yoma 86

binding and building God's good name and reputation.
because once broken and desecrated, only death can repair it.

(only death can atone for the sin of desecrating God's name. for R. Yohanan, this would be if he walked 4 cubits without wearing his tefillin. where the letter shin is wrapped on his body.

but for those who don't wrap... are they always desecrating God's name?)

shabbat 79

animal hide can become either parchment or dokhsostos (writing surface on the hairy side of the animal hide)
for
tefillin or mezuzah.

but either way,
"shema yisrael" is written onto the skin.

shabbat 49

in the hands of Elisha
the forbidden black tefillin becomes the white feathered wings of a dove

(and on page 49, we start to discuss the 39...)

shabbat 28

uncovering the mystery of the one-horned multi-coloured animal, sacrificed by Adam, that appeared to Moses,
using tefillin, linen, and hairy goats

(debate about hide from non-kosher animals could become impure from covering a corpse leads to speculation of the identity of the tachash, whose skin was part of the covering of the Mishkan. for english translation of this talmud page, see here)

brachot 23

the fatal consequences that befalls leaving one's tefillin in the wrong place.







(discussion about taking off tefillin when going to the toliet, whether to leave them outside or carry them wrapped up inside. and a curious story of one student whose tefillin were stolen by a prostitute, and claimed he used them to pay her. shamed he threw himself off a roof. all so the tefillin shouldn't fall. for english translation of this talmud page see here)

this comes to you from Limmudfest. apologies for the quality of the photo

brachot 18

respect the dead. watch them. walk with them. don't mock them with the objects of living prayer

because they feel pain.
and they know the conversations that take place behind the curtain.









(for english translation of this talmud page see here)

(this drawing is an adaption of Cheselden's praying skeleton from his 1733 Osteographia)

brachot 14

waving or not waving?
stay away or say hello?

well..... how important are you?







(& my thoughts on the statement that those people who say shema without tefillin, are being false or incomplete. see this artwork called beged isha - a woman's garment)





(for english translation of this talmud page see here)