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Is a “ Jews-box” the same as tefillen? Or is there a different meaning?

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It was a box that peddlers (who were often Jews) carried and displayed goods in.

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The pocket particulars are principally about securing our memories about things, places, and people who mean something to us. In a world committed to the meaninglessness of materialism, they remind us of things that are transcendent. Even a pocket globe of the stars reminds us that we are not the center of the universe. In my pocket is an elk antler key fob that is a constant reminder that the beauty of nature is far greater that the change that wears holes in my pocket. Thanks for opening up new avenues of discovery for us. I wish you well with you Smith Institute work.

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