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"And the tephilim no what's this they call it poor papa's father had on his door to touch. That brought us out of the land of Egypt and into the house of bondage." (U13.1157)
[*Ed. Tephilin (תְּפִלִּין) are two small black leather boxes containing parchment scrolls with hand-written Torah passages. They are traditionally worn by observant Jewish men on the left arm and on the forehead during weekday morning prayers, fulfilling Deut. 6.8. Bloom is thinking of the mezuzah.]
