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What are phylacteries?

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Moses spoke to the Israelites in Deu 11:18 Fix these words of mine in your hearts and minds; tie them as reminders on your hands and bind them on your foreheads.

The Pharisees took this literally.
Matthew 23:5 All their deeds are done for men to see. They broaden their phylacteries and lengthen their tassels.

What are phylacteries?

Today they are called tefillin:
Tefillin (/ˈtfɪlɪn/; Israeli Hebrew: תְּפִלִּין‎ / תְּפִילִּין‎; Ashkenazic pronunciation: [tfiˈlin]), or phylacteries, are a set of small black leather boxes with leather straps containing scrolls of parchment inscribed with verses from the Torah. Tefillin are worn by adult Jews during weekday morning prayers.​

 

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Tefillin is from the word Tefillah...prayer. Tefillin is said to be layed or wrapped...for Shakharit (morning prayers)
 
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