Sam Sokol is the Times of Israel's political correspondent. He was previously a reporter for the Jerusalem Post, Jewish Telegraphic Agency and Haaretz. He is the author of "Putin’s Hybrid War and the ...

The IDF apologized this evening (Monday) to a Haredi draft dodger who was arrested, and despite his family delivering tefillin to him, he was prevented from putting them on for several long hours.

Objective Lack of consensus on the definition of mental health has implications for research, policy and practice. This study aims to start an international, interdisciplinary and inclusive dialogue ...

A class by Rabbi Heschel Greenberg on the Rambam’s Mishneh Torah: Why does Rambam count tefillin shel rosh and tefillin shel yad as TWO separate mitzvot? Video A class by Rabbi Heschel Greenberg on ...

In June 1815, a young boy in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, digging in a field owned by local farmer Joseph Merrick made a strange discovery: a leather box with an attached strap. After a few days, ...

From the COLlive inbox: My son recently lost his Alter Rebbe’s ksav Tefillin while on Mivtzoim. Should I replace them with a high and lower-cost pairs? Full Story Recently, my son was returning to ...

When people speak about hiddur mitzvah, beautifying a mitzvah, they often think of a beautiful etrog, a decorative sukkah, or an elegant tallit. When it comes to STaM, meaning Torah scrolls, Tefillin, ...

There is a sentence in the Torah that has proven almost irresistibly generative—one of those lines that refuses to stay put on the page. “Bind these words as a sign upon your hand,” it commands, “and ...