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Graduation present...
Feb. 11th, 2002 12:27 amSo, Dad got me my graduation present today.
A new set of Tefillin (phylacteries in Latin, small leather boxes with straps, the boxes contain parchment with various chapters from the Torah written in them, they're worn during the weekday morning prayers.)
My original set, which I got at my Bar Mitzva, ten years ago, belonged to my Dad's father, and are now close to fifty years old or so. As such, they're old, and parts of the lettering on the parchment are going to start flaking off, if they haven't already.
It's nice to get a new set, but I'm definitely holding on to the old one, it has lots of sentimental value, helps me feel connected to Grandpa, he died when I was nine, so I don't remember him too well.
So, a cool gift. Now I need to start using them regularly... :-)
A new set of Tefillin (phylacteries in Latin, small leather boxes with straps, the boxes contain parchment with various chapters from the Torah written in them, they're worn during the weekday morning prayers.)
My original set, which I got at my Bar Mitzva, ten years ago, belonged to my Dad's father, and are now close to fifty years old or so. As such, they're old, and parts of the lettering on the parchment are going to start flaking off, if they haven't already.
It's nice to get a new set, but I'm definitely holding on to the old one, it has lots of sentimental value, helps me feel connected to Grandpa, he died when I was nine, so I don't remember him too well.
So, a cool gift. Now I need to start using them regularly... :-)
