The mayor of Bat Yam informs the daughters of Miki Nahum, who was killed in an Iranian missile strike, that his tefillin was found intact in the rubble.

Loss of Knowledge and Mesorah Tefillin: Tefillin are defined by halachic precision: the order of the parshiyos, squareness of the batim, specific knots, and black straps.

Tefillin and the Acupoint Connection The head tefillin (tefillin shel rosh) is traditionally placed just above the forehead, nestled between the eyes.

The mitzvah of returning a lost item, 'hashavat aveidah,' requires a person to actively seek out and return lost property to its rightful owner, provided that the item has identifying markings.

Thousands of Israelis across the country wrapped tefillin at special orange tefillin stands during the funeral of Shiri, Ariel, and Kfir Bibas.

JNS spent a morning in January with Jarada as she stood among stacks of black leather straps and tefillin batim (“houses”) filled with parchment that lined shelves.

JNS spent a morning in January with Jarada as she stood among stacks of black leather straps and tefillin batim (“houses”) filled with parchment that lined shelves. The scent of ink and parchment was ...

Russian Chief Rabbi Berel Lazar met with Russian-Israeli freed hostage Alexander Sasha Troufanov to pray and put on tefillin on Sunday, according to the Jewish leader, who also shared that ...

The tefillin my father received stayed with him during that difficult time. Three tefillin stories, each spotlighting a piece of our recent Jewish history.

Panaji: RG MLA Viresh Borkar raised serious concerns about the town and country planning (TCP) department’s land use change notification, which allege.

Study: Ancient phylacteries’ natural leather color illustrates evolution of Jewish law Analysis of 2,000-year-old tefillin found in Judean Desert caves shows no dye was used in their ...