Q&A: A Skull That Does Not Lay Tefillin
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A Skull That Does Not Lay Tefillin
Question
A sinful Jew in his person is “a skull that does not lay tefillin,” and in the World to Come their body is consumed and their soul is burned. What is special about the commandment of tefillin? What is the source for this in the words of the Sages? And does the same apply to any other commandment performed with one’s body, such as circumcision, waving the lulav, or sounding the shofar?
Answer
I have no idea, and I assume the Sages didn’t really have one either. Maybe at that time there was a problem with people laying tefillin, so they decided to sharpen the message.