Why do some people have the custom to wind the Tefillin-Shel-Yad towards themselves, while others wind it away from themselves? What is the reason behind these two customs, and which sects of Judaism generally follow which method?
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It's pretty much a question of which eida you come from: Ashkenazim wind inwards, Sfaradim wind outwards. The link that @jake posted in comments illustrates this very nicely - it depends on which eida's minhag you use. (Sorry, I don't know the reasoning behind the different minhagim - though I find it likely that each do it that way, because thats the way they do it...) |
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