QUOTE (Bezalel99 @ Feb 3 2008, 06:03 AM)

He must have been pulling your leg. No one can be that stupid.
Yeah I was obviously referring to the Chassidic peirush on the famous gemara that if a goy sees your tefillin sheb'rosh they will be afraid to mess with you. Notice it says SHEB'Rosh, and not Al harosh, meaning the Teffilin need to be IN your head, on your head is not enough.
In other words the desired level of Divine Service with YOUR tefillin is to become YOU'RE tefillin. That every Yid's head should BECOME Tefillin.
That way all the evil forces and pitfalls (ie "goyim") at the YU sale won't have the desired effect.....
Do I always have to spell it out for you people. It is really becoming tiresome.....