Like Torah scrolls, mezuzahs and tefillin are painstakingly handwritten by expert Jewish scribes, called sofers. Demand for the holy items has skyrocketed since the Oct. 7 terror attack in Israel, as Jews from all backgrounds seek out to do Jewish things. Scribes are scrambling to keep up with the demand. Photo: Eliyahu Papyra/Chabad.org.
War in Israel Drives International Demand for Mezuzahs and Tefillin
Over the decades, from his perch at Atara’s Judaica on Fairfax Avenue in Los Angeles, Rabbi Yosef Mishulovin has sold countless mezuzahs and pairs of tefillin. But the pace of those sales over the last four weeks has been unprecedented.
