It literally criminalizes non-Orthodox prayer,’ said Rabbi Rick Jacobs, president of the Union for Reform Judaism in the U.S.

Illuminations #215 a weekly publication by COLlive.com and DollarDaily.org: Rabbi Ephraim and Shprintza Balter share stories and moments of Shlichus from Chabad of the Meadowlands, NJ. Full Story ...

Where its website had previously called tefillin, the leather boxes and straps used in prayer by observant Jews, an “amulet,” it now refers to them by the word “phylactery.” Twitter users had ...

In June 1815, a young boy in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, digging in a field owned by local farmer Joseph Merrick made a strange discovery: a leather box with an attached strap. After a few days, ...

There is a sentence in the Torah that has proven almost irresistibly generative—one of those lines that refuses to stay put on the page. “Bind these words as a sign upon your hand,” it commands, “and ...

A beautiful axiom of Jewish tradition is that one mitzvah will beget another. Nowhere is this wisdom more clearly displayed than in the workings of the incredibly innovative Kesher Tefillin Project ...

Anyone who owns a truck or trailer has needed to secure something in it. I remember back in the day using ropes and cam lock straps in my dad’s trucks, and I remember when ratchet straps came out and ...

Moshe Gantz and Joseph Miller, founders of Kosherklaf.com, spoke with Arutz Sheva-Israel National News about their mission to educate the public on mezuzot, tefillin, and sifrei Torah - collectively ...

Prudish is out, sexy is in. That's why exposed tattoos, sheer fabrics and transparent dresses are all over the runway and red carpet. Even The New York Times recently reported on how visible ...

Alongside the launch of the iPhone 17, 17 Pro, and Air in September, Apple also introduced its first crossbody strap, which allows you to wear your iPhone similar to how you’d carry a small shoulder ...

EAST RUTHERFORD — Akiva Rosenfeld has a dream. The 21-year-old, who lives on a farm in Howell, wants to be the first observant Jewish DJ to play the main stage at mainstream music festivals around the ...

When I started testing the new iPhone-friendly crossbody straps and lanyards that debuted alongside the iPhone 17 and iPhone Air, a realization hit me. One person cannot test all of them, as a ...