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If I do not have my regular Teffilin one morning and need to borrow someone else's, but that person's Teffilin are different from mine, is that sufficient, or should I get a pair of Teffilin later on that day that conforms to my Teffilin?

Examples:

  • I wear Sefard Teffilin and one morning I use my friend's Teffilin who wears Ashkenaz, or vice versa.

  • I wear Sefard/Ashkenaz and I borrow Sefradi Teffilin.

  • I only have Rabbenu Taam Teffilin available in the morning.

  • I use Ksav Arizal and I wear Beis Yosef or vice versa.

In each of these cases do I require a second Bracha and or a Second placment?

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    simchashatorah, I hope you don't mind that I cleaned up your question a little bit. If you find any faults with it, naturally feel free to make changes. I used your original transliteration scheme, and I hope that I managed to bring out the points of your question clearly without losing any of what you intended.
    – Seth J
    Commented Jan 12, 2012 at 13:58
  • You should know there is a big argument as well about how to make parsha breaks between the different paragraphs. See SA OC 32:36 and MB there for three different opinions.
    – Double AA ♦
    Commented Jan 12, 2012 at 16:23
  • Thanx seth for cleaning it up I wish there would be some answers though
    – simchastorah
    Commented Jan 15, 2012 at 6:49

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Per Harav Ben Tziyon Abba Shaul Zatzal and per Rav Refael Hedya a Ashkenazi may put on Sefardi tefilin even L'Chatchila. A Sefardi may put on Chabad Tefilin since it follows the Shitas HaRambam. However a Sefardi should only put on Ashkenazi Tefilin when he has no choice and should not make a Bracha on them.

?האם מותר לאשכנזי להניח תפלין ספרדיות, ואם כן, האם זה בדיעבד? או אפילו לכתחילה

בן אשכנז רשאי להניח תפלין שנכתבו כמנהג בני ספרד, ולברך עליהן, ואפילו לכתחילה.

תפלין שנכתבו כמנהג רבנו זלמן (כמנהג חב"ד) רשאים גם בני ספרד להניח ולברך עליהן, כיוון שהן כמנהג הרמב"ם.

בני ספרד לא יניחו תפלין שנכתבו כמנהג אשכנז, ואם אין לו תפלין אחרות חוץ מתפלין כמנהג אשכנז - הוא רשאי להניח אותן אך ללא ברכה

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  • Who is Rav Refael Hedya? Is he a Sephardi?
    – Double AA ♦
    Commented Jan 12, 2012 at 16:21
  • HaRav Refael Hedya is the head of Yeshiva HaMekublim Bes Kail. beit-el.com
    – Gershon Gold
    Commented Jan 12, 2012 at 16:25
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    Haha I was about to bring this Teshuva from the Or Letzion. Very interesting.
    – Hacham Gabriel
    Commented Jan 13, 2012 at 1:20
  • I'm guessing he is assuming all non-Chabad Ashkenazi tefillin are written with the Taz-setumah. I'm not so confident that is true.
    – Double AA ♦
    Commented Dec 17, 2013 at 6:57
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If one puts on only Rabbeinu Tam tefilin, one has NOT fulfilled the mitzvah of tefillin, according to any contemporary posek.

(see, among others, Chida 1, 1:4)

If the tefillin you borrow has straps that have been threaded to wrap around the arm differently than your custom (some go over the arm towards the body, some away from the body), you may need to run an extra loop above the elbow, in order to get the strap going in the correct direction for your minhag, once you make the bracha and start wrapping below the elbow.

As msh210 and alex pointed out - when borrowing another's tefilin, check to ensure that the knot which affixes the strap to the bais (tefillin box) is on the right of the box.

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    What is this reference to the Chida? One of his books?
    – Hacham Gabriel
    Commented Jan 18, 2012 at 13:33
  • ...where "in" and "out" are over the arm. (Under the arm, you go the other way.)
    – msh210 ♦
    Commented Jan 18, 2012 at 16:02
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    I'm not too sure about this idea of borrowing the opposite-handed tefillin. The straps will go the right way, true, but the yud-knot will be on the wrong side (away from the body rather than close to it). So which consideration outweighs which?
    – Alex
    Commented Jan 18, 2012 at 16:37
  • @msh210 right. I originally was going to type "Ashekanzim who wear tefillin on their left arm wrap clockwise, whereas left-handers who wear tefillin on their right arm wrap counter-clockwise..." but it was all too wordy, so I went with 'in, out, away, towards'
    – user1095
    Commented Jan 18, 2012 at 16:43
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    Of course. I (and @msh210) are just questioning whether, if a person has to borrow opposite-minhag tefillin, it's better (as you say) to borrow opposite-arm ones so that the straps turn in the wearer's usual direction, or same-arm ones so that the yud is on the correct side.
    – Alex
    Commented Jan 18, 2012 at 16:54

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