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Sudilkov: The Tallis Shtetl

Sudilkov, a small town in Ukraine, is reportedly the shtetl Stephen Spielberg's family hail from. It has a history of Jewish settlement reaching back to the 17th century, but today there are no Jews there and almost no trace of the Jewish presence remains. The Jews of Sudilkov were renown for the tallits they made. "Talleisim...

Tzitzit Tucked In or Showing?

Although some Jews have a custom to wear their tzitzit tucked in to their pants, the origins of that custom remain somewhat obscure. The mitzvah is to see them and keep all of the mitzvahs in mind. Tzitzit Tucked in or Showing? Rabbi Eli Mansour notes that twice in his presentation of the laws of tzitzit...

The Wall is Wailing

by Rabbi Avi Shafran Neither facts nor logic have impeded champions of Nofrat Frenkel, the woman briefly detained by police at the Western Wall in November 2009. Needless to say, Ms. Frenkel's charge that she was unnecessarily manhandled by police should be responsibly investigated. Even a violator of the law has the right to be detained...