I started making alternative tefillin out of ribbon, reclaimed materials, and heartfelt intention. Not because I wanted to reinvent Judaism — but because I wanted to stay in it. This is a place for people like me: queer, disabled, creative, questioning, craving connection but unwilling to pretend.
Here, you’ll find:
- Ready-made decorative tefillin that look nothing like the black boxes you grew up avoiding.
- Tattoo designs for those of you wanting to explore temporary or permanent ways of wrapping.
- Books & eBooks on how to create and reclaim tefillin as art, therapy, and resistance.
- A community of people wrapping their arms in thread and grief and glitter and memory — and calling it holy.
You don’t need to be religious, fluent in Hebrew, or approved by anyone’s rabbi. You just need the desire to create something sacred — and the guts to believe it counts.
Tifara Sheli means My Beauty.
Because your version of ritual is beautiful. And it belongs here.
Tifara Sheli 