Used pair of tefillin

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I received an email from one of our members with the following sheila:


A relative who does not purchase leather in his normal life asked me to help him buy a used pair of tefillin for his son's bar mitzva next year, with the logic that this is a more palatable option for him. 
Leaving aside whether this makes sense, does anyone have advise for where to start looking for a used pair of tefillin in Jerusalem, and any other tips for making sure he gets a kosher set? 

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  1. yisroel levinMarch 11, 2019 at 9:40 AM

    [טבת, ה'תשכ"ח]

    . . . בתמהון גדול קראתי במכתבו טעמו דפלוני להקושי בהנחת תפלין שאסור לאדם לפגוע בבעלי חיים – דמהי השייכות לנדו"ד?! – שהרי תפלין נעשות (גם) מעורות בהמות שמתו מאליהן (עיין שבת קח, סע"א). ואדרבא, לשיטת הנ"ל – הרי תחת להניח עור הבהמה לרקבון ואיבוד או לעשות ממנה נעלים כלי תשמיש ולרגלי האדם או כיו"ב –

    עליו המצוה – לעשות מהעור דבר שיעלה את האדם ויקדשנו וגם יחבשנו "פאר לראשו" כלשון הכתוב. ובפרט ע"פ המבואר בקבלה ובחסידות – הנעשה ע"י מצות תפלין בכל העולמות (ראה קו"א ד"ה דוד זמירות ק"ל. ובכ"מ).

    כלשון הכתוב: ראה יחזקאל כד, יז. ברכות יא, א. וש"נ.
    ק"ל: קרית להו (תניא קס, סע"א ואילך).

    אגרות קודש אד"ש / כרך כה / ט'תמד

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  2. Avi H.March 11, 2019 at 5:17 PM

    I have heard that there are proprietors of "vegetarian tefillin", wheth they davka take from neveilos. Perhaps try looking into those? thanks

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