Nonslip Tallit: Comparing the Options


Recently we had a customer from Vancouver who ordered a Tashbetz Tallit with Ptil Tekhelet tzitzit. He was quite pleased with it, and decided to buy another tallit. I love the white-on-white Tashbetz Tallis and the Rambam techelet tzizit, thank you! It's a long story, but now I'm interested in buying a traditional black-striped non-slip tallis...

Why are tefillin called “tefillin”?


At the end of Parshas Bo, the Torah mentions tefillin twice. The first time the Torah commands us: והיה לך לאות על-ידך ולזכרון בין עיניך Rabbi Aryeh Kaplan zt"l translates this verse, " must also be a sign on your arm and a reminder in the center of your head" (Shemos 13:9). A few verses later, the...