Sports Strings Tzitzit


Tamir Goodman, who Sports Illustrated once called "the Jewish Jordan," has launched an athletic tzitzit shirt called Sport Strings, which he describes as "revolutionary." Goodman, who retired from basketball in 2009 following injuries and now spends his time in business and Jewish activism, announced the "Sport Strings Tzitzit" at the OK Kosher Certification's 13th annual...

Tefillin Buyers Guide


What's inside the boxes? The box of the head tefillin (tefillin shel rosh) has four separated compartments, each with a specially prepared parchment or vellum (known as klaf) on which a different passage from the Torah is written? The arm tefillin (tefillin shel yad) has one single compartment containing a parchment with verses. How are the...

Ramban on Tefillin


The Ramban (1194-1270) wrote a fabulous book on Jewish thought. I think it's relatively obscure, but it's one of my all-time favorites. Referred to as "Derashah" or "Drashas HaRamban," the book was originally just that: an extended sermon given before the King of Castile. This work is written in a style similar to Moreh Nevuchim...