One of the challenges facing the consumer looking to purchase quality tefillin at a reasonable price is that an uncaring battim manufacturer can hide inferior work under an appealing paint job.
Rav Eliashiv: Tefillin Compartments Must Be Separated
March 5, 2009 “All yirei Shomayim who are uncertain whether their tefillin [are constructed] in accordance with halacha, should have them checked to ensure [that the four head compartments] are
Did the Jewish people always have battim that were gassos (gassot)?
Only with the advent of modern machinery were the battim machirs (battim makers) able to work with the thick leather which is used in battim. This leather comes from the