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Why Do We Wrap the Tefillin Strap Seven Times? Meaning and Customs
Why is the tefillin strap wrapped seven times? Explore the halachic sources, Sephardic and Ashkenazic customs, and spiritual meanings.
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What Really Belongs in Genizah?
PRACTICAL HALAKHA GUIDE Genizah for Mezuzot and Tefillin: What to Keep and What to Discard? Does an invalid mezuzah belong in genizah? What about its case? What should…
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What Time Can You Put On Tefillin? Earliest and Latest Times
PRACTICAL GUIDE · SEPHARDIC HALACHA What is the earliest time to put on Tefillin in the morning? Must you wait until sunrise? And if you forgot, until what…
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How to Wear Tefillin With an Arm Injury
By Daniel Malka, Sofer STaM | Sephardic Halachic Guide How should Tefillin be worn when there is an injury, bandage, splint, or cast on the arm? The answer…
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Does a Business or Office Need a Mezuzah?
By Daniel Malka, Certified Sofer STaM | Updated in 2026 The mitzvah of affixing a Mezuzah to the doors of one’s home is well known. Yet many people…
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Does an RV, Caravan or Mobile Home Need a Mezuzah?
By Daniel Malka, Certified Sofer STaM | Updated in 2026 Does your caravan, mobile home, campervan, or RV require a Mezuzah? A Sephardic halachic answer based on the…
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Why Are There So Many Disagreements in Halacha?
The Transmission of the Oral Torah Why are there disagreements in Halacha if the Oral Torah was faithfully transmitted from one generation to the next? The example of…
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Can Women Wear Tefillin? A Halachic Guide
The Halacha of Tefillin Are women required to wear Tefillin, and may they choose to wear them voluntarily? The answer requires distinguishing between three levels: the basic obligation,…
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Why Don’t We Wear Tefillin on Shabbat?
Tefillin and Shabbat Tefillin are a daily mitzvah of immense holiness. Yet we do not wear them on Shabbat or Yom Tov. Halacha goes even further and prohibits…
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Sofer Ink: The Sacred Dyo Used for Tefillin, Mezuzot and Torah Scrolls
When looking at a Sefer Torah, a pair of Tefillin, or handwritten Mezuzah scrolls, the eye is naturally drawn to the beauty and precision of the calligraphy. Yet…
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