Questions tagged [tefilin]
Also called "phylacteries": a religious object worn by Jewish men, usually during morning weekday prayers.
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Is the extra casing over tefillin required
On the tefillin shel yad, there is an outer black box that covers the actual tefillin box. Is this required?
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Broken teffilin box [closed]
If somebody’s plastic teffilin case is broken by being chipped into different pieces, but their straps are still in tact, do they need to put the whole thing in Geniza? Or should they have the box ...
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Connection between tefillin and Divine spousal relationship
We say "I will espouse You to me forever" when we put on tefillin. We have the romantic contrast between our tefillin, which express our love for Hashem, and Hashem's tefillin, which praises ...
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Mordechai wore golden tefillin?
While reading the Targum Rishon on Esther Here it seems to me that it is implying that Mordechai had worn tefillin of gold.
טוֹטְפָן דְמַקְבְּעִין בְּדַהֲבָא דְיָדְעִין
Is that halachically ...
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Wearing teffilin of different minhag
Are Sephardim allowed to wear ashkenazi teffilin or Ashkenazim allowed to wear Sephardic teffilin? If so, would they still make a berakha?
Could one purchase kosher teffilin of a different custom if ...
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Sefaradi Tefillin Hand Wrapping
I'm curious about the significance of the standard Sefaradi minhag of creating a daled on the hand with the tefillin retzuot in two sets of parallel lines? The Baghdadi/Hacham Ovadia method seems to ...
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Why is the box for the arm tefillin called yad?
The mitzva is to wrap the tefillin on the arm. So, why is the box for the arm tefillin called shel yad? (I think this is universal usage.) The word for arm is only 4 letters.
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Why is the Taz's position on tefillin parsha spacing controversial?
When writing tefillin, one should ideally leave a setumah gap between the parshiyot of shema and vehaya im shamoa.
Shulchan Aruch Orach Chaim 32:36 holds that this should be done following the opinion ...
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Serving Donuts at Hanachas Tefilin
Is there any source or sefer that mentions the origins of serving pastries in shul when a boy starts putting on tefilin?
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Tefilin and other prayer articles in a bathhouse
Is one allowed to bring Tefilin into a bathhouse or dressing room if he isn’t wearing them?
If not, what if he entered the dressing room while wearing them (which is allowed - OC 45:2), may he leave ...
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Removing tefillin, Uva Letziyon, and יהי רצון שנשמור חקיך
There used to be, according to Minhag Eretz Yisrael, a bracha that was said on removing tefillin: אשר קדשנו במצותיו וצונו לשמור חקיו. The Shulchan Aruch rules not to say it, and as far as I know, ...
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Two tefillin dispute: Rambam, Rashi and Rabbeinu Tam, what are we missing?
This dispute was back and forth many times.
But I would love to make some clarity and understand (really understand) how Rabbeinu Tam tefillin can be seriously accepted by Hasidic community as a sign ...
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Tefillin fund for bale teshuvah
I'm a baal teshuvah looking to purchase a pair of tefillin, any chance people may know where I may able able to purchase for a subsidized price by any chance? On a very tight budget!
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funds/gemachs for baalei teshuvah
Hey does anyone know of funds/gemachs for baalei teshuvah looking to purchase things such as tzitzis, tefillin, seforim etc? Maybe some baalei Chesed that may be able to help. If able to share would ...
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If someone doesn't have a head, should he still put on the hand tefillin (with a bracha)?
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There's a known discussion regarding if the hand and head tefillin are separate Mitzvos or the same. Some include each as a separate Mitzvah in the list of Mitzvos, others (I believe) include ...
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Sources for Teffilin (tefillin) being called a crown
I am looking for early sources of associating tefilin with a crown.
It is mentioned throughout kabalah that Tefillin is connected with the sefirah of Keser and is itself a crown which is worn on the ...
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When did the Meiri (and his community) wear tefillin?
The common practice today regarding tefillin is for them to be worn every ḥol day (give or take ḥol hamo'ed). Meiri on Brachot 14b describes various other practices, including one to which he ...
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Where is the source that Mordechai left the king's palace wearing teffilin?
I had seen written that Mordechai left the king's palace (Esther 8:15) wearing teffilin. Can someone help me locate this source?
In this Shiur, https://alldaf.org/p/116885 he mentions in the beginning ...
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Does one still fulfill the Mitzvah of Tzitzit even if one didn’t make a Bracha on it? [duplicate]
Is it true that a person still fulfills the Mitzvah of Tzitzit even if they don’t say the Bracha for it? And that would apply to other Mitzvot, such as Tefillin, correct?
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Can wearing big tefillin be seen as yuhara?
I am interested in getting 4x4 tefillin in order to have more mehudar parshiyot, but I'm worried about wearing them in a kehila where they wear smaller tefillin. I'm especially concerned about wearing ...
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Is there any mention to someone wearing tefillin in Tanach? [duplicate]
Aside from the passages in Shmah, are there any accounts discussing or of Jews wearing tefillin in tanach?
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Where is the Vilna Gaon's story of revealing his tefillin shel rosh in court?
Many people quote a story of the Vilna Gaon revealing his tefillin shel rosh when facing ridiculous charges in court. Where is the oldest known source for this story?
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What ksav were the tefillin of the GR"A (AKA Vilna Gaon)?
I had always thought the GR''A wore ksav Beis Yosef but I recently read on https://shulchanaruchharav.com/halacha/the-different-styles-of-script-used-in-stam-today-kesav-beis-yosef-arizal-vallish-...
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Which side of the bag holds each Tefilla?
Over on https://torah.org/learning/mishna-berura-s28/ paragraph MB7, the MB discusses on which side of the tefillin bag each tefilla is placed.
My question is, in what orientation is the bag held when ...
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Why do we recite the Shema when putting on tefillin (whether Rashi or Rabbein Tam) after the time of Shacharis?
I have read another Q&A, Why must one recite any scripture while donning Rabbe'inu Tam tephillin? I don't see how it answers my question.
When I put on Rabbeinu Tam tefillin after Shacharis, I ...
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Where do we put the taggin on letters besides שעטנ״ז ג״ץ?
There are different traditions as to on which letters to put the taggin (the crowns), but many old traditions include various specific letters that are not in שעטנ״ז ג״ץ (the letters that we generally ...
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Avoiding retzuot of tefillin (shel yad) from tangling while wrapping
I don't know if others have this same issue, but it happens to me often that while wrapping the רצוע of the תפלין של יד around my arm, that it gets tangled up and I need to straighten it every few ...
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Tefillin & Shabbos for a giyur lchumra? [closed]
Should someone’s whose yiddishkeit is questionable wear tefillin and keep Shabbos?
Should someone who’s in the process of conversion do so as well?
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Bar Mitzva בו ביום on Shabbes - when to start putting on Tefilin?
Multiple customs of when to start putting on tefilin exist, one of such being to start the day a boy turns 13. If that day occurs on Shabbes, are there any customs to begin putting on Tefillin on the ...
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Deeper reason for place where tefillin shel rosh is placed
Does anyone know the deeper reason to why we place the straps of the tefillin shel rosh in a spot where the amygdala is?
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How does Torah learning without working fit in to Jewish thought?
Recently I posted a question on the order of removal of tefillin. I am most grateful for the responses. I subsequently read in ETHICS FROM SINAI by Reb Irving M. Bunim Z”TL. Perek II, Mishnah 2 the ...
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Why do tefillin boxes have a hole on the bottom?
In the picture below, you see a grate-like engraving with holes on the bottom half.
Why are most (at least from the ones I've come across) tefillin boxes shaped like this (the grate-like structure)?
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Bringing Tefillin into Airport Bathroom [duplicate]
If I’m in an airport, traveling with my tefillin, and need the bathroom and have nowhere I can leave my tefillin (against airport rules to just leave them unattended and no one to leave them with), ...
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Tefillin on Yom Tov - P'shat and source for quote by Mishna Berura
The Mishna Berura 31:3 explains why we do not wear Tefillin on Y"T as follows;
ויו"ט ג"כ מיקרי אות דבפסח מצרים כתיב אות והוקשו כל מועדי ה' בפ' אמור
The Rishonim all give different ...
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When removing Tefillin, why do we start by taking off the finger, hand, and two windings of the forearm before removing the shel rosh?
When removing Tefillin, why do we start by taking off the finger, hand, and two windings of the forearm before removing the shel rosh? The shel yad needs to be on first and last. So why not simply ...
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Tefillin Straps Cracking DIY Paint Suggestions [duplicate]
What are acceptable materials to color tefilin straps with? I don't have Amazon or similar where I am.
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How long does it take for new Tefillin straps to become "worked in" (i.e. soft, compliant, etc)?
I just had to replace my "shel Rosh" Tefillin straps. Obviously they are stiff as can be! I forget how long it took for the last new strap I purchased to become soft and compliant. Does ...
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Cover the forehead when praying even if the head tefillo cannot be seen?
I observed someone praying shacharis who had covered with his tallis both his head and also his forehead down to his eyes.
I thought that the possuk Devorim 28 (10)
וראו כל עמי הארץ כי שם ה' נקרא ...
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Place to buy new tefillin [duplicate]
Could anyone recommend a place to buy new tefillin? I would be open to buying online or I live in the New York area, so also would be open to a store in the area.
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Source for laying tefillin each workday
It's obvious that there's a long tradition of putting on tefillin each morning that isn't Shabbos or YomTov but what's the source for this? Why each day? Before pekudei d'zmrah, after putting on ...
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Sliding tefillin into place
If one accidentally tightens his tefillin onto the wrong part of his arm, can he fulfill the mitzva by then sliding the tefillin into the correct place?
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A barmitzvah boy saying shehechiyanu on new tefillin when wearing them prior to barmitzvah
Following on from this question and assuming that you make the bracha of shehechiyanu on new tefillin...
If a barmitzvah boy has the custom to start wearing his tefillin early. So for example, in ...
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Does hair in front of the head create a chatziza issue with Tefillin Shel Rosh
I personally grow out my hair a bit in the front of my head. A chup I believe it’s called.
I’ve heard from different people that this is Halachically unacceptable as it presents a problem when wearing ...
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Evidence for rabbis wearing Tefilin all day
Is there historical, archeological, or written evidence for rabbis ever wearing Tefilin all day, outside Jewish sources?
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Tefillin shel yad- the first knot [duplicate]
I have a crimp in the first knot of my tfillin shel yad, the one directly on my upper tricep, the leather has bended into a crimp.
I don’t see how to avoid this crimp. For the tfillin we are ...
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How do you lay tefillin on an injured arm? [closed]
My husband injured his left shoulder and will require surgery. How will he lay tefillin?
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Authentic Q'laph for Tephilin [closed]
The Gemara describes a process for developing q'laph for tephilin. However, this tradition has been lost since then. Has there been any research on restoring the method of producing authentic q'laph? ...
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613 Mitzvos depend on another?
I've noticed the following phrase in a couple places in the siddur:
שֶׁתְּ֒הֵא חֲשׁוּבָה מִצְוַת _ לְפָנֶֽיךָ
כְּאִלּוּ קִיַּמְתִּֽיהָ בְּכָל פְּרָטֶֽיהָ וְדִקְדּוּקֶֽיהָ וְכַוָּנוֹתֶֽיהָ
וְתַרְיַ&...
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The origin of the word Teffilin
We know that the word תפילין appears nowhere in the Tanach. On the other hand, the only meaning of "תפילה" in Tanach is "a prayer" (see Sefaria search תפילה").
Seemingly, ...
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Is there any source for the chosson to wear tefillin at the chupah?
A friend of mine sent me a video clip from a wedding, showing the chosson and kallah under the chupah and the chosson is wearing his tallis and tefillin.
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