So Long, ‘Amulet.’ Hello, ‘Phylactery.’ The Met Museum Has Updated That Tefillin Description.
Some on Twitter had argued that ‘amulet’ wasn’t accurate.
Some on Twitter had argued that ‘amulet’ wasn’t accurate.
The museum hasn’t publicly commented on the matter.
Growing up, at my Conservative religious school in White Plains, New York, I didn’t win any awards in Tefillah or Torah study.
Kirk Douglas, born Issur Danielovitch, the son of an immigrant Russian-Jewish ragpicker, marked his 98th birthday on Dec. 9 by launching his 11th book.
I was disappointed to read Rob Eshman’s last column (“Why We Write,” March 7). I will so miss it during the time you are away. It’s the first thing I read in the Journal.
Tefillin — phylacteries — have become a source of contention in the Modern Orthodox world. Female high-schoolers, on both coasts of the United States, are seeking rabbinic permission to adorn tefillin publicly while participating in morning prayers.
As almost every Jew knows by now, according to major reports on American Jewry — such as the most recent and most highly regarded Pew report — Orthodoxy is growing, while Conservative and Reform Judaism are shrinking.
Every other morning, Army Capt. Nathan Brooks wakes up between 4 and 4:30 a.m. to go for a three-mile run before the intense heat of the Afghan desert sets in.