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# The parchment must be made from the skin of a kosher type of animal or bird. <ref> S"A 32:12 </ref> | # The parchment must be made from the skin of a kosher type of animal or bird. <ref> S"A 32:12 </ref> | ||
# The passages must be written with intent that they it should be written for the Kedusha of Tefillin. <ref>S"A 32:19 </ref> | # The passages must be written with intent that they it should be written for the Kedusha of Tefillin. <ref>S"A 32:19 </ref> | ||
# The passages must be written with one's right hand if one is a right | # The passages must be written with one's right hand if one is a right-handed or ambidextrous, however, a left-handed person must write the passages with his left hand. <ref>S"A 32:5. See Mishna Brurah 32:18 who quotes the Pri Megadim that preferably one shouldn't have a sofer who writes with the right hand and does other activities with the left hand or the opposite. </ref> | ||
# The passages must be written with black ink. <ref>S"A 32:3 </ref> | # The passages must be written with black ink. <ref>S"A 32:3 </ref> | ||
# It's good to test out the pen before beginning to write a passage. <ref> S"A 32:22 </ref> | # It's good to test out the pen before beginning to write a passage. <ref> S"A 32:22 </ref> |