tefillin

When do we generally recite the "Shehecheyanu" blessing, and specifically for new tefillin? Here's a halakhic overview of the "Shehecheyanu" blessing (Q&A)

Who can estimate the soul of a Jew? asks Rabbi Ze'ev Krombi. I stood in the middle of the street with tears of excitement streaming down my face, trying to understand: what drives Moshe, after more than 50 years as the head of a Buddhist monastery, to roll up his sleeve for the donning of tefillin?