A man related that when traveling abroad, he once forgot his bag at the airport, and with it, his tefillin. As soon as he realized he was missing his tefillin, he hurried to retrace his steps. But he was too late. The abandoned bag aroused the suspicion of the security personnel. They summoned the police, who detonated the satchel.
When the man discovered his demolished bag, his eyes filled with tears. But his cries of anguish were immediately converted to tears of joy as he discovered that his tefillin had remained intact. Everything else was destroyed beyond recognition. To corroborate his story, the man presented me with a picture of the complete tefillin.
- Distribution of tallit and tefillin to youth in Ashdod
This man merited an open miracle. Hashem saw how concerned he was for his tefillin, which demonstrate man’s connection with his Maker. He therefore performed this miracle for him, allowing the tefillin to stay whole in a way above the laws of nature.
