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2. Tefillin - Wikipedia

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   Tefillin (Israeli Hebrew: תְּפִלִּין ‎ / תְּפִילִּין ‎; Ashkenazic pronunciation: [tfiˈlin]; Modern Hebrew pronunciation: [tefiˈlin]), or phylacteries, are a set of small black leather boxes with leather straps containing scrolls of parchment inscribed with verses from the Torah. Tefillin are worn by adult Jews during ...

3. Leather in Judaism - Wikipedia

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   Leather in Judaism. 19th century leather Chalitza shoe, in the Jewish Museum of Switzerland 's collection. Leather has played an important role in Judaism and in Jewish life. [1] Many items widely used by observant Jews are made from leather, such as: The Torah scrolls made from leather parchment it is a handwritten copy of the Torah or ...

4. Jewish prayer - Wikipedia

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   Jewish prayer (Hebrew: תְּפִילָּה, tefilla [tfiˈla]; plural תְּפִילּוֹת ‎ tefillot [tfiˈlot]; Yiddish: תּפֿלה, romanized:tfile [ˈtfɪlə], plural תּפֿלותtfilles [ˈtfɪləs]; Yinglish: davening / ˈdɑːvənɪŋ / from Yiddish דאַווןdavn 'pray') is the prayer recitation that forms part of the ...

5. Shagreen - Wikipedia

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   An antique round box covered with pearl ray shagreen, ground down to produce a smooth, puzzle-like surface. Look up shagreen in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Shagreen is a type of rawhide consisting of rough untanned skin, historically from a horse's or onager 's back, or from shark or ray.

6. Red box (government) - Wikipedia

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   Red boxes, or sometimes ministerial boxes, are a type of despatch box [1] produced by Barrow Hepburn & Gale or Wickwar & Co and are used by ministers in the British government and the British monarch to carry government documents. Similar in appearance to a briefcase, they are primarily used to hold and transport official ministerial papers.

7. Trunk (luggage) - Wikipedia

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   Trunk (luggage) A large trunk with leather handles. A trunk, also known as a travel trunk, is a large cuboid container designed to hold clothes and other personal belongings. They are most commonly used for extended periods away from home, such as for boarding school, or long trips abroad. Trunks are differentiated from chests by their more ...