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Category Archives: Jewish accessories
Why mourners cannot wear Tefillin
There is a beautiful take on Tefillin at http://www.ravkooktorah.org/KI-TAVO-69.htm that i would like to share. It is known that one who is mourning is obligated in all Mitzvot except Tefillin. Why? The Jewish Sages explained that Tefillin are called “Pe’er”- … Continue reading
Tekhelet- To Wear or Not To Wear?
Tekhelet is the Biblical Hebrew word for a certain shade of blue. In the book of Numbers (15:37-39) we read, “G-d spoke to Moses saying: Speak to the children of Israel and say to them that they should make for … Continue reading
The Significance of the Shofar’s Call
There is a beautiful parable that illuminates the reason for sounding the Shofar in the month of Elul and on Rosh Hashanah. Two people came before a judge in a court to have their case heard. One of the litigants … Continue reading
Rav Kook on the Shofar
The year is 1933. Rav Kook , the first Ashkenazi Chief Rabbi of Israel (then referred to as Palestine) delivers a sermon in the Old City of Jerusalem on Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year.
The Knot of G-d’s Tefillin
Rav Kook was the first Ashkenazi Chief Rabbi of Israel when it was still under the British mandate. His ideas are the basis of Religious Zionist thought and he is known until this day as an influential thinker and scholar … Continue reading
Rav Kook on Tefillin
The source for wearing Tefillin is found in the book of Exodus 13:9; “These words will be a sign on your arm and a reminder between your eyes, so that G-d’s Torah will be in your mouth; for G-d brought … Continue reading
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The Lubavitcher Rebbe on Tefillin
The Lubavitcher Rebbe Menachem Mendel Schneerson lived from 1902 to 1994 and was the seventh leader in the Chabad-Lubavitch dynasty. He was an incredible Jewish personality who had thousands of followers and admirers world-wide. He used to receive people from … Continue reading
Rabbi Levi Yitzchak of Berditchev on the Shofar
Rabbi Levi Yitzchak of Berditchev lived between 1740 and 1809 and I sand was a much-loved Chassidic leader. Countless stories and poems illustrate his passionate service of G-d, unconditional love for the Jewish people and his characteristic advocacy on behalf … Continue reading
“Just One Blast!”
The following story was told by Rabbi Baruch Rabinovitch of Munkacs, father of the present Munkacser Rebbe, about his late father-in-law, Rabbi Chaim Elazar Spira who lived from 1871 to 1937 and was known as the “Minchat Elazar”. Rabbi Baruch … Continue reading
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A Child’s Cry
Rabbi Yisrael Ba’al Shem Tov lived from 1700 to 1760 and was the founder of Hassidut. He was one of the greatest mystics known in the history of Judaism. Very few documents written by him still exist but many stories … Continue reading
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