Pocket Tefillin Mirror in Grey Leather, 4 x 3.5 #1557

Grey leather, 4" x 3.5". Of the four finishes design #1557 is offered in, grey is the coolest in tone — closer to charcoal than to silver — and it sits naturally with black and grey bags rather than with the brown family.

Its function is daily and small: it lets a man check the shel rosh for himself. Placement matters and it is easy to be slightly off after pulling the retzuos tight, particularly in winter with a hat on and off. Keeping a mirror this size in the bag pocket means the check takes a second and does not depend on where you happen to be davening that morning.

It also makes a genuinely practical gift for a bar mitzvah bochur, who is still learning how the shel rosh should feel and will use it every day for the first year. Design #1557 runs across siddur covers, machzor covers, haggadah covers and document holders as well, so it can be given alongside a matching piece.

• Malchut design #1557
• Material: Leather
• Measures 4''x 3

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