Questions tagged [protective-casing]
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What type of case is best for a Megillah?
I have a century-old Megillah (Esther) that, B"H is in quite good shape. I'd like to buy a case for it. Obviously, I don't use the megillah often during most of the year. Around the beginning of ...
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Does a mezuzah require a case?
Several websites that I have researched say that a mezuzah parchment must be protected from dampness and at least should be have a plastic film on the outside, i.e. it can not be completely inserted ...
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Can one sleep in a room with a tefillin bag/tefillin in the room?
Can a person sleep in a room with their tefillin bag? Does it matter that the tefillin is in the tefillin bag?
Also, if the answer is no, what can one do on Friday night, if one finds out that ...
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Opening a matza box on Shabbos?
I have heard that in order to open a matza box on Shabbat one must tear the box in a destructive manner so it can't be used again. However, since once the matzos are finished the box is thrown out is ...
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Mezuzah Case Materials?
I am looking into buying and installing Mezuzot on and in my home. I am wondering about the different materials available for the case, as I do not want to the outdoor mezuzot scrolls to go bad. Any ...
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Custom Tallis and Tefillin Bag makers
As some of you may know, I was in Israel for awhile. While I was there, I decided to look for a set of bags with a nesiyat kapayim design (hands in the position used for duchaning, similar to this) on ...
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Why do we cover a Sefer Torah with a talis when traveling? [duplicate]
There's a widespread custom to cover a Sefer Torah with a talis when travelling.
Has this custom been mentioned in halachic literature? Why is this done?
The closest I found was Shulchan Aruch, YD ...
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Replacing a lost cover for a tefillin shel yad
My tefillin shel yad had a cover that could slip on and off but the cover is lost and needs replacement. Is there a way I can determine the size so I can ask for a replacement? Are there standard ...
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What is the purpose of the plastic casing on the shel yad? [duplicate]
On every pair of tefilin, as far as I know, there's a plastic casing that sits on shel yad, even as it is worn.
What is the purpose of it?
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Why do plastic bags and not fuselages protect against impurity?
In a picture on this article, we see a kohen who has enclosed himself in a plastic bag so as to avoid becoming impure as a result of flying over a cemetery. Why is it that a pressurized fuselage does ...
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If I want to keep a bentcher in my pocket wrapped, can I use a clear sandwich bag?
I carry a mincha/maariv bentcher in my pocket, and I keep it wrapped in a paper covering in case I walk into the bathroom. (I know that some hold that bathrooms today don't need a double covering, but ...
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Moving Sefer Torah with Tallis (source?)
Often times, when someone will move a Sefer Torah from one place to another, on top of what the Sefer Torah is already normally covered with, he will put an additional covering of a Tallis-Gadol. ...
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What qualities are necessary in a halachic wrapping?
There are occasions, e.g. a mezuza in a sometimes-unbecoming environment, in which we're required to cover a holy object with one or two wrappings to separate it from various environmental elements. ...
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Is there any restriction on what constitutes a mezuzah case?
A friend would like to make a mezuzah case for me, but has never made one before. Are there any restrictions on its construction or design?
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Why does the Tefilin Shel Yad have a protective cover?
When you purchase Tefilin, the Tefilin Shel Yad has a protective cover. Why? Is it Halachically necessary?
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Can you recommend an alternative outer talit bag?
I need to replace my outer talit bag - the one that most people have as a brittle, transparent, zippered bag with gold piping (e.g.). I am tired of having these bags break on me, and I don't have a ...
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