Used Tefillin, New Battim

I currently have a set of used tefillin parshios which  I put into a new set of Peshutos Battim. I added a new set of retzuous, and the total cost is $275. If you look at the picture of new peshutos battim in my Used Tefillin Packages you will see what they look like. This set of tefillin is an excelent way to get a set of high quality used tefillin with the sharper look of new battim. If you are giving them as a present, this is the way to go.

New Tefillin Parshios

Tefillin Parshios written by Rabbi Dovid Shemborsky in K'sav Beis Yosef $1050

Tefillin Parshios written by Rabbi Daniel Melamed, Neve Yaakov, $400, K'sav Beis Yosef or Ari available

Tefillin Parshios written by Rabbi Chaim Levison, Neve Yaakov, $400 K'sav Beis Yosef and Ari available

Tefillin Parshios written by Rabbi Mordechai Yaakovzon, Neve Yaakov Israel, K'sav Beis Yosef $800

Tefillin Parshios written by Rabbi Avrum Berman, Brooklyn NY $550, K'sav Beis Yosef and Ari available

Tefillin Parshios written by Rabbi Aahron Berlin, Brooklyn NY, $1100 K'sav Ari

Tefillin Parshios written by Rabbi Steinberg, Israel, K'sav Beis Yosef $600

These S'faradi parshios are written by Rabbi Yaakov Menuka, a personal friend of mine, and a very trustworthy person. $375

At only $260 these parshios are a great buy if you are looking for a simple set of kosher tefillin. These parshios are mostly used for peshutos battim sets. Written by Rabbi Binyomin Mendelson.

Shipping Information

I am pleased to offer you years of experience when it comes shipping your orders to whatever location is convenient for you. Orders can be shipped to your home or workplaces, and can generally arrive exactly when you need them. Overnight shipping is available if you place your order early enough in the day (exactly how early will depend on the specific details of your order). Keep in mind that tefillin sets are generally put together on a semi-custom basis, so not all sets can go out same day. Although I try to keep my most popular sets ready to go at all times, sometimes I need more than one day to get an order out (See How Far In Advance Should I  Order Tefillin?). 

Shipping prices:

Tefillin and mezuzah packages can usually be sent Priority Mail for a fixed rate of between $6.00 and $10.00.  Large orders or overnite shipping may be more. UPS, DHL and FedEx are usually between $10 and $15.

Shipping prices are based on standard USPS, UPS, DHL, and FedEx rates. I don’t add any surcharges to their prices. Expect to pay more for overnight shipping,

Quality Mezuzos for Sale $38.00 845-290-2546

I carry all types (Beis Yosef, Ari, Sfaradi) and sizes (6cm, 7cm, 10cm, 12cm, and 15cm) of mezuzos for sale. My most popular mezuzos are my $38.00 mezuzah(written by Rabbi Yaakov Berg) and my $45.00 mezuzah. Take a look at figure 1 and You will notice that even in my $38 mezuzah that the writing is neat, and well spaced. These mezuzos are very high quality. They are 10 cm from top to bottom.  What you see in the picture is what I am sending you. I’m not showing you an example of an inexpensive mezuzah written by one person and then sending you a lesser quality mezuzah written by someone else (which I highly suspect is done by some sellers). I carry a full selection of cases as well. If you are looking to save money I recommend a standerd white case with gold trim for $2.00. I can usually ship them out the day you order them if you order in the morning. Shipping cost is $6.00 for Priority Mail. If you need faster service I can overnight them to you. I never charge more for shipping than the actual cost to me. If you order in the afternoon I will do my best to ship that day.   

Mezuzah Prices:

      Mezuzah A: $38.00 This is a 10cm mezuzah.

     Mezuzah B: $45.00 This is a 10cm mezuzah.

     Mezuzah C: $62.00 This is a 12cm mezuzah. It comes in both Beis Yosef and Ari.

     Mezuzah D: $85.00 This is a 15cm mezuzah. It comes in both Beis Yosef and Ari.

     Mezuzah E: $48.00 This is a 6cm or 7cm mezuzah. It is ideal if you have a very small case.

I am including the three most popular mezuzos here. There are many more mezuzos available. Call me with your needs and I will do my best to help you.

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Used Tefillin Packages

In the $220 sets the battim are old peshutos that I repainted. As you can see from the picture (fig. 1) they look clean and nice. The parshios are checked by me and computer scanned.

Fig. 1: A freshly painted set of used tefillin. Although this set was sold it looks typical of used peshutos that I repaint and sell.

Fig.2: A new set of peshutos tefillin. The paint is sharper than in the used tefillin.

Fig. 3: New Gassos

Ultra Double Black Retzuous

It took me a while to become convinced of the value of retzuous that were black on both sides. At first I thought it was a gimick. After a while I changed my mind for two reasons. Firstly I reasearched the halacha. I saw that the Rambam considers it a good thing if the back of the retzuzous are the same color as the battim. The Ohr Zeruah sides with this Rambam, as well as the Beis Yosef, the Darchei Moshe, and the Lishkas HaSofer (Reb Shlomo Gansfried). Secondly, I saw that many people who have regular retzuous are wearing posul tefillin. My Ultra Double Black Retzuou are dyed before they are painted so that even if some of the paint comes off, they will still be completly black. Take a look at the picture below. I purposely sanded the retzuah in such a way that had it not been an Ultra Double Black Retzuah it would have become posel, just like in my post entitled, Posel Retzuous. As you can see they are still black, and completly kosher. The price for a set (shel yad & shel ros) is between $85 and $125 depending on which quality leather  is used. These retzuous come with a letter certifying their kashrus. I can put on new retzuous while you wait, so if you are passing through Monsey, and you would like to have me evaluate your current retzuous, give me a call at 845-290-2546. Or if I am doing a Mezuzah House Call in your neighborhood, I can take a look while I’m working on your mezuzos.

Its still black even after I sanded the tip of the loop. This is one long lasting retzuah!

Does This Beam Need A Mezuzah?

When I went to this house to do a Mezuzah House Call I noticed that they had a mezuzah on this beam. Although I understood why they thought this spot needed a mezuzah, they were incorrect. Their thinking was: “Two beams, one on either side, and a beam on top, sounds like a doorway to us”. The reason it does not need a mezuzah is because these beams are not there to make a doorway, but rather to hold up the roof (לְהֲחְזָקָת תִקְרָה). Beams contribute to an obligation when they are there to create a doorway, not to hold up a roof. By the way, they mezuzah that they had here was very badly water-damaged, rendering it completely posel (invalid).

Asking a Child

Sometimes we are not sure if a letter is kosher. Since we know what it is supposed to be we cannot rely on our own judgment. In cases like this sometimes the halacha dictates that we ask a child who is neither a fool or a chochom (wise person). This means that the child should know how to read the letters but not understand what he is reading. In a case where there is a 50% chance that the child will read either one of two possibilities we can rely on his ‘psak’ (decision). If you look at the vov in the picture you will see that it is touching the lamed underneath. When we covered up the bottom part of the Lamed (which was necessary) the child read it as a nun. If the sofer would scrape away the part that was touching he would be turning a nun into a vov out of order, rendering the mezuza posel. By the way this would also be chok tochos (creating a letter by carving with a knife instead of by writing with ink).

The endakaf (kaf sofit) at the end of the line was read by my daughter as a raish, rendering the tefillin posel. The owner had been using them for over twenty years!

Father & Son Retzuah Painting Competition

My son Yehuda Zev Michaels thought he could paint retzuous faster and better (no brush marks, even, etc.) than his Abba (me) so I sugested a friendly comptetion. Even though I was willing to show him all my tricks before he started, feeling himself to be a true expert retzuah painter, he declined. Pictured  here is Abba on the left and Yehuda on the right, painting away. I’ll leave it to your imagination who won. Don’t worry, Yehuda, who is not yet Bar Mitzvah was only painting an old retzuah no longer in use.

If you are’n ready for a new set of retzuos and your old ones need to be refreshed and blackened, give me call. I can put a nice fresh coat of paint on them. You’ll notice the improvment as soon as you see them. If you want your retzuous painted call me a (or Yehuda) at 845-290-2546.

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