Jewish wearers of phylacteries (tefillin) for prayer have taken it for granted that the cases that hold them and the straps were always black, as designated by halacha (Jewish law). But ...

Bal Harbour, Florida Shliach Rabbi Sholom Ber Lipskar tells of a bet on a tennis game which led to a longtime friendship with ...

In case of abuse, Report this post. I remember once reading that a survivor, I think it was Elie Wiesel, talked about how there were tefillin in Auschwitz, and Jews risked their lives to put them on.

This week, Tel Aviv Deputy Mayor Meital Lehavi posted a video showing herself attempting to remove a tefillin stand erected in memory of Nova music festival victims. Alongside the video ...

Today (Wednesday) to mark Memorial Day, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu put on the tefillin of Maj. (res.) Yossi Hershkovitz, who fell during the war. "On this Memorial Day, I am honored to put ...

The reason for wearing the tefillin is based on a biblical law, which states: Love the Lord your God with all your heart, all your being, and all your might. These words that I am commanding you ...

Soft grins cross a few of their faces. Many are wearing prayer shawls. A few are wearing tefillin. The AC is turned to 65 degrees. Usually these 20 or so students meditate silently for up to 45 ...