KnowraTefillinLinked fromLinked fromThe 7 pages that link to Tefillin, each with the reason it gives.All 7Broader topic 3Related 3Compared with 1HalakhaBroader topic: Their use puts a biblical commandment into a prescribed ritual form.Jewish prayerRelated: Their use joins bodily action and scriptural remembrance in worship.MitzvahBroader topic: Wearing tefillin fulfills a specific positive commandment.ShemaRelated: They contain passages from the Shema and enact its command to bind God’s words as a sign.TallitCompared with: Like a tallit, tefillin accompany prayer, but they are worn only in specific ways and contexts.Jewish symbolismBroader topic: Their placement enacts biblical language about binding commandments to body and mind.Biblical and Talmudic units of measurementRelated: Rabbinic prescriptions for their compartments and straps use traditional length measures.