I wanted to make a joke about bat mitzvahs then realised I know fuckall about Bar & Bat Mitzvahs and therefore it'd be an absolutely crap joke.

So I decided to educate myself and got a bit distracted by the pictures on wikipedia of this device some of the adults are wearing(their dads?) on their foreheads.

What is it and its function in the ceremony?

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samueltyler2 · 80-89, M

they are called tefillin, the little box contains a sacred scroll and the leather straps hold it in place with specific ties and knots.

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