[thereisone] A Good Guy
- From: Gutman Locks <locks.gutman@xxxxxxxxx>
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- Date: Tue, 14 Mar 2017 06:38:47 +0200
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A Good Guy
He is from Shri Lanka. He is not Jewish so I was really surprised with
his questions. He asked, “Is a woman allowed to put on *tallis* (prayer
shawl) and tefillin?”
How many goyim have you met who know the word *tallis*? Or are
interested in the law regarding tefillin and women?
I explained, “They are not forbidden, but they should not do it. A
woman should fulfill a woman’s role and a man should fulfill a man’s role.
For 4000 years *tallis* and tefillin have been only a man’s *mitzvah* and
not a woman’s so they should certainly not be trying to change this. The
Torah tells us that a woman should dress like a woman and a man should
dress like a man.”
He said that he had seen a video and had wondered. Then he asked about
putting on tefillin and I could see that he had been using them!
“How do you know about *tallis* and tefillin?” I asked, expecting a
problem coming.
He said, “I put them on every day…”
“*Oh, no!*” I thought. We have a problem here. And just before I
started to jump on the guy, he finished his sentence.
“I am a caretaker and I had an old Jewish man as a patient. He was
crippled completely and could only move his eyes. I would put *tallis* and
tefillin on him every day.”
“What a wonderful thing you did. Not only was it kind, but you helped
a Jew who couldn’t do the *mitzvah* to wear tefillin. He must have loved
you.”
He beamed… and justifiably so. I briefly told him the 7 *Mitzvahs* of
Noah and explained that he should follow them and have a wonderful life in
this world and a share in the World to Come.
He walked away happy with himself and for a good reason. I had never
heard of such a thing before. I wonder what kind of special reward he is
going to get in Heaven. I wouldn’t bet on it, but maybe he will come back
as a Jew!
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