An curved arrow pointing right. One of the most sacred objects in Judaism is made of skin from a bull's neck. It's called tefillin, and each black box contains scrolls that must be written by hand.

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 ...

“That is not an Amulet it is a Jewish tefillin,” wrote an account from a New York City rug gallery. The object, which the Met says it acquired in 1962, is listed as part of the museum’s ...

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 ...

A controversy arose at the Ohel Shem High School in Ramat Gan after the school principal, Israel Viluzhny, suspended a student for putting on tefillin (phylacteries) on the school grounds.

Tzvi Arieli said about fighting for Ukraine. (JTA) — As an Orthodox Jewish man, each morning Tzvi Arieli wraps his arm and forehead with tefillin, the black leather straps that connect two small ...

This year, in honor of the Rebbe’s birthday, the Mitzvah Tank Office has set an ambitious goal: to impact 100,000 Jews. On ...