Tag: Ritual items

Rabbi Lauren Tuchman writes "Why I Love Tefillin" and explores how all people can wear tefillin, based on her own experience.

Rabbi Lauren Tuchman February 6, 2024 Accessories for Prayer Every Day

How to Take Care of Your Lulav and Etrog. Lulavim and Etrogim, like all perishables, need to be kept in a cool place and treated ...

Rabbi Mordechai Rackover September 28, 2023 Holidays Lulav and Etrog

Shaking the Lulav and Etrog is a core ritual for Sukkot. This guide describes how to shake it and what blessing to recite.

Rabbi Alan Lucas, The Observant Life (Book) September 28, 2023 Holidays Lulav and Etrog

There were places where the tefillin were no longer black, but nearly see-through. What they needed was a good thick coat of paint.

Rabbi Cantor Hillary Chorny February 7, 2023 Accessories for Prayer Every Day

Tefillin, ritual black boxes used for prayer, are a powerful and physical way of connecting to God. Here's how to do it.

Rabbi Dr. Karen Reiss Medwed, The Observant Life (Book) January 25, 2023 Accessories for Prayer Blessings

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