lay tefillin

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lay tefillin (LAY teh-FIL-in) listen

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Example Sentences

  • "Whether or not women are obligated — or even forbidden — from laying tefillin has been a debate among rabbis for centuries." (source)

  • "As they waited outside Terminal 4 with hundreds of other evacuated flyers, the bochurim took it upon themselves to perform mivtzoim, specifically laying tefillin on irreligious Jews who were waiting with them for security personnel to clear the situation." (source)

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Languages of Origin

  • Textual Hebrew
  • English

Etymology

  • literal translation of TH להנחת תפילין

      • Who Uses This

      • Religious: Jews who are engaged in religious observance and have some Jewish education

      Regions

      • North America

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      Alternative Spellings

      lay tefilin

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