Tefillin for the Head, between 1900-1909
Abstract
Black leather box with a brown leather strap with ''shel rosh'' (for the head). Together with one for the hand it makes up the tefillin (phylacteries). These leather boxes are used by Jewish men from the age of 13 and bound with leather straps onto their left arm (unless they are left-handed, in which case they bind it onto their right arm) and on the crest of their foreheads during the morning prayers. The leather box contains parchments on which are written the four sections of the Torah in which are mentioned: ''And you shall bind them for a sign upon your hand and for a remembrance between your eyes'' (Exodus 13:9, and with slight variations in Exodus 13:16, Deuteronomy 6:8and 11:18). Originally belonged to the Fishman family.
Dates
- between 1900-1909
Rights and Usage Statement
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Extent
1 Items (Tefillin)
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of materials that belonged to the Striker family or its ancestors. Materials include an ivory silk tallit (also referred to as a tallis), a tan cotton tallit bag, leather tefillin for the head and hand and an accompanying black bag, a Rosh Hashanah machzor (or prayer book) given to Esther Fishman Striker on her wedding day in 1909, and a Hebrew Bible with a mother-of-pearl cover.
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Fair Leather
Condition Report
Small pieces of paint missing from the box. (BLS, 2010-12-13)
Provenance
Originally belonged to the Fishman family.
General
Title supplied by archivist.
Inscription and Marks
Inscribed: ''shel rosh''
Creator
- From the Collection: Striker Family (Family)
Repository Details
Part of the Special Collections and Archives Repository