The Shulchan Aruch records the practice of the "Chachamim" to kiss the Tefillin as a sign of affection for the Mitzvah when one puts them on and when removing them. There is, however, some debate surrounding this custom. It is clear that as one begins the process of laying Tefillin, after he takes
The obligation of Chinuch (education) requires a parent to intervene if his or her child eats non-kosher food, and to stop the child from eating the
A synagogue was selling Aliyot before the Torah reading on Yom Tov, and two people mistakenly purchased Aliyot for the same person. There was a Rabbi
A tiny Israeli company has developed a product that can create clean green electricity, do so inexpensively, and that can be used by any country that
Halacha clearly forbids speaking after reciting the Beracha over Tefillin Shel Yad, until one has completed placing the Tefillin Shel Rosh on his
Louis Farrakhan is an anti-Semite. He’s called Jews “termites” and “Satan” and Hitler a “very great man.” He says, “the Jewish media has normalized
A young boy once went to the circus and was astonished when he saw that there was a giant elephant tethered to the ground by a thin rope. Curious, he
