as in amulet
something worn or kept to bring good luck or keep away evil
he wore a small phylactery on a cord around his neck
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Popular images of Jewish men worshiping at the wall in prayer shawls and phylacteries show only a small stretch of the ancient retaining wall for the Temple Mount.
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David M. Halbfinger, New York Times, 30 Oct. 2017
Beit El’s other concerns are small-scale by comparison: a factory for tefillin, or phylacteries; a bakeshop called Herby’s; and some workshops for aluminum and carpentry.
—Isabel Kershner, New York Times, 15 Feb. 2017
David M. Halbfinger, New York Times, 30 Oct. 2017
Beit El’s other concerns are small-scale by comparison: a factory for tefillin, or phylacteries; a bakeshop called Herby’s; and some workshops for aluminum and carpentry.
—Isabel Kershner, New York Times, 15 Feb. 2017
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