzvah (13 years old)
gptkbp:notUsedDuring gptkb:Shabbat
Jewish festivals
gptkbp:origin gptkb:ancient_Israel
gptkbp:rituals fulfillment of mitzvah
gptkbp:scrollsWrittenBy sofer (scribe)
gptkbp:shel_rosh_contains four scrolls
gptkbp:shel_rosh_wornOn head
gptkbp:shel_yad_contains one scroll
gptkbp:shel_yad_wornOn arm
gptkbp:significance reminder of God's commandments
symbol of Jewish identity
gptkbp:strapMaterial black
gptkbp:strapPlacedAround head
gptkbp:strapTiedIn special knots
gptkbp:strapWoundOn arm and hand
gptkbp:usedDuring weekday morning prayers
gptkbp:usedIn gptkb:Judaism
gptkbp:wornBy head
arm
Jewish men
gptkbp:wornBySome Jewish women (in some communities)
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:synagogue
gptkb:yeshiva_bochurim
gptkb:Schma_Jisrael
gptkb:Modern_Orthodox_Judaism
gptkb:Orthodox_Jews
gptkb:Shema_Yisrael
gptkb:Jewish_synagogue_services
gptkb:Payot
gptkb:Sephardic_Haredim
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5