Alander Especie, shown with his daughter Liz, puts on tefillin every day. (Courtesy of Especie/ via JTA) Alander Especie at work in a building in Raanana, Israel, his adopted home. (Courtesy of Especie/ via JTA) Alander Especie has a tattoo of traditional Kabbalah sefirot. (Courtesy of Especie/ via JTA) Alander Especie, right, with his sister Rednala in the Vila Vintem favela in Rio de Janeiro. (Courtesy of Especie/ via JTA) Alander Especie in his home studio. (Courtesy of Especie/ via JTA) JTA — What caught Crystal Frant’s eye about the Rastafari skater she spotted on the beach outside Rio de Janeiro back in 2006 wasn’t his muscular body or his dreadlocks. It was the hand-sized Star of David among his several tattoos.