Should I Try Rabbeinu Tam Tefillin?

I notice a lot of people wearing this extra pair of tefillin in the mornings.

I know that these are reserved for the pious but I’m thinking that if I put them on, I might become pious.

Or I could just give up some sins?

Hmm, putting on the extra tefillin would be a lot easier.

Where else should I sort out these spiritual dilemmas than on Facebook?

Daniel posts: “Once you start that minhag, you can’t stop. Before you invest the hundreds of dollars for a pair of RTs, research it’s significance and necessity and ask yourself if you would put them on in a non-Chabad shul.”

Rabbi Rabbs posts: “Unless you follow Chabad, I think it would be more consistent to start R”Tam when you get married, as is the minhag of all Chasidic groups.”

About Luke Ford

I've written five books (see Amazon.com). My work has been covered in the New York Times, the Los Angeles Times, and on 60 Minutes. I teach Alexander Technique in Beverly Hills (Alexander90210.com).
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