Tefillin

Participants learn about the art and skills of Tefillin fabrication, including some of its hidden meanings. They:

• Touch and examine an assortment of parchment samples, scripts and Tefillin sets;
• Follow the process of creating a Tefillin set, starting with a piece of raw hide;
• Perform the task of a sofer (scribe) and proofread copies of a Tefillin scroll;
• Try their hand at making a Tefillin knot.