By seating the elders at the front of the synagogue, the entire congregation bestows honor upon the Torah and its Sages *

One must purchase tefillin and mezuzot from a God-fearing scribe who is expert in the laws of STa”M (Torah scrolls, tefillin, and

The Torah commanded every Jew to write for himself a Torah scroll * From the time that it was permitted to write

Tefillin are a sign for Israel—that is, a symbol and marker that expresses their very essence * The passages of the tefillin

As a general rule, it is forbidden to participate in a wedding that is not conducted in accordance with halakha * Without