TEFILLIN, THE FIRST SYMBOL OF FREEDOM
Now consider Tefillin: Judaism by definition is historical. The story begins with Avraham, Yitzchak and Yaakov and then continues with Yaakov’s children, describing their descent into Egypt. It is not reasonable to think that the Galut, the Diaspora in Egypt would not affect the lives of Yaakov’s descendants in Egypt. It is also apparent that Moshe, Aharon, and the Elders who attended court visits to the Pharaoh saw […]