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"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 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 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 | "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 | "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 | ||
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Revision as of 18:50, 8 July 2010
==Teffilin==
- One should put on Talit before Teffilin. [1]Even if the Talit is only obligated in Tzitzit Derabbanan it still takes precedence to the Teffilin. [2]
Torah Sources
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
