Used Megillah For Sale: $450.00

This Megillah is about sixty years old. The writing is nice and for the most part strong and black, but there are some spots that are fading. I am selling it ‘as is’. I will not put time into fixing up the faded spots because that would necessitate raising the price. If you have $600 to spend you should go with a new megillah. This megillah is right for you if $450 is your limit. If you look closely you will see that somebody wrote in some of the cantillation marks. You will also notice that the last amud (column) was rewritten and sewn on.

 

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Wearing Watch While Wearing Tefillin

 

Is it permitted to wear a watch on the wrist while you are wearing tefillin? According to the basic halachah it is permitted, however it is a very positive thing to remove items such as watches. Reb Avraham Tzvi Wosner.

Tefillin Waves vs. Radio Waves

Reb Eliya Lopian ZT”L once asked a talmid if a radio works ithout being plugged in. The talmid answered, “Yes!” Next, Reb Eliya asked, “If a small crystal is missing, does it still work?” The talmid replied, “No!” Reb Eliya continued, “If so, why is it hard to believe that a box on our head can channel kedushah from shomyim (heaven) without any visible connection and it does not work if a letter is missing?”

Refund Policy

If for any reason you are not satisfied with something you bought from Rabbi Michaels, you will receive a full 100% refund (excluding shipping , custom orders, and orders that are returned in damaged condition). Even rolled up mezuzos and completed tefillin sets will be accepted for refunds.

Last sofer who checked these tefillin ruined the battim and the parshios!

I recently opened a set of tefillin to check the parshios. When I took out the first parsha of the shel rosh, I found several holes in the klaf. My first thought was, “Did I damage them while taking them out of the battim?” While it is possible to damage parshios while taking them out of the battim, it seemed to me remote that I would’nt have noticed that I was damaging them. I studied the holes for a long time. I questioned myself, “Five Holes, how could you make five holes?” I took some scraps of klaf and made some test holes so I could see how much force it would take to make five holes. My conclusion was that it would take much more force than I could possibly exerted without being aware of doing it. Could they have been like that all along? But then why didn’t the last sofer who worked on them notice such an obvious problem? I turned the problem over in my head again and again. The next morning my battim machir (battim repair specialist) called me on the phone. “Melech, the battim are posel! They have a hole in the compartment for the fist parsha.” I was trying to comprehend. After going over this new aspect to the story I was starting to get it. Apparently what happened was that the sofer who last checked these tefillin was drilling out the holes that are used to sew the battim together. This is done to clean out any leftover bits of giddim (thread made from the sinews of a cow’s ankle) and paint so that the needle will easily pass through the holes. Unfortunately the drill went off course, pierced the bayis, and went through the parsha five times! When my battim macher was cleaning out the holes, his drill bit followed the course of least resistance: through the path of the original hole that the last sofer made.

Both the parshios and the battim are now possel. For the past four years the customer has been wearing posel tefillin and has not properly fulfilled the mitzvah. He informed me that since he is S’faradi, he only makes one bracha on tefillin so he was not making a bracha l’vatala (a blessing in vain).

Several things that can be learned from this incident but perhaps the most important lesson is that even with the best intentions mistakes will happen. If a sofer tells you he has never messed up, find yourself a new sofer who is more honest with himself and with you. The thing is, when something happens, we have to be responsible enough to not just assume everything is OK. We have to find out how far the problem goes. In this case the sofer had to know he made a hole, because the hole was filled in and painted over. It didn’t get filled in and painted over by itself. I guess he just told himself, “It probably didn’t go through the parshios, and it probably doesn’t possel the battim”. I think you would agree, ‘probably’ doesn’t cut it when it comes to your tefillin, does it?

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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,

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