Shomrim finds Jewish prayer shawl and phylactery stolen from car and dumped in pond

Jewish holy ritual items were stolen from a car and dumped in a pond in Stamford Hill, north London on Wednesday. Volunteers from Stamford Hill Shomrim, a Jewish neighbourhood watch patrol discovered the act of theft and vandalism.

Stamford Hill Shomrim recovered the prayer shawl and phylactery from the water. Phylacteries, or tefillin in Hebrew are a pair of black leather boxes containing Hebrew parchment scrolls inscribed with one of Judaism’s most important prayers.

Anybody with information should call Stamford Hill Shomrim on 0300 999 0123.