ב"ה
Friday, 16 Iyyar, 5784
  |  May 24, 2024

Homeless Man Wanted To Make Sandals Out of Tefillin Straps

A group of Jews visiting from France were shocked to hear from a homeless man in Times Square that he planned to make himself sandals out of leather straps of a pair of Tefillin he found. Here's what the rabbi did. Full Story, Video

Thousands to Pack 770 for ‘Hour with the Rebbe’

Next Story »

Trump Unveils “Deal of Century”

Subscribe
Notify of
8 Comments
oldest
newest most voted
Inline Feedbacks
View all comments
B'H
January 28, 2020 12:13 pm

great story….but did any one offer to buy the homeless man the shoes he needed?

He did
Reply to  B'H
January 28, 2020 12:44 pm

25 bucks is enough for shoes

agreed what about the shoes?
Reply to  B'H
January 28, 2020 5:06 pm

I agree! I thought the story would end with the rabbi taking the homeless man to buy shoes or to feed him a meal, at least that is what would have happened in a classic chasidic tale. In fact, if this happened to the Berdichever, he might have said the whole reason the Tefillin got lost in the first place was to bring to his attention the plight of the needy man! Delighted the owner got his tefilln back, but there is a human element missing from this story!

Why don't you?
Reply to  B'H
January 28, 2020 7:32 pm

Have you ever given more than $25 in Times Square? I suggest you go to Manhattan and buy shoes for the next person who steals someone’s tefilin 😉

Be Prepared!
January 28, 2020 6:16 pm

Please please please put a card with your name and contact information in each of your tefilin bags. No one plans to misplace their tefilin.

Correction
January 28, 2020 7:16 pm

The Shliach is Rabbi Michel Mellul, son of Rabbi Chaim Mellul, both of Creteil.

Beautiful story
January 28, 2020 7:54 pm

Thanks for sharing! Beautiful story and the power of hashgacha pratis nowadays..

Wow
January 30, 2020 6:00 pm

The shliach is my uncle!

X