
Children may also want to glue pieces of yarn to the beard.Įxplain that the Jewish people only wore their hair long if they were carrying out a vow. Glue the pompom to the bottom of the cup for the hair, and then give the Pharisee a haircut. Tie the yarn together in the middle with another piece of yarn. Make the Hair and Forehead Phylactery - To make the hair loosely wind yarn around the 5" x 5" pieces of cardboard about 25 times and then pull it off. The knot fastening it to the arm was in the form of the Hebrew letter yodh (Y) and the end of the sting wound around the middle finger.Ģ. The phylactery that was tied on the inside of the left arm was placed near the elbow so that when the arm was bent the phylactery would rest over the heart. Phylacteries are cube-shaped leather cases with scripture verses in them. 6: 8 literally and tied boxes filled with God's words on their foreheads and arms. Explain what the phylacteries were and why the Pharisees used them. Glue the body pattern onto the cup and then glue on the arms and feet.

When they saw how much power Jesus had they were very jealous of him, and when Christianity starting spreading, they became one of its biggest opponents. Their rituals became more important to them than serving God. They sought to obey God, but they eventually became so extreme in some parts of obeying the laws that they didn't realize they were missing other parts. They were also known as chasidim which meant "loyal to God or loved by God". The word Pharisee means "separated ones".

A Pharisee was one of the three major Jewish religious groups at the time of the New Testament.
