They are worn even today by observant Jews as part of their morning prayers, one on the head and one on the arm. According to Jewish law, the tefillin cases should be colored black. However ...

NEW YORK (JTA) – Charles Smith tries to recall the last time he participated in the tefillin ritual as the rabbinical student wraps his arm. “It’s been a long time,” Smith says ...

He agrees, we do tefillin together, take a picture,” Farro said in an interview, using the Hebrew word for the small black boxes observant Jews bind to their head and arm on weekdays ...