פירוש על ברכות 18:13

The Bomberg edition reads : Tefillin.

Lit. pious. They were a sect who paid scrupulous care to the fulfilment of the religious ordinances. They are sometimes identified with the Essenes ; cf. J. E. v. p. 226. Blau in R. E. J. xxxi. pp. 184 f. regards them as a community of priests who held a service in common, and identifies them with "the Holy Congregation of Jerusalem" mentioned below.