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NEWS
Thousands Have Their Tefillin Checked; Significant
Percentage Found Posul
By Yechiel Sever
Following the publication of remarks in a letter by Maran
HaRav Eliashiv shlita, reading, "All yirei
Shomayim who are uncertain whether their tefillin
[are constructed] in accordance with halacha, should have
them checked to ensure [the four head compartments] are
separate and distinct," thousands have had their tefillin
checked, including talmidei chachomim who lay high-
quality tefillin crafted by top tefillin makers.
According to figures obtained by Yated Ne'eman in
Israel, a substantial portion were found to be posul,
causing shock and consternation among yirei'im. The
issue came to the fore following the publication of an
investigative report by Binyamin Rabinovitz in Yated
Ne'eman's Hebrew magazine section, stating thousands of
Jews every day fail to lay kosher tefillin.
HaRav Dovid Morgenstern wrote a detailed response on the
matter, and HaRav Eliashiv appended to the letter: "Since
according to the above a minority of tefillin housings
are not properly separated in an externally visible manner,
any yirei Shomayim who is uncertain should have his
tefillin checked to ensure they are distinct and
separate."
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