IExcites » After http://iexcites.com Mon, 25 Jan 2010 17:14:02 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 After tefillin flight flap, Orthodox group calls for training http://iexcites.com/after-tefillin-flight-flap-orthodox-group-calls-for-training/ http://iexcites.com/after-tefillin-flight-flap-orthodox-group-calls-for-training/#comments Sun, 24 Jan 2010 14:16:40 +0000 Scout http://iexcites.com/?p=50 NEW YORK (JTA) — An Orthodox group is calling for better training after a commercial flight was diverted when a passenger’s tefillin were mistaken for a bomb.  Tefillin are biblical in origin, and are commanded within the context of several laws outlining a Jew’s relationship to God.  Tefillin vary in quality, the way they are made, and in their halachic desirability.  Tefillin are worn each weekday morning, but not on the Sabbath or on most Jewish holidays.

A pair of tefillin.
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