How Judaism's Most Sacred Prayer Object Is Made With 3000-Year-Old Techniques | Still Standing

One of the most sacred objects in Judaism is made of skin from a bull's neck. It’s called tefillin, and each black box contains scrolls that must be written by hand. Now demand for these prayer objects has soared since the latest war in Israel and Gaza that erupted on October 7th. Mostly from less religious Jews, including Israeli soldiers headed into battle. So, what does it say inside these little boxes? And why are so many people trying to get their hands on them?
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00:00 - Intro
01:13 - How Parchment Is Made
01:48 - Why Scribes Can't Make Mistakes
05:33 - Shaping Leather Boxes Can Take Months
10:10 - Where Tefillin Comes From
12:15 - How A War Helped Popularize Tefillin
14:16 - Rabbi Kaplan's Safed Workshop
17:28 - Credits
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[@silvertongue3003]

Wow this was so interesting to watch, I knew about the scroll inside but I always thought it was just a little wooden box.

[@ferretyluv]

There’s also the mezzuzah, which you put on your doorframe for protection. It also has a handwritten scroll inside. It’s very important the scrolls are handwritten. Buddhism (at least Mahayana Buddhism) has a similar thing about copying sutras by hand to study them.

[@astroboirap]

it's disgusting, we should be boycotting these people

[@BigRamen]

Musa didn’t do this joke tradition

[@IMTEDD]

It is

[@ferretyluv]

@@IMTEDD It’s not wooden, nor is it a box.

[@tomsawyer283]

“It’s done the same way as it was 3,300 years ago” *said after an airbrush to paint and loads of modern machinery*

[@shmosel_]

And that one guy had a digital clock!

[@eemshalom]

The specs are the same. The fact that it must be handwritten is the same. The shaping process and drying of the leather - minus the heavy machinery. The materials that the final product is made of are the same.

[@mrcomenttoe2009]

I think they were meaning about the text and the handwriting

[@longiusaescius2537]

Typical Legalism

[@CrypticCocktails]

I grew up going to Plymouth Plantation, seeing a Pilgrim with a Timex and bag of McDonald’s was just part of the fun

[@Berkana]

I wonder how many people who don't know what these are misinterpret these boxes strapped to their heads as live-streaming their prayers with GoPro cameras.

[@abdul-kabiralegbe5660]

😆

[@whydoIneedone846]

@@abdul-kabiralegbe5660 We are live-streaming them... to Hashem (God).

[@SumarnoSHum]

🙄 21st century person😁

[@NYHeeb]

Considering the religion and people have 3000 plus years of history,only morons of recent generation would even say something that ignorant

[@NYHeeb]

Considering the religion and people been around thousands of years only a narrow minded moron from recent generation,would even make such a ignorant comment

[@yuribliman8999]

The world's oldest tefillin was found in Qumran, Judean Desert, where the Dead Sea Scrolls were found. The tefillin probably belonged to one of the Jewish rebels during the Bar Kokhba revolt and is c. 2,000 years old.

[@abaddon4823]

I’m not Jewish but I was raised by an old Jewish man who served the US Army in WW2. I learned a lot from this man and have always respected the Jewish religion

[@eliseereclus3475]

No religion deserves respect : they are all lies.

[@EyeOnTheTV]

I thought plumbuses were hard to make....

[@wombatburrito5896]

I kept thinking where’s the shleem and the dingus ?

[@vl8584]

@@wombatburrito5896 the schlami took it

[@geigertec5921]

He needs to rub it first or else the hizzards won't set right.

[@hermaeusmora2945]

all y'all forgot about the fleeb juice!

[@jamu6114]

I love you guys

[@wertyvk9667]

Short correction at 2:55, you say that Torah scrolls contain the entire Hebrew Bible, which is not true. The Torah is only essentially 1/3 of the Hebrew Bible, with the other parts being the Neviim and Ketubim, the Prophets and Writings. The whole collection, what could be called the Hebrew Bible, is the Tanakh. Other than that, amazing video!

[@aaronleadley8245]

Glad someone else noticed, I came down to the comments for this... Also at 7:56 they said that the temple stood "Where the Al-aqsa Mosque is today" When they mean the dome of the Rock, the (Very pretty) shrine which might be considered part of the complex but not the Mosque. Basic schoolboy stuff we learned in a secular school at the ages of 11-13, but I doubt the highly educated people at Business Insider care.

[@sophroniel]

Oh, so what part is the Talmud then? Sorry, I'm not familiar with these things (and I assume it's better to ask someone who knows rather than a random google search)

[@kaptainkaos1202]

Don’t insult it by calling it the Bible. The Holy writings were old when the first bibles we written.

[@jennifer20136]

The proper transliteration of Writings in Hebrew is Ktuvim (כתובים)

[@SewardWriter]

​@@sophronielThe Talmud is basically a centuries long religious discussion. There are many, many ways to interpret every section of the Tanakh. Even single words can be argued over. We Jews emphasise both learning and independent thought, both of which are expressed in Talmud. It's fascinating and incredibly enlightening.

[@kinggkongg9694]

I spent almost a year in a Jewish kosher rehab somehow and the Rabi would always “say if it’s not painful and boring it’s not kosher”

[@mightytaiger3000]

Spoken like a true saturn worshipper🤢

[@sitokiaba5404]

@@mightytaiger3000 I didn't realise these were Greek pagans

[@icejuice9316]

every religion has its fair share of insane ppl.

[@predatortheme]

@@mightytaiger3000 muslims: also prohibiting everything that is remotely fun, including music....

[@ParrotPentester]

@@predatortheme "prohibiting anything that is remotely fun", also known as things that were considered wrong for a long time which have been normalized because of the modern age.

[@erinmalone2669]

I had no idea those were leather. They look like wood. A lot of pride and work into keeping their faith.

[@jakestadtner6502]

I have my great great grandfathers set from the early 1800s, it will always be in amazing condition. It takes a lot of maintanance

[@manchagojohnsonmanchago6367]

They are not leatger, they are rawhide

[@erinmalone2669]

@@manchagojohnsonmanchago6367 a distinction without a difference

[@manchagojohnsonmanchago6367]

@@erinmalone2669 no its to very different things.. not at all the same with a huge distinction.

[@psychedlicsouljam1995]

don't even know what ur talking about and second. Wow! Such strong faith! Really?😅

[@AdrTo]

Let's just admire the perfect font calligraphy they create o_0

[@FatKat911]

I wonder what font they use. It absolutely looks gorgeous!

[@DonnellOkafor-pd7yn]

It takes years to be a scribe

[@dia9491]

@@FatKat911it’s block without vowels.

[@tymesho]

I've done mechanical/architectural drawing with specified calligraphy on final plans for YEARS! These folks are utter masters. Not many understand the intensity involved hours on end. Practice is vital, but this talent can't be taught.

[@donnakawana]

So beautiful!

[@WeTravelOnlyByNightAsItsSoHot]

He is holding a RAZOR blade😮 flexed into a half circle.. 4:55 I thought it was a ring knife. Precise indeed.

[@intensecutn]

??? It's not that hard to bend a razor blade...

[@joshuaalvarez988]

"The same way it was 3,000 years ago" - Uses air brushing - Uses Johnson and Johnson Baby powder - Uses Hydraulic press - Uses bandsaw - Uses sander

[@naquibadil9869]

u should know how bullshit the J3w are...

[@babyinuyasha]

That's chalk, they just reuse the baby powder bottle because it dispenses the right amount.

[@hmmhm6620]

The method is the same. You can achieve it by fanning over it, using gravel dust, hammers, old saws and sanding files. The difference here is the speed, not the method

[@liveBasschannel]

you'd be rich if you bough the Johnson and Johnson stock at IPO 1000 year before Christ

[@shamrock4500]

I'm not Jewish, but found this very interesting. I thought those were made of wood.

[@PickleToothpaste]

I had no idea how much it takes to craft this. I knew it's a quite costly religous object now I know why.

[@kebeleteeek4227]

It takes CNC milling machine .. laser printer ...

[@israeltavor6874]

At 7:49 Correction : the Temple was not located where is the Al Aqsa mosque is now, but where is the Dome of the Rock. Al Aqsa and Dome of the Rock are two totally different buildings on the Temple Mount.

[@someguy4512]

Al Aqsa mosque is the entire complex counting the dome of the rock and the Al-Qibly mosque

[@SalimSalim-zz4kk]

No, it's just another one of the Zionist lies

[@mckup1850]

This is actually incorrect. Only in recent years, maybe 10 years ago have the Palestinians started calling the entire complex "al aqsa" in order to legitimize the blood libles of "Jews infiltrating the mosque" which is a complete lie, namely because Jews have no interest whatsoever in that area of the mount (it's just a add on by king Herod the great) as it lacks any holiness. You can actually find online maps from the Jordanians that occupied the Mount for 19 years and from the Jerusalem Imam "Al housaini"(who supplied the Nazis with 10,000 soldiers and tried bringing the final solution to the mandate of Palestine)with calling the dome of the rock "mount Moriah" and the mosque building​ "Al aqsa". Facts are important. @@someguy4512

[@GaviLazan]

@@someguy4512 "The Al Aqsa mosque COMPOUND is the entire complex..." FTFY Al-Qibly is just another name for the mosque also known as Al-Aqsa which is at the southern edge of Temple Mount/Haram al-Sharif. The Temple was more or less where the Dome of the Rock sits, with Al-Aqsa itself sitting outside the part considered "within" the Temple.

[@someguy4512]

@@GaviLazan the temple isnt even there to began with also this is false.

[@BlitheApathy]

Damn, an here I thought writing all my family holiday leters in free hand calligraphy was time consuming an difficult. 😅 Mad respect to these scribers.

[@laura121684]

Writing?

[@zacablaster]

@@laura121684 scribers?

[@hunterinsane9213]

I love this video. I was always thinking why the scroll and tefillin are so expensive, and now I know it is not only wood box with print scroll, but effort of many workers and rabbi.

[@babyinuyasha]

It's not wood, it's leather.

[@hunterinsane9213]

@@babyinuyasha Yeah, so I finally decided to buy one. It is worth that price.

[@amalayum]

@@hunterinsane9213 You should put it in the bin.

[@mrbushwookie6051]

It's sorta annoying tho. I wanna be able to be true to my people traditions but I struggle to make bills every month...let alone have $300+ to blow on something like thia

[@tpmnrcks]

the chalk at 2:08 is johnsons baby powder. that baby powder must be the most divine baby powder ever manufactured.

[@koriw1701]

It's mined in China and contains not only talc but asbestos as well (though the company denies this). They have lost a lawsuit and have been told to give the victims *$4 billion* for the claim that the powder has caused ovarian cancer in countless women.

[@linuxlinux9914]

mmmm asbestos

[@tpmnrcks]

@@linuxlinux9914 its talcum powder?

[@llYossarian]

I was wondering how chalk produced a _"velvety"_ texture...

[@Matt-pr7kw]

It's ashes gathered from under the death coaster...

[@user-pv6vd3ug5k]

Gopro from ancient times

[@abdul-kabiralegbe5660]

😂😂😂

[@AdrTo]

xD xD xD

[@WannaBeHocker]

What do you think was the inspiration for the Go Pro?

[@abdul-kabiralegbe5660]

@@WannaBeHocker 😆

[@ZebbMassiv]

​@WannaBeHocker they probably got sued. No wonder they're not really in business anymore 😂

[@hermaeusmora2945]

Hearing about and seeing these soldiers wear these into battle in Gaza doesn't really help Israel's image and messaging problems. They have already been accused of "ethnic cleansing" and "genocide", now seeing these soldiers (and listening to Israeli politicians cite the Torah to justify "exterminating Amalek") with the tefillin it's putting out vibes that this isn't just a war "against terrorism" but this is indeed a religious war.

[@thedukeofswellington1827]

11:44 literally videos of IDF forces doing this 50 years ago. How dare they pray risking their lives to defend themselves. There's no precedent of troops praying right 😂

[@noharc4767]

Well... you kinda took tefillin out of context. it's more of a tradition. a lot of Israeli Jews wear it for protection and good luck. "If I'm going to fight, then I might as well pray so I can feel god is with me and maybe protect me". As for the politicians... listen... they are idiots, ignorant and dangerous, but they are not in charge of the war decisions (thank god). They take the bible and religion and tarnish it, cowards and disgraceful. But it is not a religious war, not for the people in charge and for most solders. It's a fight for existence.

[@annankhan7397]

Read the comment again

[@therealinak]

It is a religious war, at least as much as it is for any other cause. Israel is a Jewish state with a minority of Muslims and Christians, at least in power. In Gaza lives mostly Muslims and a minority of Christians. Hamas is an Islamic organization, its very seal being the Dome of the Rock (the mosque built over the Temple in Jerusalem), framed by two swords (symbols of violent struggle) and the Shahada (the core pledge and creed of Islam). The very seal of Hamas is a statement that Jerusalem is not for the Jews. If you are 90% of one religion and your enemy is 100% of another, that shapes your whole worldview. Neither side can make a legitimate argument that the fight is purely for secular reasons. No, the whole premise of this war is one of both ethnicity and religion. Any other narrative is not complete. Claiming it’s about politics, sovereignty and liberty is about as cogent an argument as saying the US civil war was about states’ rights.

[@ragesmirk]

You expect the Jewish soldiers to pray without Tefillin?

[@heywaitMarlee]

This was such an interesting video to watch. Tefillin have always held a kind of curious fascination for me. And I find it so beautiful that the Jewish tradition considers the color black to have ties to the Divine, that he/she exists in the universe as a complete whole and is not separate or divided from anything. Which means that the Divine is not separate from us as humans, or from anything natural in this world as the color is found everywhere in nature. That is beautiful.

[@AriWeismanchester]

I went to that exact shop to get my Tefillin when I was 13! Crazy they're still around!

[@Noisetank2212]

How long ago was that?

[@AriWeismanchester]

@@Noisetank2212 17 years ago☠

[@motorcity13]

That’s very cool. Quite an honor to receive your tefillin in Israel at the place that it was made. I’m sure it will be around for your great grandsons Bar Mitzvah.

[@BravoCoy]

hm?

[@astroboirap]

it's disgusting, we should be boycotting these people

[@CrystilBluebird-nl7wj]

Wow! Fascinating, complex, and intricate cratmenship! Its amazing how much work goes into making Tefillin! Great video!

[@SpottedHares]

That penmanship is better then my printers.

[@sforza209]

Who else clicked because on an iPad the titles last word was cut off so it said “ made from 3000 year old…” I just couldn’t help myself

[@sofianebouchou3733]

same thing! I love how they use computers from Antiquity and electric bandsaws dating back to pre-historic time to craft these items... Just amazing what our ancestors could do!

[@myrandomlife8881]

😂😂😂

[@amalayum]

Yeah it's even got some 3000 year old foreskin in it.

[@alexb.8455]

A video about Jews......... i am sure the comments will be normal and civilized.

[@amalayum]

I sure hope not :)

[@catpyjamas]

Normal and civilized doesn't really enter the israeli context. You've all shown us that over the past six months. The victim narrative will never work again, and from here on out, it will be you who are on the defensive as to why you're such a violent, barbaric society.

[@woofawoof7616]

@@amalayum don't cut yourself on all that edge, a lot of Jews are doctors after all, right? Wouldn't want you to have to choose between being a dick or staying alive when the rot takes over your brain. 😘

[@FlipTheBard]

I can see that writing those scrolls, in the long run, will give the ones doing it a terrible back pain.

[@bigfrankfraser1391]

maybe thats where the offensive stereotype of the hunched jew came from, scroll writers with bad backs

[@Assadul-Naml]

​@@bigfrankfraser1391 That Or many jews were forced by the european nobilities to perform banking tasks. The bankers desk were low and the banker had to pivit his torso to write in a cleaner way.

[@SongOfSongsOneTwelve]

This was a fascinating video. Thank you for sharing it!❤

[@Madmen604]

That's amazing devotion and work ethic. Respect! That's why the ancient scrolls they find contain the same as new ones.

[@mrmagoo9249]

I really admire the scribes The writing is very beautiful and the attention to detail is amazing But I do as an outsider think all the rules are meaningless but I suppose historically they’ve emerged as a part of the faith Also I can’t help but notice that the black cube is the same as the Islamic black cube I find it unbelievably depressing that Christianity, Judaism and Islam are so similar in so many ways and yet seem to forever be in conflict, over all the ways they’re different

[@aguywhodoesstuff1116]

yeah, it be nice if everyone could just chill

[@o_sagui6583]

As long as there is two people and they have different interests, there will always be conflict . . . Right Caine

[@ash9280]

They're not very similar. There are some foundational similarities but they have different foundational differences at the heart of each faith. Your point is equivalent to saying,''wow, liberal democracy and communism are so similar but they have always been in conflict so much.''

[@mrmagoo9249]

@@ash9280 Islam, Catholicism and Jewish faiths all have similar iconography and symbolism At the foundation of all three it’s the worship of Baal, Saturn and Osiris The black cube for example is just one of the symbols of Saturn, which is seen in Islam, Catholicism, Judaism and also Masonic It’s actually a really interesting subject… the old Vatican, Catholic and Masonic writings of how Catholicism is embedded within Islam and so forth

[@josephkanowitz6875]

ב''ה, people a few thousand years later may have been inspired.. and they've got their own city for it their guy bargained to bless with his followers' business.

[@MountainMan7.62x39]

Write a scroll with a quill, fix mistakes with a Dremel tool

[@TheSoferCenter]

The straps are a lot longer then 2 or 3 feet long... The head strap is approximately 3 meter and the hand is between 4.25 and 5.25 meter long.

[@bocherstam]

This is such an amazing and accurate video! We are so honored that we got to help out with some of the clips!

[@user-ru8bp2jt3u]

I agree!

[@numbersstationsarchive194]

@@youtubecensorship5544 Free ISRAEL from Palestine! Israel is 1% of the Middle East, go live in some other part of the vast expanse of desert and let the Jews have their native land back!

[@yepiratesworkshop7997]

Well, now I know the answer (and more) to something I always wondered about, but didn't have a Jewish friend that I could ask about it.

[@Otaku155]

Drink a shot every time the narrator says something incorrect...

[@aguywhodoesstuff1116]

real rich coming from the guy with that pfp

[@someguy4512]

@@aguywhodoesstuff1116 that's a german cross from WW1 what your talking about?

[@aguywhodoesstuff1116]

@@someguy4512 Those people very often go for ww2 germany as well. I just REALLY distrust people who are strangely interested in the world wars.

[@someguy4512]

@@aguywhodoesstuff1116 dude his pfp iron cross literally says 1914 and it has Emperial German crown in the middle, this dude ain't one of "them" clearly just don't jump to conclusions cuh. people are interesting in history for other actual reasons.

[@aguywhodoesstuff1116]

@@someguy4512 yeah but im not taking any chances and it happens way too often with these people not to

[@niccoloaurelius1587]

Wow, so much precise work. I would think they would cost a lot more than even some of the highest priced ones do.

[@himangshuarnheimbora4150]

That ancient GoPro transmits direct to Heaven

[@shaider1982]

The wearing of these was mentioned in a Sunday mass (Roman Catholic) reading some weeks ago.

[@HelloHello8D]

Interesting, but we have our own treasure trove of googly woogly religious items, though. Speaking of which, pray your rosary and Archangel Beads

[@joshuamandelbaum8668]

Remember Jesus was Jewish, chances are he had a pair.

[@laura121684]

@@HelloHello8D I giggled at "googly woogly" religious items. We (RCs) do indeed have our own fair share of those. It's so interesting to see the different traditional items of different religions.

[@RAPEDBYBLACKS]

Interesting? They are occult symbols used in their magickal rituals. They communicate with demons. Qabbalah.

[@michelebella677]

I learned about this in a religion course in college. It’s so fascinating the different traditions that Judaism incorporates into their religious practices.

[@amalayum]

Yes, all of them 100% pagan.

[@michelebella677]

@@amalayum I wouldn’t say 100%, but they certainly have some practices that intersect

[@woofawoof7616]

@@amalayum they're not '100% pagan.' A lot of religious traditions within Judaism and a lot of festivals likely had pagan roots, but that doesn't make it pagan now.

[@tackontitan]

Respect to the amount of time and labor this must take to master this craft

[@fuferito]

06:00 "Founded in 1979 in a religious settlement in the Israeli occupied West Bank." This kinda soured this video clip for me.

[@FakenameStevens]

Shame you occupied the West Bank isn’t that right

[@woofawoof7616]

And Arabs colonized the Middle East, but nobody talks about that.

[@tevcohen]

@@FakenameStevens Not a shame at all. In fact it's great that we liberated our land from the Sharia lovers.

[@FakenameStevens]

@@tevcohen they’re allowed to prove sharia doesn’t work by using it all they like. It’s imperialism what Israel is doing

[@tevcohen]

@@FakenameStevens Nope, we don't owe even one bit of our ancestral homeland to this death cult.

[@7r3v0rc]

Amazing tradition!

[@kenlbks]

A true pleasure to watch this video, thank you.

[@redred333]

such a beautiful expression of faith. sorry to see the pain of war and persecution

[@ramonrodriguez2345]

In 17 minutes, I had not seen a single woman.

[@andremessado7659]

@@harrisonfreund7845 I've never seen women in any Jewish ritual or religious gathering, a bunch of men dancing around and doing their rituals.

[@urbanarmory]

​@@andremessado7659that's because in most very stringent communities, men and women are separate, and frankly men do all the interesting stuff, like tefillin

[@FitraRahim]

As long as its not Muslim or Islam its safe from people's talk

[@isocarboxazid]

@@andremessado7659 Sounds like gay sex, except waaaaaaay more boring and useless. My recommendation to these Jews is homosexicality.

[@TheBrainn]

just as prayer should be

[@chewsday5760]

Looks cool, free Palestine 🇵🇸

[@mattbyuh]

Don't start a war u can't win. Don't hide behind innocent people and act like ur innocent because of it. It's a war. No good or bad side

[@Impulsive_TV]

your the one hiding be the bigger man and admit when your wrong@@mattbyuh

[@largeformatprinter1946]

Don’t be an antisemite, and don’t start wars against people with education and technological sophistication

[@mattbyuh]

@@Impulsive_TV where am I wrong. I'm not hiding since this isn't my war. Since u wanna be so involved and care so much, go help instead of spamming emojis

[@apocalic]

IDF is doing just that. Free Palestinians from terro1st Hamas

[@suripat]

So much symbolism and icons. To each one its own.

[@jackpetras3403]

religions of every type, the wheel, and fire are the only things used from 3000 years ago...so useful!

[@shesh2265]

When you say the "most religious" were the only ones to use it, you imply that there is more faith or belief in using it, when really its arbitrary tradition. No jew is more or less religious for using tefilin. More traditional? More strict? More orthodox? Yes. yes. yes. But these word choices are important and where the line stands between bad and good "infotainment"

[@ELS-tone]

What is it to be a religious Jew except to follow the Torah, the word of G-d? This is not to say measuring 1-for-1 against individuals' actions, which would not be good, but people who don't follow mitzvos or learn Torah are necessarily further from G-d. One cannot treat that as a one-way-street any more than a marriage is; if you are married but neglect your spouse or cheat etc., you can't still claim to be the same as a devoted husband/wife It's not just a matter of religion per se, but simply that being an honest person means following guidelines / rules. This is true of being an employee, a good citizen, etc.

[@MikeM-qy9zz]

Good comment, outward religious displays mean nothing to God. He is concerned with the heart. He wants our heart to be circumcised, there is a deeper meaning to every Commandment and Jesus Christ showed us the true religion... The Synagogue of Satan is certainly cursed

[@zaxmaxlax]

Are you dumb? They said "religous" instead of "fundamentalists" to not hurt their feelings. Words are just words, what matters is context.

[@shmosel_]

Silly nitpick. Religious colloquially means observant.

[@MikeM-qy9zz]

@@shmosel_ James 1:27 King James Version (KJV) "Pure religion and undefiled before God and the Father is this, To visit the fatherless and widows in their affliction, and to keep himself unspotted from the world."

[@rebeccab2280]

when they say the methods are the same as they were 3300 years ago, they mean the scribes & the method they use to write (that specific "font" so to speak), the materials used (the animal skin) etc. Nothing to do with the modern machinery.

[@naquibadil9869]

U should know J3w better...

[@woofawoof7616]

​@@naquibadil9869and what does that mean?

[@E-Kat]

What's J3w?

[@E-Kat]

It must've taken them much longer to produce each item as they had no electricity.

[@woofawoof7616]

@@E-Kat they're trying to say "Jew" offensively without getting banned, like a coward.

[@isabellaivory_]

Fantastic video and information. Thank you! ❤

[@yossiea]

Not related 100% to this, but because each Torah scroll is unique in how it's written, in the US at least, they are scanned and if stolen, can be recovered when someone tries to sell it.

[@alexsims31]

5:55 That tool is peculiarly shaped

[@Farmgoth]

Yikes...

[@SoftBreadSoft]

It's a useful shape.

[@user-nb3tz4pn5d]

Is the white-out kosher?

[@RichardBaran]

It's made of ground Palatinnistians is my guess. Pretty sure they think that's kosher

[@erinmalone2669]

They are removing leather, not whiting out.

[@y.o.2478]

@@RichardBaran Nah human trash isn't kosher

[@TD1237]

@@y.o.2478 What are you talking about? No-one mentioned Zionatzis?

[@sitokiaba5404]

@@y.o.2478 "Never again". You abandon everything you strive for when you decide *anyone* is less than human, especially from race alone.

[@Mici]

The scribes' dedication and focus is amazing

[@lindar8095]

Let us all turn the darkness to light! Amen

[@Nopejams]

Dat looks like it has a usb port connection symbol, they plugging into god

[@XrunswithscissorX]

Seeing how these are made is Beautiful the craftsmanship, attention to detail. Bringing beauty to such a simple object that holds such a powerful reminder to live our lives in holiness each and every day.

[@kristoferkrus]

Why must the scrolls in the tefillin be written by hand?

[@saiarr3475]

because each letter needs to be written with the intention of making it for tefillin, so is all the rest of the process of making the tefillin, that's why for example, the machines shaping the housing for the parchments are hand cranked and not motorized.

[@613mitzvoth]

Just ordered mine!!!

[@andre18344]

I was exactly there, in Safah back in July. So sad to see the city empty now. Hope this war ends soon and that peace comes permanently

[@johnwilliams3258]

Thank you for this. I've seen men wearing these in pictures and videos and never knew what they were. Learned so much from this.

[@alyssedahlgren7955]

Interesting. I never knew about these boxes and the Jewish males who use them. I am very familiar with Judaism, its traditions (weddings, Passover, etc) and accessories (yarmulkes, top hats). This is so great to appreciate another meaningful accessory of Judaism!

[@Ropeorsnake]

Interesting thanks always wondered if Torah scribes could make corrections

[@Kecapsoya]

"Israel occupied West Bank" is it that hard to say Palestine? I mean it shorter to say too

[@sherifbatawy]

This channel and its videos, including this useless one, is nothing but a part of the zionist propaganda

[@Hae3ro]

There is no Palestine, only Hamas occupied territory

[@roybean7166]

West Bank is an arab saying. The correct names are Judea and Samaria.

[@rudiruttger]

by all accounts such a state would have existed already had certain people (those that complain about it not existing) not taken it upon themselves to start the conflict in 1948 that erased the goodwill that was possible.

[@roybean7166]

@@user-hz1yc5nx1b Do some reading of its history, you will see the Arab colonists took it over, jews were living there long before. It's no Arab country.

[@MikePuorro]

This is a perfect example of how religious tradition nullifies scripture through literal interpretation. When the scriptures say bind these words to your hands and your heads, I don't think this is what the original author had in mind.

[@SewardWriter]

What does our tradition matter to you? Why is it your place to judge?

[@yardfowl3149]

let your thoughts and actions reflect the scriptures'.......taken to literally: kill a cow, make a box, scribble some words and parade it around as though you are a chosenite....

[@yardfowl3149]

@@SewardWriter we judge a tree by it's fruit, and your tree is producing rotten fruit.

[@NaNa-cq8ck]

lol, exactly. I've also seen muslims speed run their holy book in arabic when they don't even understand the language while the whole purpose of that book was to be understood, pondered and followed.

[@MikePuorro]

@@yardfowl3149 A tree is known by its fruit. Judge not lest you be judged yourself. ALL religion is guilty of trying to make the Word void through tradition.

[@kayknouse3300]

So cool. Really beautiful.

[@lloydgush]

Ceramic can't be sharpened, well, not practically. The point is taking longer, and then you replace it

[@Tokioka]

Very interesting. It's great that religion can bring people together and do such good in the world but also a shame that religion can divide and cause such conflict.

[@abdul-kabiralegbe5660]

Religion is a double edged sword.

[@ericno4u]

It's a battle of the invisible friends, my invisible friend is better than yours.

[@elementgypsy]

Yes, fascinating craftsmanship but today is very sad . Over time many centuries Isreal and Palestine have lost land and people. I wish people could get along and accept others ways of life and live in peace. It's not right that Palestine was promised and had land at the end of WWI from agreements made by the French, British and Russia. The Sykes Picot agreement. Now Palestine has no land. I am interested in all religions and customs, from its history but cannot agree with killing children in the wars. Some wars are religious and some are for land and oil. All kill innocent people.

[@fuzer4047]

With peace comes war@@elementgypsy

[@Aaron565]

yes islam is a religion spread by conquest and forced conversions, thankfully their barbarism will be stopped by secular society.

[@Knucklehead4400]

Steel hydraulic press, ancient 3000 year old techniques

[@jamsjars9505]

They keep everything traditional because it's in the law.. But they're allowed the change the box material from sheep to bull leather. Makes sense.

[@Kukulkan_Tours]

As they said in the video, their law states that it has to be from a kosher animal. So I suppose it could be leather from, goat or deer even.

[@huraayyy8682]

Price from 450 to 2500 wow that is good business my friend

[@truthseekers864]

It depends on the quality of the calligraphy.

[@user-jh2id1og5p]

"Israeli terrorists headed directly into causing genocide" fixed you called the diaper moes soldiers that implies courage skill and heart .

[@woofawoof7616]

Nice jumble of words, that was almost a sentence! Keep trying, little buddy

[@mohammadjadoon]

nice information didn't knew about this.

[@Indie9999]

At 14:28 the strap from a tefillin makes a whoosh sound as it's uncoiled, was that added in post?

[@nilssonsausageworks3150]

It hit the table if you watch closely. It sounds sort of like a "whoosh", but it's just the sound of smacking.

[@TheFeelgo]

he said it's done the same way it was done 3000 years ago but the letter was changed from paleo hebrew to modern hebrew and its way different

[@urbanarmory]

True enough! Also obviously all the machines etc

[@Steelwind666]

"The war between Israel and gaza" It isn't much of a war when only one side has a real army but alright.

[@henkhell4156]

No kidding. Israel is committing a literal genocide as well, but let’s make a video about religious garb

[@numbersstationsarchive194]

Then what is Hamas?

[@Steelwind666]

@numbersstationsarchive194 not even close to the idf in terms of abilities, funding, or track record of absolute horrors.

[@numbersstationsarchive194]

@@Steelwind666 And October 7th wasn't an "absolute horror"? You realize you are supporting a terror organization whose slogan is "Death to America"?

[@henkhell4156]

@@numbersstationsarchive194 what he said. But I doubt you’ll have any good response, nothing excuses the IDF genocide.

[@Elliot_B306]

He said said the Jewish Temple was where Al Aqsa Mosque is....Jews actually believe it is where the Dome of the Rock is. 10/10 for research Business Insider.

[@FakenameStevens]

Meanwhile Christians fan over a stretch of road and relics from the cross. As a Christian I don’t like how they look at stuff so literally but that’s what they do whether it has to make sense or not

[@thurse]

People who were thinking it as a gopro of the ancient times must have well educated themselves about tefflin after watching that video.

[@WaheedRafiq]

Wow amazing documentary and so good to see long Jewish history and faith is still kept alive.❤

[@Rancourt762]

Very interesting to learn about these traditions and customs. I can not wait until there is peace. I would love to visit the holy land.

[@mightytaiger3000]

Nothing holy about it

[@sirmeowcelot]

What an interesting topic. These people take it to a whole different level. Respect.

[@sternleiche]

Awesome craftsmanship

[@einsam_aber_frei]

Mecca's black stone actually comes from Judaism

[@truthseekers864]

Nope. It has pagan origins.

[@okce1304]

My prayers for all Palestinian children who was erased and now are in haven. God bless! 🙏

[@woofawoof7616]

So... On a video about Jewish customs, you comment this. Careful, your racism is showing.

[@ferrjuan]

I always assumed it was a GoPro glad to learn something new today.

[@56username]

😫 For, behold, the day cometh, that shall burn as an oven; and all the proud, yea, and all that do wickedly, shall be stubble: and the day that cometh shall burn them up, saith the Lord of hosts, that it shall leave them neither root nor branch. But unto you that fear my name shall the Sun of righteousness arise with healing in his wings; and ye shall go forth, and grow up as calves of the stall. And ye shall tread down the wicked; for they shall be ashes under the soles of your feet in the day that I shall do this, saith the Lord of hosts. Remember ye the law of Moses my servant, which I commanded unto him in Horeb for all Israel, with the statutes and judgments. Behold, I will send you Elijah the prophet before the coming of the great and dreadful day of the Lord: And he shall turn the heart of the fathers to the children, and the heart of the children to their fathers, lest I come and smite the earth with a curse.“ ‭‭Malachi‬ ‭4‬:‭1‬-‭6‬ ‭KJV‬‬ For I will be unto Ephraim as a lion, and as a young lion to the house of Judah: I, even I, will tear and go away; I will take away, and none shall rescue him. I will go and return to my place, till they acknowledge their offence, and seek my face: in their affliction they will seek me early.“ ‭‭Hosea‬ ‭5‬:‭14‬-‭15‬ ‭KJV‬‬ ”Behold, your house is left unto you desolate. For I say unto you, Ye shall not see me henceforth, till ye shall say, Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord.“ ‭‭Matthew‬ ‭23‬:‭38‬-‭39‬ ‭KJV‬‬ Choose you this day whom you will serve Jesus Loves You BELIEVE ON THE LORD JESUS CHRIST Your born in the Spirit Now your BORN AGAIN Jesus told Nicodemus you must be BORN AGAIN . Jesus is The Passover Lamb, Things present at a sacrifice ! Cedar wood Hyssop is a bitter herb, sprinkling of blood. Water for purification Blood for Remission of Sin The Cross could have been cedar or Gopher wood Jesus was The lamb Hung on a Cedar Cross The Soldier that stuck Jesus in the side may have used a hyssop spear. Water poured from His side. (purification) Blood poured out of His side for Remission of sin, Water and Blood poured out his Side down the Cross into the cross hole , filling and passing through the earthquake crack 22’ below landing onto the Ark of the covenant The Earthquake crack , is now on the ceiling of a room carved out for the sandstone blocks stained with blood , the Ark was placed there during a Battle a Seige was built around Jerusalem KZbin : Ron Wyatt KZbin: Rat Rod Life Lessons Not what you expected , fallow the trail , seek and you find THE TRUTH The Truth will set you Free Share Share Share Share For, behold, the day cometh, that shall burn as an oven; and all the proud, yea, and all that do wickedly, shall be stubble: and the day that cometh shall burn them up, saith the Lord of hosts, that it shall leave them neither root nor branch. But unto you that fear my name shall the Sun of righteousness arise with healing in his wings; and ye shall go forth, and grow up as calves of the stall. And ye shall tread down the wicked; for they shall be ashes under the soles of your feet in the day that I shall do this, saith the Lord of hosts. Remember ye the law of Moses my servant, which I commanded unto him in Horeb for all Israel, with the statutes and judgments. Behold, I will send you Elijah the prophet before the coming of the great and dreadful day of the Lord: And he shall turn the heart of the fathers to the children, and the heart of the children to their fathers, lest I come and smite the earth with a curse.“ ‭‭Malachi‬ ‭4‬:‭1‬-‭6‬ ‭KJV‬‬ ”For I will be unto Ephraim as a lion, and as a young lion to the house of Judah: I, even I, will tear and go away; I will take away, and none shall rescue him. I will go and return to my place, till they acknowledge their offence, and seek my face: in their affliction they will seek me early.“ ‭‭Hosea‬ ‭5‬:‭14‬-‭15‬ ‭KJV‬‬ ”Behold, your house is left unto you desolate. For I say unto you, Ye shall not see me henceforth, till ye shall say, Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord.“ ‭‭Matthew‬ ‭23‬:‭38‬-‭39‬ ‭KJV‬‬ Choose you this day whom you will serve Jesus Loves You BELIEVE ON THE LORD JESUS CHRIST Your born in the Spirit Now your BORN AGAIN Jesus told Nicodemus you must be BORN AGAIN . Jesus is The Passover Lamb, Things present at a sacrifice ! Cedar wood Hyssop is a bitter herb, sprinkling of blood. Water for purification Blood for Remission of Sin The Cross could have been cedar or Gopher wood Jesus was The lamb Hung on a Cedar Cross The Soldier that stuck Jesus in the side may have used a hyssop spear. Water poured from His side. (purification) Blood poured out of His side for Remission of sin, Water and Blood poured out his Side down the Cross into the cross hole , filling and passing through the earthquake crack 22’ below landing onto the Ark of the covenant The Earthquake crack , is now on the ceiling of a room carved out for the sandstone blocks stained with blood , the Ark was placed there during a Battle a Seige was built around Jerusalem KZbin : Ron Wyatt KZbin: Rat Rod Life Lessons Not what you expected , fallow the trail , seek and you find THE TRUTH The Truth will set you Free Share Share Share Share

[@spongebob1712]

Deuteronomy 6:6 commanded to keep theses words inside their hearts also

[@saiarr3475]

it should be translated as "on your heart", not inside, that's why the hand tefilin are on the arm against the chest area where the heart is.

[@Kukulkan_Tours]

And also to write it on the doorposts of the house…which is a mezuza

[@mrcomenttoe2009]

Thank you for a super interesting video I will be sharing this thumbs up

[@capetown6018]

The war ERUPTED 😂 it's not a war!

[@evolancer211]

I love the sound of the blade passing over the skin, early in the video. Great sound lol Are they allowed to use computers for print jobs? I dunno, I think that may help in being able to speed up the process And here I always thought the boxes were actually made of wood. Crazy craftsmanship

[@lisettegarcia]

Printed clafim are posul

[@DrachenGothik666]

No, they cannot print the scrolls on a computer. The rules of their manufacture specifically state that the scrolls must be made a certain way, & by hand. I guess that's the quirk of being a strictly religious item.

[@rainbenkennaz6173]

No, they scrolls have to be handwritten, they can and do use a computer to scan the scroll for any mistakes

[@saiarr3475]

No they can't, because each letter needs to be written with the intention of making it for tefillin, so is all the rest of the process of making the tefillin, that's why for example, the machines shaping the housing for the parchments are hand cranked and not motorized.

[@thecrazy8888]

So that's what those boxes are, interesting!

[@Rudster14]

8:00 actually the dome of the rock is there now. Al Aqusa is on the other side of the Temple Mount

[@icaropinheiro9064]

And now you know.

[@GrumblingGrognard]

Self-delusion is one of the most powerful forces between your own ears.

[@woofawoof7616]

You should know

[@GrumblingGrognard]

@@woofawoof7616 lol how childish! Thanks for the laugh!!! ...and why should anyone be surprised by that considering the subject at hand? PERFECT.

[@woofawoof7616]

@@GrumblingGrognard says the one who responded like immediately 😂

[@abefried]

Well done.

[@Johnnybananass-_]

none of this was the way they did it 3000 years ago. typical liars

[@tomsawyer283]

An active USAF airman self-immolated less than 24hrs ago outside the Israel embassy in D.C.

[@mightytaiger3000]

Let that be a lesson that such acts change nothing and mean nothing

[@woofawoof7616]

He had significant mental health issues.

[@Sjalabais]

What an amazing tradition. It is a shame that the Israeli state has slipped into imperialism and genocide, so much so, that countries like the US need to air drop food and basic supplies to a cornered population which homes were robbed from them. I hope the Jewish traditions can survive in a more peaceful framework than that.

[@TalEdds]

Zionism has nothing to do with Jewish traditions and customs. They are complete opposites to the teachings of Judaism.

[@xenotiic8356]

The history of Israel and Zionism is complex. There could have been a peaceful birth, where immigrating Jews and the native Palestinians (which consisted also of Jews and Christians, not just Muslims) could co-exist in peace. However, with how modern Israel ended up being formed, there has been violence against Palestinians since day 1.

[@PiR8Rob]

If only mass murder wasn't kosher and respect for all life was held to be more sacred than scripture.

[@xenotiic8356]

"...respect for all life was held to be more sacred than scripture" What pains me is this is part of the scripture. We Jews are told that to uphold life and health is more important than following doctrine to a tee. What is going on in Israel has nothing to do with Judaism, and everything to do with gen0cide.

[@jakimnubrega7241]

5:56 Iron(y) vice tho

[@achmadkharis6845]

FREE PALESTINE!🍉🍉

[@Anglo-EgyptianMan]

so true!