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'''==Teffilin==
Tefillin are a holy article made from animal hide used to for a important mitzvah. The Tefillin boxes house 4 parshiyot of the Torah written on animal hide. There is an obligation for men over the age of [[Bar Mitzvah]] to wear Tefillin daily.<ref>Rambam Sefer HaMitzvot (Aseh 12 and 13).</ref><br>
# One should put on Talit before Teffilin. <Ref>S”A 25:1 says that the Talit goes first because we want to increase in Kedusha from Talit to Teffilin. </ref>Even if the Talit is only obligated in Tzitzit Derabbanan it still takes precedence to the Teffilin. <Ref> Halacha Brurah 25:7. </ref>
Due to the size of these halachot, this page was split up into its relevant sections. See each page for the respective laws.


* [[Details About the Tefillin Boxes and Straps]]
* [[Putting On and Removing Tefillin]]
* [[Treating the Tefillin with Respect]]
* [[Rabbenu Tam Tefillin]]
* [[Who Is Obligated to Wear Tefillin?]]


== Torah Sources ==
* [[When to Wear Tefillin]]
The obligation of tefillin is mentioned four times in the Torah: twice when recalling the The Exodus from Egypt:
"And it shall be for a sign for you upon your hand, and for a memorial between your eyes, that the law of the LORD may be in your mouth; for with a strong hand did the LORD bring you out of Egypt."—Exodus 13:9
"And it shall be for a sign upon your hand, and as totafot between your eyes; for with a mighty hand did the LORD bring us forth out of Egypt."—Exodus 13:16
and twice in the 1st two paragraphs of Kriat Shema:
"And you shall bind them as a sign upon your arm, and they shall be as totafot between your eyes."—Deuteronomy 6:8
"You shall put these words of mine on your heart and on your soul; and you shall tie them for a sign upon your arm, and they shall be as totafot between your eyes."—Deuteronomy 11:18


==References==
==Sources==
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Latest revision as of 04:03, 7 April 2019

Tefillin are a holy article made from animal hide used to for a important mitzvah. The Tefillin boxes house 4 parshiyot of the Torah written on animal hide. There is an obligation for men over the age of Bar Mitzvah to wear Tefillin daily.[1]
Due to the size of these halachot, this page was split up into its relevant sections. See each page for the respective laws.

Sources

  1. Rambam Sefer HaMitzvot (Aseh 12 and 13).