Do you believe that Messianics should wrap tefillin (phylacteries)?
Tefillin (!yLpT) or phylacteries (Grk. sing. phulaktērion, fulakthrion) are small leather boxes with straps worn on the left arm and forehead. Their compartments contain small parchments with Scripture writing. They are customarily used during morning prayer by observant Jews. Their usage is primarily derived from Exodus 13:16 which says that the Word of God shall serve as a sign on your hand and as phylacteries on your forehead, for with a powerful hand the Lord brought us out of Egypt. Tefillin/phylacteries are only mentioned once in the Apostolic Scriptures, in Matthew 23:5, in Yeshuas admonishment of the Pharisaical leaders. Many conclude based on His statements that He spoke against the usage of tefillin and condemned it, but that is unlikely because He also condemned how these Pharisees wore their tzit-tzityot or fringes, and Yeshua Himself wore tassels/fringes (Matthew 9:20; 14:36; Mark 6:56; Luke 8:44). Yeshua was likely criticizing these Pharisees for how they were practicing
