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## Ideally, Tefillin can be put on in the area where they will daven. But this might not be an option if there isn't time to put on Tefillin and daven Psukei Dzimra in that place before Barchu. | ## Ideally, Tefillin can be put on in the area where they will daven. But this might not be an option if there isn't time to put on Tefillin and daven Psukei Dzimra in that place before Barchu. | ||
## Tefillin can be put on at home and then one would walk with the Tefillin on to the Shul. One should be very careful to be cognizant of the Tefillin while one is walking.<ref>In general it is valuable to put on Tefillin at home and walk with them to shul (Shulchan Aruch 25:2, Yalkut Yosef 25:36). Yalkut Yosef 30:12 writes that if one is going to have to drive to shul it is better to put Tefillin on in Shul than at home and drive with them on since driving with them on is likely to cause a hesech hadaat from the tefillin, interruption of thought, and it is forbidden to have a hesech hadaat while wearing tefillin.</ref> Some say that a person shouldn't walk with tefillin on from one's house if the streets aren't clean or that there are non-Jews on the streets.<ref>Mishna Brurah 25:8. Piskei Teshuvot 25 fnt. 58 notes that today our streets are assumed to be clean but nonetheless the practice isn't to put on Tefillin at home and walk with them in the street to shul.</ref> | ## Tefillin can be put on at home and then one would walk with the Tefillin on to the Shul. One should be very careful to be cognizant of the Tefillin while one is walking.<ref>In general it is valuable to put on Tefillin at home and walk with them to shul (Shulchan Aruch 25:2, Yalkut Yosef 25:36). Yalkut Yosef 30:12 writes that if one is going to have to drive to shul it is better to put Tefillin on in Shul than at home and drive with them on since driving with them on is likely to cause a hesech hadaat from the tefillin, interruption of thought, and it is forbidden to have a hesech hadaat while wearing tefillin.</ref> Some say that a person shouldn't walk with tefillin on from one's house if the streets aren't clean or that there are non-Jews on the streets.<ref>Mishna Brurah 25:8. Piskei Teshuvot 25 fnt. 58 notes that today our streets are assumed to be clean but nonetheless the practice isn't to put on Tefillin at home and walk with them in the street to shul.</ref> | ||
## Another option is to say Psukei Dzimra at home with or without Tefillin and then come to shul without Tefillin and put it on between Psukei Dzimra and Barchu.<ref>Shulchan Aruch O.C. 53:3 writes that a person who just got their tallit shouldn't put it on between Psukei Dzimra and Yishtabach but rather between Yishtabach and Birchot Kriyat Shema. Mishna Brurah 53:6 cites the Eliya Rabba who says that the same is true of putting on Tefillin. Mishna Brurah 53:5 explains that it is acceptable to make the bracha upon wearing Tallit and Tefillin between the paragraphs of Psukei Dzimra but it shouldn't be said after one finishes Psukei Dzimra before Yishtabach.</ref> | ## Another option is to say Psukei Dzimra at home with or without Tefillin and then come to shul without Tefillin and put it on between Psukei Dzimra and Barchu.<ref>Shulchan Aruch O.C. 53:3 writes that a person who just got their tallit shouldn't put it on between Psukei Dzimra and Yishtabach but rather between Yishtabach and Birchot Kriyat Shema. Mishna Brurah 53:6 cites the Eliya Rabba who says that the same is true of putting on Tefillin. Mishna Brurah 53:5 explains that it is acceptable to make the bracha upon wearing Tallit and Tefillin between the paragraphs of Psukei Dzimra but it shouldn't be said after one finishes Psukei Dzimra before Yishtabach. [https://www.rinat.org/rabbi-adler-communications-during-coronavirus-pandemic.html?post_id=1054226 Rabbi Adler] writes that one should put tefillin on and off for psukei dzimra at home and then come to shul.</ref> | ||
#It is permitted to place the Tefillin inside of the Tefillin bag upon the ground but ideally one should put them on top of another plastic bag or another item. Even though it isn't a tefach off the ground it is fine since they are inside of a double wrapping.<ref> [https://www.yutorah.org/sidebar/lecture.cfm/958726/rabbi-aryeh-lebowitz/from-the-rabbi-s-desk-tefillin-at-outdoor-minyanim/ Rabbi Lebowitz on Tefillin in Outdoor Minyanim]</ref> | #It is permitted to place the Tefillin inside of the Tefillin bag upon the ground but ideally one should put them on top of another plastic bag or another item. Even though it isn't a tefach off the ground it is fine since they are inside of a double wrapping.<ref> [https://www.yutorah.org/sidebar/lecture.cfm/958726/rabbi-aryeh-lebowitz/from-the-rabbi-s-desk-tefillin-at-outdoor-minyanim/ Rabbi Lebowitz on Tefillin in Outdoor Minyanim]</ref> | ||
# Technically it is permitted to wear tefillin over gloves.<ref> [https://www.yutorah.org/sidebar/lecture.cfm/958726/rabbi-aryeh-lebowitz/from-the-rabbi-s-desk-tefillin-at-outdoor-minyanim/ Rabbi Lebowitz on Tefillin in Outdoor Minyanim] based on Rav Ovadia's teshuva that there's no chatzitza for the wrappings upon the hand.</ref> | # Technically it is permitted to wear tefillin over gloves.<ref> [https://www.yutorah.org/sidebar/lecture.cfm/958726/rabbi-aryeh-lebowitz/from-the-rabbi-s-desk-tefillin-at-outdoor-minyanim/ Rabbi Lebowitz on Tefillin in Outdoor Minyanim] based on Rav Ovadia's teshuva that there's no chatzitza for the wrappings upon the hand.</ref> | ||
===Kriyat Hatorah=== | ===Kriyat Hatorah=== | ||
# All the aliyot can be given to the baal koreh himself and then maftir is skipped.<ref>[https://www.theyeshivaworld.com/news/headlines-breaking-stories/1861564/the-new-safer-torah-shields-a-halachic-analysis.html Rabbi Hoffman] based on most rabbanim he spoke with as opposed to Rabbi Zilberstein who opted to giving the aliyot to brothers consecutively as opposed to the baal koreh repeatedly. [https://www.yutorah.org/sidebar/lecture.cfm/959095/rabbi-aryeh-lebowitz/ten-minute-halacha-father-and-son-receiving-consecutive-aliyos/ Rabbi Lebowitz] quoted Rav Schachter that the baal koreh should take all of the aliyot without brachot and not have others come get an aliyah because of the danger having people not social distancing. [https://www.torahanytime.com/#/lectures?v=113514 Rav Shraga Kallus (at the end)] agreed.</reF> | # All the aliyot can be given to the baal koreh himself and then maftir is skipped.<ref>[https://www.theyeshivaworld.com/news/headlines-breaking-stories/1861564/the-new-safer-torah-shields-a-halachic-analysis.html Rabbi Hoffman] based on most rabbanim he spoke with as opposed to Rabbi Zilberstein who opted to giving the aliyot to brothers consecutively as opposed to the baal koreh repeatedly. [https://www.yutorah.org/sidebar/lecture.cfm/959095/rabbi-aryeh-lebowitz/ten-minute-halacha-father-and-son-receiving-consecutive-aliyos/ Rabbi Lebowitz] quoted Rav Schachter that the baal koreh should take all of the aliyot without brachot and not have others come get an aliyah because of the danger having people not social distancing. [https://www.torahanytime.com/#/lectures?v=113514 Rav Shraga Kallus (at the end)] agreed.</reF> | ||
