The sages instructed that every person should inspect his mezuzot twice in seven years. Ideally, every person should continue the custom of his forefathers and acquire a Torah scroll, tefillin, and mezuzot according to their tradition.
American fighter Lando Vanetta, who came to Israel for the international fighting event GFN1, revealed during a visit to ancient Shiloh that he is Jewish on his mother's side.
Nine months after returning from Hamas captivity, Bar Kupershtein prayed, laid tefillin and recited Shema at the Nova site where he was abducted.
Detention facility staff refused to accept the pair of tefillin that a detainee's family brought for him after it was instructed to do so by the military.
Education Ministry issues new nationwide guidelines requiring all state schools to allow students to lay tefillin during breaks, ending years of inconsistent policies and local disputes.
Combat soldiers in the Arbel Battalion hold a bar mitzvah celebration for their comrade who had never been called up to the Torah or donned tefillin.
The Instagram account 'Soldiers Smiling' published an emotional photo of Rabbi Liraz Ze'ira laying tefillin in the street, months after he was severely wounded in southern Syria and lost both his legs.
Border Police, Civil Administration forces raid Kokhav Yehuda farm, destroying living quarters and, reportedly, a pair of tefillin (phylacteries).
President Isaac Herzog visits impact site of deadly Iranian missile attack on Beit Shemesh, offering support to families.
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The IDF issued an apology to a haredi draft dodger who was arrested and prevented from wearing tefillin for several hours.
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Tefillin are a sign for Israel-that is, a symbol and marker that expresses their very essence. The passages of the tefillin express the foundations of faith. One of these foundations is the centrality of the Land of Israel, which is mentioned many times in the tefillin.
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Menachem Cohen, a bereaved brother, was arrested on Friday in Haifa after he set up a street tefillin booth to commemorate a brother killed in action in Gaza.
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Bondi victim, Peter Meagher, was revealed as Jewish right before his murder, and in those fateful minutes he donned tefillin.
A video posted by the father of Matilda, the 10-year-old girl murdered in the Sydney Hanukkah massacre, shows her and Rabbi Eli Schlanger on the beach - before both were murdered in the Bondi Beach shooting.
The Diaspora Minister will attend the victims' funerals and make condolence visits to their families, visit the wounded and conduct meetings with the Jewish community.
According to many halakhic authorities, the Torah obligation for men is to wear tefillin every day for just a brief moment. Others argue that one is obligated to wear tefillin all day, as was customary in the time of the Mishnah and Talmud.
A tallit and tefillin that were lost were found in a trash bin after a complex search operation involving volunteers, airport staff, the waste management department and the local sheriff's office.
Indictment filed against 52-year-old man from Tirat Carmel for stealing valuable tefillin.
Crowds gather at Hostages Square, praying with released hostage Bar Kupershtein as he dons tefillin and prays for the return of the deceased hostages.
Bar Kuperstein, who recently returned from captivity in Gaza, is calling on the public to join him tomorrow at 10:00 AM at Hostages Square to put on tefillin for the release of the bodies of the murdered hostages.
Captivity survivor Bar Kuperstein made his first appearance Tuesday evening at Hostages’ Square and called on the public to join a mass tefillin-laying event this Friday.
Jewish-American actor Michael Rapaport shared his journey of reconnecting to Judaism, writing: “It charges me up and connects me to my identity.”
Gali and Ziv Berman, who were released last week from Hamas captivity, put on tefillin today. Ziv noted that it was his first time since his bar mitzvah.
Matan Angrest, abducted on October 7th, shared how prayer and faith sustained him through months of torture in Hamas tunnels, calling his survival a 'series of miracles.'
The commandment of tzitzit applies only during the day, so women are exempt from it Women are also exempt from the commandment of tefillin, since it too is a positive commandment that is time-bound. But are they allowed to don either of them and if yes, do they get a reward for doing so?
At a Western Wall ceremony Rabbi Shmuel Eliyahu presents his grandson with tefillin that his own grandfather used every day during the Holocaust, 'to show where we were 85 years ago and where we are now.'
New halachic ruling allows use of advanced prosthetics in religious rituals and on Shabbat; seen as major step for wounded soldiers and terror victims.
A major dispute exists regarding the order of the four passages in tefillin. According to Rashi, the order of the passages is their order in the Torah, according to Rabbenu Tam, the third passage is “Ve-haya im shamoa”, and the fourth is “Shema” * The kabbalists explained that there is value to both methods, and optimally, one should put on both types of tefillin.
Education Minister Yoav Kisch reveals plans to formalize students’ right to lay tefillin in schools as part of new 'Shorashim' initiative.
At the President’s Residence, families of hostages, volunteers, and artists came together for a moving event highlighting the national tefillin initiative launched in merit of those still held captive by Hamas.
On Yom Hazikaron, the Prime Minister put on the tefillin of Maj. (res.) Yossi Hershkovitz, an educator who fell during the war.
In coordination with schools across Israel, Chabad-Lubavitch emissaries are providing pairs of tefillin to students who expressed interest following the Ramat Gan tefillin saga.
Tel Aviv deputy mayor Meital Lehavi posts video as she tries to remove a tefillin stand in memory of Nova Festival victims, sparking an outroar. Victims' family responds in pain.
Thousands of Israelis across the country wrapped tefillin at special orange tefillin stands during the funeral of Shiri, Ariel, and Kfir Bibas.
Students at a high school in Ramat Gan collected money and purchased a pair of tefillin, which they put on one by one during breaks, angering the school principal.
Mayor Reuven Danilovich of Be'er Sheva expressed surprise and concern over requests to remove Tefilin stands from public areas.
Sasha Troufanov put on Tefilin for the first time the day after returning from captivity.
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In a short time, the heads of the "Ohel Yosef and Baruch Tuxor" community from Queens, New York, raised tens of thousands of dollars to purchase 101 pairs of high-quality tefillin in honor of the 101 hostages still held by Hamas.
Rabbi Amichai Eyal, founder of the “Or Chadash (New light)” organization presents his unique initiative
In the wake of the October 7th attacks, Corey Silberglied, a young Delaware native, embarked on a deeply personal journey to honor the memory of Yair Nafusi, a 20-year-old victim, through the daily practice of wrapping Tefillin.
A new scientific study has found that ancient tefillin, or phylacteries, were not colored black, as is mandated by Jewish law.
Several passengers attempting to hold a regular morning prayer service on a train between Jerusalem and Tel Aviv were accosted by a man in an IDF uniform. 'Let the parasites wear uniforms, this isn't a synagogue.'
MK Almog Cohen participated in protest after Herzliya Hebrew Gymnasium High School principal Dr. Ze'ev Degani was filmed preventing students from putting on Tefillin.
Rabbi Michael Taib was standing at a tefillin booth in Ashdod when a mother approached him with her son - and burst into tears.
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He said that when he reached the age of 13, they recognized this milestone with a delivery of 13 bananas to his room.
Hundreds of Chabad-Lubavitch hasidim arrive at the UN on Friday, offering protesters for and against the judicial reform to lay tefillin.
In this week's Parsha, we encounter the renowned second paragraph of the "Shema" prayer—Parashat Ve'haya Eim Shamo'a.
Schiff, who has been opening for famous Jewish comedian Seinfeld for 25 years, stays observant on tour.
Guards at Amman airport desecrate rabbi's tefillin, claiming he could use the straps to strangle passengers.
Ambassador Gilad Erdan: There are few moments as moving as when a father stands next to his son as he puts on tefillin for the first time.
The Aramaic translation of Onkelos, translates totafot as tefillin, in the plural. Why?
University of Cincinnati research finds that putting on tefillin while praying has significant cardiovascular benefits.
Judge Aharon Barak interviewed by journalist Aryeh Ehrlich, and the stormy interview ends with an interesting twist.
Meretz activist's despicable actions infuriated the public. Days later, Meretz was wiped out in the elections.
