tefillin

Rabbi Yaakov HaLevi from Mirevelles was a scholarly sage and one of the Tosafists. Yet, remarkably, he had the gift of kabbalistic wisdom and was able to ask questions in Jewish Law from the heavens and receive answers.

Alon Levy was stabbed by the terrorist and survived. Chabad members who visited him gave him tefillin: "The most special thing I've received in my life"

A soldier remembered he left his tefillin bag in the field, and when he returned with his team to retrieve it, they discovered a tunnel with weapons and explosives from Hamas.

The Jewish billionaire Bill Ackman, chairman of one of the world's largest hedge funds, decided to mark his Bar Mitzvah in a unique way.

Nearly a year after Adi Danan's tragic fall in Gaza, his family receives his tefillin, surviving against all odds. They share plans to honor him with a Torah scroll. "A truly touching moment in a challenging year," they say.

"Even though I am broken, they took my parents and my family, I am tormented, I am starving to death, but my feeling is that I am defeating the devil in his own home, and that brings me so much joy, so I just smile."

A heartwarming post by the father of soldier Nerya Kaplan, who was injured in Gaza.

During a performance for Golani soldiers, Kobi Peretz held a soldier's weapon and declared, "This is a great weapon, but I have something even better."

At 16, Yossi Rot faced the horrors of war, yet never missed his morning prayers and daily donning of tefillin.

Discover three inspiring Jewish heroes who made a unique impact while climbing Mount Everest.

No one knew the elderly man offering to do the mitzvah of laying tefillin was actually an actor in a social experiment testing how Israelis respond to perceived harassment of an elderly Chassid. Here's what happened when an unexpected bystander decided to intervene.

"Kissing tefillin is like receiving a million dollars. Why not let the Chabadnik come in and just kiss the tefillin?" A touching story with a particularly happy ending.

A 15-year-old yeshiva student suffered from severe migraines for two years. Medical investigations couldn't find the cause. Salvation came through a miraculous coincidence.

Every pain we feel has a reason and a cause: So what is the spiritual meaning behind the physical pains we sometimes experience? Part 2

Clear and concise guide to daily prayer laws according to Rabbi Ovadia Yosef's rulings

Essential guidelines for observance during this period of reflection and preparation

What does the number seventy symbolize, the numerical value of the letter 'Ayin'? Why are tefillin placed between the eyes?

The importance of proper tefillin practice on Tisha B'Av according to the rulings of Maran Rabbi Ovadia Yosef

Mendy Toledano, a Chabad hasid, was shocked to see a young man on the train offering passengers to put on tefillin. Why did the young man remove his kippah, and how did Toledano react in that moment? Find out in the article below.

Important travel considerations for observant Jews according to the rulings of Rabbi Ovadia Yosef