Tefillin

Learn why sincere prayers for our children are so powerful and explore the profound blessings associated with the daily mitzvah of tefillin

Leaving tefillin in a hot car can lead to irreversible damage and costly repairs. Discover why this simple precaution is so important.

Lando Vannata revealed his maternal Jewish roots during an Israel visit ahead of GFN 1 in Tel Aviv

Discover how earning a living can become an act of serving God, why intention is the key to every mitzvah, and what the Ohr HaChaim's remarkable story teaches about balancing work, faith, and spiritual growth

Practical halachot, along with a powerful story that reveals how every mitzvah contains blessings waiting to be uncovered

After years of alcohol abuse and spiritual darkness, social media personality Semion Grafman shares the dream that led him to tefillin, transformed his life, inspired dramatic weight loss, and set him on a journey of faith and personal growth

The Israeli singer shares the extraordinary seven minute bus ride that answered a question weighing on his heart for years and inspired him to begin putting on tefillin again

As life returns to routine after the holidays, the miraculous return of the hostages offers a powerful glimpse of redemption, unwavering faith, and the hope that sustains the Jewish soul even in the darkest exile

This moving reflection for Lag BaOmer explores the invisible connections that bind Jews across the world and the deeper reality that emerges during times of crisis

Explore the spiritual practices that generations of Jews have relied upon for protection, strength, peace, and blessing during difficult times

Learn the practical Jewish laws of Shema and the morning prayers, including concentration during Shema, holding tzitzit, touching tefillin, and proper synagogue conduct

Learn the halachic laws of an onen, including prayer, blessings, Torah study, Kaddish, eating, mourning restrictions, and exemptions from mitzvot before burial

After a teenage boy lost his tefillin in a terror attack, Rabbi Chaim Kanievsky made an extraordinary decision that left his family in awe.

The Chabad Rabbi and IDF reservist returned to public shlichut months after being wounded in an explosion in southern Syria

A mother watches her son’s first tefillin with pride and joy, while quietly praying that the connection he feels today will stay with him for years to come.

A deeper look and explanation of tefillin, Divine strength, and the Exodus from Egypt

After years of feeling nothing, one spontaneous decision to buy tefillin began a journey that opened his heart to faith, emotion, and connection.

Egyptian police at Taba Airport detained an Israeli traveler for praying with a tallit and tefillin, telling him "no praying here." He was released after Israel's Foreign Ministry in Jerusalem intervened.

Most of us instinctively use our right hand. But why does this preference exist, and why are left-handers so rare?