Sometimes, lost items have a way of finding their way home—even after years have gone by.
Earlier this week, a Far Rockaway boy was chatting with his school bus driver, mentioning that he was preparing for his upcoming bar mitzvah. The conversation took an unexpected turn when the bus driver recalled that her husband had worked at JFK Airport about seven years ago—and had once found a pair of lost tefillin. Inexplicably, he took the tefillin home and safeguarded them for the past seven years.
This week, she brought the tefillin to the boy, thinking it might be meaningful to him. The set is in good condition, with the initials E.H. inscribed on it.
If you—or someone you know—lost tefillin at JFK Airport around seven years ago, this may be your chance to get them back. Please contact Yeshiva World News (YWN), who will connect you with the person currently safeguarding the tefillin.
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7 Responses
Why is a Yeshiva using female bus drivers for their boys?
I guess the lesson is. Have a phone number inside the bag.
Hence this is exactly why I leave my business card with all my contact info. inside my תפילין bag
Prob would have found it 7 years ago if the worker would have dropped it off at the lost and found
It’s imperative that everyone both young bar-mitzvah boys and married men all have in your tefillin or talis bag, in English your name and phone #.
It needs to be in english so a bus driver or air plane attendant can read it!
It’s a no brainer, it’s both a precious irem and expensive to replace too!!
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Why would u post a picture???? the owner needs to give a siman…