Reply To: Tefillin lost on subway?

Thanks for bumping this up.

I found out because I had to go to the MTA lost and found to pick uo some sunglasses I had lost that had been recovered by the bus driver. As I was leaving one of the MTA staffers asked if I could help them by identifying some “Jewish Religious Articles”. I knew before I saw them that she had to be talking about tefillin and that turned out to be the case but she did not even know the word tefillin. I explained how they are used and impressed in her how holy they were — that they are not to be simply disposed of — and also that they cost many hundreds of dollars. They really want to see these back in the hands of the owner. There is a limit as to how long they are permitted to hold on to unclaimed property but they could not tell me how long that is. Please spread the word about this!