(JNS) Despite reports of Jews being fearful to display their faith outwardly amid rising antisemitism globally, so many Jews are reconnecting with their faith that supplies are short, according to the ...
Charles Smith tries to recall the last time he participated in the tefillin ritual as the rabbinical student wraps his arm. “It’s been a long time,” Smith says, then recites the corresponding prayer.
Recent reports of strenuous opposition by local residents against Chabad-manned tefillin stands in predominantly secular communities are becoming noticeable throughout both English and Hebrew language ...
Rabbi Zalman Tiechtel, right, demonstrates how a Tefillin is wrapped onto the arm of Kansas University student Charles Goldberg, of Chicago. Inside the Tefillin boxes, worn by observant male Jews over ...
A Jewish chaplain spent three months securing permission for the rite, which the prisoner performed behind glass. (JTA) — A Jewish death-row inmate in Texas wrapped tefillin for the first time.
The directive aimed to establish clear, uniform rules and provide school principals with a guided framework to facilitate the policy's implementation throughout the public school system.
Many teen boys from around Israel have begun to express interest in obtaining tefillin (phylacteries), and having them available in schools, following the tefillin saga in a Ramat Gan school, which ...