Norm Kurtz helps 11-year-old Gabe Goodman wrap his arm with Tefillin during a prayer service for Worldwide Wrap Day on Feb. 3 at Congregation Beth Judea in Long Grove. | Rob Hart~Sun-Times Media
Buffalo Grove resident Ben Elkins wraps his 12-year-old son, Ben, with Tefillin during a prayer service for Worldwide Wrap Day on Feb. 3. | Rob Hart~Sun-Times Media
Marc Seder helps Jeremy Getlin, both of Vernon Hills, with his Tefillin before a prayer service for Worldwide Wrap Day on Feb. 3. | Rob Hart~Sun-Times Media
Tefillin lay on a table during a prayer service for Worldwide Wrap Day Feb 3, 2013 at Congregation Beth Judea in Long Grove. The World Wide Wrap XIII is held annually on the morning of the Super Bowl. Tefillin are a set of small black leather boxes containing scrolls of parchment inscribed with verses from the Torah, which are worn by observant Jews during weekday morning prayers. | Rob Hart~Sun-Times Media
Carly Colen, 12, of Arlington Heights, smiles after she successfully wraped her tefillin during a prayer service for Worldwide Wrap Day Feb 3, 2013 at Congregation Beth Judea in Long Grove. The World Wide Wrap XIII is held annually on the morning of the Super Bowl. Tefillin are a set of small black leather boxes containing scrolls of parchment inscribed with verses from the Torah, which are worn by observant Jews during weekday morning prayers. | Rob Hart~Sun-Times Media
Aaron Reiber, left, and his brother Joshua, 13, both of Long Grove wrap themselves with Tefillin during a prayer service for Worldwide Wrap Day Feb 3, 2013 at Congregation Beth Judea in Long Grove. The World Wide Wrap XIII is held annually on the morning of the Super Bowl. Tefillin are a set of small black leather boxes containing scrolls of parchment inscribed with verses from the Torah, which are worn by observant Jews during weekday morning prayers. | Rob Hart~Sun-Times Media Photo Assignment ID: 00098490A View in Trax: http://cst.merlinone.net/scripts/foxisapi.dll/webtrax.wt.request?rq=showform&doc=assign&view=assign_details&a_code=00098490A Slug: wrap-BGC-020713 Assigned to: Hart, Rob Note the time displayed represents the Central Time Zone. Assignment begins at: Sunday 02/03/2013 08:30 AM Can time be changed? No Video: No Reporter: Wachter, Ronnie Business: 847-486-7428 Cellular: 630-352-8308 email: rwachter@pioneerlocal.com Desk: NWS Bureau: North Group Will be there? No Requested by: Wachter, Ronnie Business: 847-486-7428 Cellular: 630-352-8308 email: rwachter@pioneerlocal.com Approving Editor: TBA Assigning Editor: TBA Contact: Linda Stark, Publicity Chairman Contact phone: 634-0777 Contact e-mail: nanainBG@yahoo.com Deadline Date: Sunday 02/03/2013 05:00 PM Planned Section: Reviewed RD Place: Congregation Beth Judea Street Address: 5304 IL Route 83, Long Grove###, IL, US ________________________________________________________________ Summary: It's World Wide Wrap XIII on the morning of the Super Bowl. The members of the men's club will wrap themselves in tefillin and pray together. This may be the cover story. +++tefillin are a set of small black leather boxes containing scrolls of parchment inscribed with verses from the Torah, which are worn by observant Jews during weekday morning prayers++++ ________________________________________________________________ Directions: On the east
Rob Spiro helps his son Noah, 12, of Buffalo Grove as he wraps with Tefillin during a prayer service for Worldwide Wrap Day Feb 3, 2013 at Congregation Beth Judea in Long Grove. The World Wide Wrap XIII is held annually on the morning of the Super Bowl. Tefillin are a set of small black leather boxes containing scrolls of parchment inscribed with verses from the Torah, which are worn by observant Jews during weekday morning prayers. | Rob Hart~Sun-Times Media Photo Assignment ID: 00098490A View in Trax: http://cst.merlinone.net/scripts/foxisapi.dll/webtrax.wt.request?rq=showform&doc=assign&view=assign_details&a_code=00098490A Slug: wrap-BGC-020713 Assigned to: Hart, Rob Note the time displayed represents the Central Time Zone. Assignment begins at: Sunday 02/03/2013 08:30 AM Can time be changed? No Video: No Reporter: Wachter, Ronnie Business: 847-486-7428 Cellular: 630-352-8308 email: rwachter@pioneerlocal.com Desk: NWS Bureau: North Group Will be there? No Requested by: Wachter, Ronnie Business: 847-486-7428 Cellular: 630-352-8308 email: rwachter@pioneerlocal.com Approving Editor: TBA Assigning Editor: TBA Contact: Linda Stark, Publicity Chairman Contact phone: 634-0777 Contact e-mail: nanainBG@yahoo.com Deadline Date: Sunday 02/03/2013 05:00 PM Planned Section: Reviewed RD Place: Congregation Beth Judea Street Address: 5304 IL Route 83, Long Grove###, IL, US ________________________________________________________________ Summary: It's World Wide Wrap XIII on the morning of the Super Bowl. The members of the men's club will wrap themselves in tefillin and pray together. This may be the cover story. +++tefillin are a set of small black leather boxes containing scrolls of parchment inscribed with verses from the Torah, which are worn by observant Jews during weekday morning prayers++++ ________________________________________________________________ Directions: On the east side of IL Route 83
LONG GROVE — It is a tradition as ancient as the Scriptures that led to its beginning, and may have been as odd-sounding 3,000 years ago as it is today. “It is a beautiful and, in some ways, strange symbol of our connection to God,” … Read More