Elliott Weintraub, an alumnus of Chabad Student Center in Albany, NY, broke records this morning when he donned tefillin at the South Pole with the extreme temperatures of -36° and a wind chill of -66°.
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Elliott Weintraub, an alumnus of Chabad Student Center in Albany, NY, broke records this morning when he donned tefillin at the South Pole with the extreme temperatures of -36° and a wind chill of -66°.
This is not recommended by health professionals and isn’t a wise thing to do. At these freezing temperatures, serious harm can be caused when exposed to the extreme temperatures even for a minute.
If you look at the picture the teffilin shel rosh is completely off from the correct location and lav davka it’s considered that he is wearing teffilin shel rosh and biclal it’s very important for Mivtzoyim because many times you see teffilin selfies and the shel rosh and sometimes even the shel yad is in the wrong location so it’s important to be careful
Such extreme weather can be detrimental to the Tefillin. Consult your Sofer whether it needs a Bedika.