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==When to Put on Tefillin== | ==When to Put on Tefillin== | ||
# The minhag is to put on [[Tefillin]] after having said [[Birchot HaShachar]] and [[Birchot HaTorah]] but preferably before the Shema in [[Korbanot]] and at least before Parshat HaTamid. <ref>Kaf HaChaim 25:3-4 </ref> | # The minhag is to put on [[Tefillin]] after having said [[Birchot HaShachar]] and [[Birchot HaTorah]] but preferably before the Shema in [[Korbanot]] and at least before Parshat HaTamid. <ref>Kaf HaChaim 25:3-4 </ref> | ||
# One may not put on [[Tefillin]] at night. <ref>Shulchan Aruch 30:2</ref> If one has not put on one's [[Tefillin]], one still may do so during the time of bein hashemashot even though generally it is forbidden to wear them at night, as long as one has not recited [[arvit]] it is permissible bedieved. <ref> Halichot Olam volume 1 page 29, Mishna Brurah 30:3 </ref> | # One may not put on [[Tefillin]] at night. <ref>Shulchan Aruch 30:2</ref> If one has not put on one's [[Tefillin]], one still may do so during the time of bein hashemashot even though generally it is forbidden to wear them at night, as long as one has not recited [[arvit]] it is permissible bedieved. <ref> Halichot Olam volume 1 page 29, Mishna Brurah 30:3 </ref> | ||
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# One may put on [[Tefillin]] during the day, but not during the night. <ref> Shulchan Aruch 30:2, Kitzur Shulchan Aruch of Rav Rephael Baruch Toledano, siman 10, the time for donning, seif 2 </ref> One may put them on in the morning from the time of [[MeSheyakir]]. <ref> Shulchan Aruch 30:1 </ref> | # One may put on [[Tefillin]] during the day, but not during the night. <ref> Shulchan Aruch 30:2, Kitzur Shulchan Aruch of Rav Rephael Baruch Toledano, siman 10, the time for donning, seif 2 </ref> One may put them on in the morning from the time of [[MeSheyakir]]. <ref> Shulchan Aruch 30:1 </ref> | ||
# Nowadays the prevailing custom is to lay them only during the weekday morning service. <ref> Shulchan Aruch Orach Chaim 37:2, Rambam Hilchot [[Tefillin]] 4:26 </ref> | # Nowadays the prevailing custom is to lay them only during the weekday morning service. <ref> Shulchan Aruch Orach Chaim 37:2, Rambam Hilchot [[Tefillin]] 4:26 </ref> | ||
# The minimum requirement is to have [[Tefillin]] on during [[Kriyat Shema]] and [[ | # The minimum requirement is to have [[Tefillin]] on during [[Kriyat Shema]] and [[Shmoneh Esrei]]. <ref> Shulchan Aruch 25:4, Kitzur Shulchan Aruch of Rav Rephael Baruch Toledano, siman 10, laws of the mitzvah of [[tefillin]], seif 16. The gemara in [[Berachot]] 14b says that if a person recites the morning Shema without [[Tefillin]] it is as if he is testifying falsely about himself when he says the pasuk that discusses the obligation to wear [[Tefillin]] since he is not fulfilling it. The Zohar 93b speaks highly of one who prays the amida wearing his [[Tefillin]]. </ref> | ||
# The problem with wearing them all day is the necessity to remove them when encountering an unclean place and the requirement to constantly be aware of the fact they are being worn. | # The problem with wearing them all day is the necessity to remove them when encountering an unclean place and the requirement to constantly be aware of the fact they are being worn. | ||
# If one has a choice between praying the Amida with the tzibbur or waiting for a pair of [[Tefillin]] one should wait for the [[Tefillin]] and pray alone unless due to waiting one would miss the time for praying. <ref> Magen Avraham 66:12, Kitzur Shulchan Aruch 10:22, Kaf Hachayim 25:28 </ref> | # If one has a choice between praying the Amida with the tzibbur or waiting for a pair of [[Tefillin]] one should wait for the [[Tefillin]] and pray alone unless due to waiting one would miss the time for praying. <ref> Magen Avraham 66:12, Kitzur Shulchan Aruch 10:22, Kaf Hachayim 25:28 </ref> | ||
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# Some have the minhag to touch their [[Tefillin]] when they say the following [[prayers]]: Oter Yisrael BeTifara ([[Tefillin]] shel rosh only), Ozer Yisrael BeGevura ([[Tefillin]] shel yad only), Kadesh Li Kol Bechor, at the words Yehe Kavod and Maasbeha Lechol Chay Ratzon in Hodu, Kadosh Kadosh Kadosh in Birkat Yotzer, Hashem Sifatay Tiftach, Hamivarech Et Amo BaShalom. <ref>Yalkut Yosef 28:2</ref> | # Some have the minhag to touch their [[Tefillin]] when they say the following [[prayers]]: Oter Yisrael BeTifara ([[Tefillin]] shel rosh only), Ozer Yisrael BeGevura ([[Tefillin]] shel yad only), Kadesh Li Kol Bechor, at the words Yehe Kavod and Maasbeha Lechol Chay Ratzon in Hodu, Kadosh Kadosh Kadosh in Birkat Yotzer, Hashem Sifatay Tiftach, Hamivarech Et Amo BaShalom. <ref>Yalkut Yosef 28:2</ref> | ||
# If it is after sunset but before tzet hakochavim and one has not yet put on [[Tefillin]], one still may do so. <ref> Magen Avraham 30:2. </ref> Once tzet hakochavim passes one may no longer do so. <ref> Shulchan Aruch 30:2, Sh"t Yabia Omer OC 7:7:5. </ref> | # If it is after sunset but before tzet hakochavim and one has not yet put on [[Tefillin]], one still may do so. <ref> Magen Avraham 30:2. </ref> Once tzet hakochavim passes one may no longer do so. <ref> Shulchan Aruch 30:2, Sh"t Yabia Omer OC 7:7:5. </ref> | ||
===Earliest Time=== | |||
# The earliest time to put on [[Tefillin]] is the time of [[MeSheyakir]]. <ref> Shulchan Aruch 30:1 </ref> | |||
# One who can't put on Tefillin from after Olot until Shekiya because of their work and would lose their job if they put on Tefillin during the day they can keep their job. Nonetheless they can put on Tefillin before Alot Hashachar in such an extenuating circumstance.<ref>Igrot Moshe OC 1:10. Rav Moshe Feinstein writes here that one who will lose more than one-fifth of his income by not accepting work that requires such early hours ought to put on Tefillin with a berakha, since it is not worth losing a positive commandment due to a rabbinic prohibition. In this situation, the reason for Chazal’s ruling does not apply since there should be no reason to be concerned that he will fall asleep.</ref> This can apply to other situations in which one would not be able to do so the rest of the day.<ref>Piskei Teshuvot 30:1. An example given is if one must undergo surgery and will not be able to fulfill the mitzvah later. One should not make a berakha before misheyakir in such situations.</ref> | |||
# One who needs to travel before alot hashachar should wait until the proper time to don Tefillin.<ref> Mishnah Berurah 30:14. While the Shulchan Arukh allows donning Tefillin before alot hashachar and making the berakha at misheyakir for one who needs to travel, this would only seem to apply when one is travelling by foot. However, as we tend to travel by vehicle, there is still a concern that one may fall asleep when sitting while wearing Tefillin. The Arukh Ha-Shulchan (OC 30:5) agrees with this view.</ref> | |||
# One who is in the army and going to be on duty all day from before Olot until after Shekiya according to some poskim he can put on Tefillin then without a bracha, but according to others he shouldn't put on Tefillin then.<ref>[https://he.wikisource.org/wiki/%D7%97%D7%91%D7%9C_%D7%A0%D7%97%D7%9C%D7%AA%D7%95_%D7%92_%D7%91 Chevel Nachalato 3:2] records a long discussion between Rav Yakov Epstein and Rav Avigdor Nevinsal whether a soldier who is on duty from before Olot until after Shekiya can put on Tefillin before olot. Rav Nevinsal held he could but shouldn't recite a bracha. He is based on Igrot Moshe 1:10 and would apply it even on a mass scale.</ref> | |||
==Tallit before Tefillin== | ==Tallit before Tefillin== | ||
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== Process of Putting Tefillin On== | == Process of Putting Tefillin On== | ||
# First one puts on the [[Tefillin]] of the arm before putting on the [[Tefillin]] of the head. <ref>Rashi Yoma 33b "Avurei" learns this from the concept of ein maavirin al hamitzvot. Tosfot there "avurei" questions this because the gemara Menachot 36a derives this from the pasuk (Devarim 6:8, see above) of [[Tefillin]], which mentions arm before head. Therefore Tosfot | # First one puts on the [[Tefillin]] of the arm before putting on the [[Tefillin]] of the head. <ref>Rashi Yoma 33b "Avurei" learns this from the concept of ein maavirin al hamitzvot. Tosfot there "avurei" questions this because the gemara Menachot 36a derives this from the pasuk (Devarim 6:8, see above) of [[Tefillin]], which mentions arm before head. Therefore Tosfot interpret the gemara in Yoma as referring to the placement of the [[Tefillin]] in the bag. Kitzur Shulchan Aruch of Rav Rephael Baruch Toledano, siman 10, laws of the donning of [[tefillin]], seif 18. Ben Ish Chai Vayera Halacha 6 says that this order has great kabbalistic significance as well. Chazon Ovadia Chelek 2 page 209 says that the order relates to the idea of naase vinishma (Shemot 24:7, that the Jews accepted to observe the commandments and only afterwards understand them) because the [[Tefillin]] shel yad represent our actions and the shel rosh represent our understanding </ref> Therefore one should be careful to arrange the [[Tefillin]] in the case so that one takes the [[Tefillin]] shel yad first. Furthermore, it is proper to keep the [[Tefillin]] shel rosh in one's bag or at least still wrapped until one is finished donning the [[Tefillin]] shel yad. <ref> Kitzur Shulchan Aruch of Rav Rephael Baruch Toledano, siman 10, laws of the donning of [[tefillin]], seif 20 </ref> | ||
# Right handed people wear the [[Tefillin]] on their left arm and left handed people place it on their right arm. Whether you are right handed or left handed is determined by which hand you write with. Someone who is completely ambidextrous should place it on the left arm. <ref> Shulchan Aruch 27:1, 27:6 based on gemara Menachot 37a. Halacha Brurah 27:21 writes that someone who writes with one hand and performs all other activities with another is considered praiseworthy if he places [[Tefillin]] on the other hand in addition, however without making a bracha on the second [[Tefillin]]. This is also the ruling of Rabbi Eli Mansour http://www.dailyhalacha.com/displayRead.asp?readID=1101 </ref> One who in the past performed all activities with his right hand but for whatever reason has lost use of it and now his left becomes stronger should place it on the right arm. <ref> Mishna Brurah 27:22 </ref> | # Right handed people wear the [[Tefillin]] on their left arm and left handed people place it on their right arm. Whether you are right handed or left handed is determined by which hand you write with. Someone who is completely ambidextrous should place it on the left arm. <ref> Shulchan Aruch 27:1, 27:6 based on gemara Menachot 37a. Halacha Brurah 27:21 writes that someone who writes with one hand and performs all other activities with another is considered praiseworthy if he places [[Tefillin]] on the other hand in addition, however without making a bracha on the second [[Tefillin]]. This is also the ruling of Rabbi Eli Mansour http://www.dailyhalacha.com/displayRead.asp?readID=1101 </ref> One who in the past performed all activities with his right hand but for whatever reason has lost use of it and now his left becomes stronger should place it on the right arm. <ref> Mishna Brurah 27:22 </ref> | ||
# Even if someone's heart is on the right side, a righty should still place Tefilin on the left arm.<ref>Halacha Brurah 27:4</ref> | |||
# The Sephardic minhag is to place the [[Tefillin]] shel yad while seated and the [[Tefillin]] shel rosh while standing, <ref> Kaf HaChaim 25:33, Sh"t Yechave Daat 4:36, Chesed La'alafim 25:4. </ref> and remain standing while wrapping the [[Tefillin]] around the hand. <ref> Kaf Hachayim 25:68, Chesed La'alafim 25:11, Kitzur Shulchan Aruch of Rav Rephael Baruch Toledano, siman 10, laws of the donning of [[tefillin]], seif 18 </ref> A Sephardi who prays in an Ashkenazic [[minyan]] should place his [[Tefillin]] according to Sephardic minhag. <ref> Sh"t Yechave Daat 4:36 </ref> | # The Sephardic minhag is to place the [[Tefillin]] shel yad while seated and the [[Tefillin]] shel rosh while standing, <ref> Kaf HaChaim 25:33, Sh"t Yechave Daat 4:36, Chesed La'alafim 25:4. </ref> and remain standing while wrapping the [[Tefillin]] around the hand. <ref> Kaf Hachayim 25:68, Chesed La'alafim 25:11, Kitzur Shulchan Aruch of Rav Rephael Baruch Toledano, siman 10, laws of the donning of [[tefillin]], seif 18 </ref> A Sephardi who prays in an Ashkenazic [[minyan]] should place his [[Tefillin]] according to Sephardic minhag. <ref> Sh"t Yechave Daat 4:36 </ref> | ||
# According to some poskim one may kiss one's [[Tefillin]] shel rosh when one takes them out of one's bag even though one should try not to interrupt between the [[Tefillin]] shel yad and shel, rosh since kissing it is giving it honor, it is permitted. <ref>Sh"t Rivivot Ephraim 1:27:1 </ref> | # According to some poskim one may kiss one's [[Tefillin]] shel rosh when one takes them out of one's bag even though one should try not to interrupt between the [[Tefillin]] shel yad and shel, rosh since kissing it is giving it honor, it is permitted. <ref>Sh"t Rivivot Ephraim 1:27:1 </ref> | ||
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# It is strictly forbidden to talk between the placement of the arm and head [[Tefillin]]. <ref> Shulchan Aruch 25:9 based on Gemara Menachot 36a, Kitzur Shulchan Aruch of Rav Rephael Baruch Toledano, siman 10:3. see also Gemara Sota 44b which informs us that for such a transgression an individual would return from the battlefield</ref> Furthermore, one should not answer [[Kaddish]] or [[Kedusha]] between putting on [[Tefillin]] shel yad and [[Tefillin]] shel rosh, yet one should pause to listen to [[Kaddish]] or [[Kedusha]].<ref>Shulchan Aruch 25:10, Kitzur Shulchan Aruch of Rav Rephael Baruch Toledano, siman 10, laws of the donning of [[tefillin]], seif 14 </ref> If one mistakenly answered, one does not recite a bracha on the head [[Tefillin]]. <ref> Kaf Hachayim 25:63-64, Kitzur Shulchan Aruch of Rav Rephael Baruch Toledano, siman 10, laws of the donning of [[tefillin]], seif 14 </ref> One should not answer "[[amen]]" to another's bracha between donning the [[Tefillin]] shel yad and [[Tefillin]] shel rosh. <ref> Kitzur Shulchan Aruch of Rav Rephael Baruch Toledano, siman 10, laws of the donning of [[tefillin]], seif 15 </ref> Nevertheless, if one accidentally answered "[[amen]]" to another's bracha, one does not make a bracha on the [[Tefillin]] shel rosh. <ref> Kitzur Shulchan Aruch of Rav Rephael Baruch Toledano, siman 10, laws of the donning of [[Tefillin]], seif 15 </ref> | # It is strictly forbidden to talk between the placement of the arm and head [[Tefillin]]. <ref> Shulchan Aruch 25:9 based on Gemara Menachot 36a, Kitzur Shulchan Aruch of Rav Rephael Baruch Toledano, siman 10:3. see also Gemara Sota 44b which informs us that for such a transgression an individual would return from the battlefield</ref> Furthermore, one should not answer [[Kaddish]] or [[Kedusha]] between putting on [[Tefillin]] shel yad and [[Tefillin]] shel rosh, yet one should pause to listen to [[Kaddish]] or [[Kedusha]].<ref>Shulchan Aruch 25:10, Kitzur Shulchan Aruch of Rav Rephael Baruch Toledano, siman 10, laws of the donning of [[tefillin]], seif 14 </ref> If one mistakenly answered, one does not recite a bracha on the head [[Tefillin]]. <ref> Kaf Hachayim 25:63-64, Kitzur Shulchan Aruch of Rav Rephael Baruch Toledano, siman 10, laws of the donning of [[tefillin]], seif 14 </ref> One should not answer "[[amen]]" to another's bracha between donning the [[Tefillin]] shel yad and [[Tefillin]] shel rosh. <ref> Kitzur Shulchan Aruch of Rav Rephael Baruch Toledano, siman 10, laws of the donning of [[tefillin]], seif 15 </ref> Nevertheless, if one accidentally answered "[[amen]]" to another's bracha, one does not make a bracha on the [[Tefillin]] shel rosh. <ref> Kitzur Shulchan Aruch of Rav Rephael Baruch Toledano, siman 10, laws of the donning of [[Tefillin]], seif 15 </ref> | ||
# However, if one spoke by mistake about things unrelated to the [[Tefillin]], one must recite the bracha of al mitzvat [[Tefillin]] as the Ashkenazim do. <ref> Shulchan Aruch 25:9, Kitzur Shulchan Aruch of Rav Rephael Baruch Toledano, siman 10, laws of the donning of [[tefillin]], seif 3 </ref> If one mistakenly spoke about things related to the [[Tefillin]] one need not recite another bracha. <ref> Shulchan Aruch 25:10 </ref> | # However, if one spoke by mistake about things unrelated to the [[Tefillin]], one must recite the bracha of al mitzvat [[Tefillin]] as the Ashkenazim do. <ref> Shulchan Aruch 25:9, Kitzur Shulchan Aruch of Rav Rephael Baruch Toledano, siman 10, laws of the donning of [[tefillin]], seif 3 </ref> If one mistakenly spoke about things related to the [[Tefillin]] one need not recite another bracha. <ref> Shulchan Aruch 25:10 </ref> | ||
# If one removes one's [[Tefillin]] in order to go to the bathroom one recites a new bracha upon putting them back on. <ref> Sh"t Yabia Omer 8:2 </ref> | # If one removes one's [[Tefillin]] in order to go to the bathroom one recites a new bracha upon putting them back on. <ref> Sh"t Yabia Omer 8:2, Yalkut Yosef 25:84 </ref> | ||
# It is prohibited to recite a bracha on stolen [[Tefillin]], including [[Tefillin]] that one bought from a thief. <ref> Kitzur Shulchan Aruch of Rav Rephael Baruch Toledano, siman 10, laws of the donning of [[tefillin]], seif 30 </ref> | # It is prohibited to recite a bracha on stolen [[Tefillin]], including [[Tefillin]] that one bought from a thief. <ref> Kitzur Shulchan Aruch of Rav Rephael Baruch Toledano, siman 10, laws of the donning of [[tefillin]], seif 30 </ref> | ||
# If one removes one's [[Tefillin]] and puts on a different pair, one recites a bracha upon donning the other pair. <ref> Kitzur Shulchan Aruch of Rav Rephael Baruch Toledano, siman 10, laws of the donning of [[Tefillin]], seif 23 </ref> | # If one removes one's [[Tefillin]] and puts on a different pair, one recites a bracha upon donning the other pair. <ref> Kitzur Shulchan Aruch of Rav Rephael Baruch Toledano, siman 10, laws of the donning of [[Tefillin]], seif 23 </ref> | ||
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==Where the Tefillin Are Placed== | ==Where the Tefillin Are Placed== | ||
# The arm [[Tefillin]] is placed on the biceps, | [[Image:Tefillin shel yad placement.png|200px|right]] | ||
# The arm [[Tefillin]] is placed on the biceps, below the halfway point of the bone between the elbow and armpit and on the elevated part of the flesh which is slightly above the elbow. <ref> Shulchan Aruch 27:1 writes that the Tefillin shel yad is placed on the bone between the elbow and armpit on the elevated part of the flesh. The Rama adds that it has to be below the halfway point on that bone. The Mishna Brurah 27:4 clarifies that it must be slightly above the elbow so that it is on the elevated part of the flesh. Halacha Brurah 27:3 agrees.</ref> After the bracha is said, the arm [[Tefillin]] is tightened, then wrapped around the arm seven times. The knot formation and arm binding differ considerably between different traditions. The Sephardic minhag is to wrap the seven times outward, away from the body while the Ashkenazi minhag is to wrap towards the body. <ref> Kaf Hachayim 25:67, Halacha Brurah 27:27 </ref> There is a custom to cover the arm [[Tefillin]] with the sleeve, in accordance with the verse "And they will be a sign to you...", i.e. to you and not to others. <ref> Ben Ish Chai Vayera 15 based on Shaar Hakavanot Derush 5 of [[Tefillin]] </ref> | |||
# Next, the head [[Tefillin]] is placed on top of the head, "between the eyes" but not lower than the hairline (or if balding, where one's hairline once was). <ref> Ben Ish Chai Chayei Sarah Halacha 1 </ref> The knot of the head [[Tefillin]] sits at the back of the head, upon the part of the occipital bone that protrudes just above the nape. <ref> Shulchan Aruch 27:10 </ref> The two straps of the head [[Tefillin]] are brought in front of the shoulders, with their blackened side facing outwards. <ref> Shulchan Aruch 27:11 </ref> | # Next, the head [[Tefillin]] is placed on top of the head, "between the eyes" but not lower than the hairline (or if balding, where one's hairline once was). <ref> Ben Ish Chai Chayei Sarah Halacha 1 </ref> The knot of the head [[Tefillin]] sits at the back of the head, upon the part of the occipital bone that protrudes just above the nape. <ref> Shulchan Aruch 27:10 </ref> The two straps of the head [[Tefillin]] are brought in front of the shoulders, with their blackened side facing outwards. <ref> Shulchan Aruch 27:11 </ref> | ||
==Removing the Tefillin== | ==Removing the Tefillin== | ||
# According to Ashkenazim, one should remove one's [[Tefillin]] standing, however, the Sephardic minhag is to remove the [[Tefillin]] shel yad sitting.<ref>Kitzur Shulchan Aruch 10:20, Rav Mordechai Eliyahu (comments on Kitzur 10:26)</ref> | # According to Ashkenazim, one should remove one's [[Tefillin]] standing, however, the Sephardic minhag is to remove the [[Tefillin]] shel yad sitting.<ref>Kitzur Shulchan Aruch 10:20, Rav Mordechai Eliyahu (comments on Kitzur 10:26)</ref> | ||
# The Ben Ish Chai says to remove [[Tefillin]] as follows: standing or sitting, first remove finger, hand, and two windings of forearm. Then stand to take off shel rosh and sit to take off rest of shel yad. <ref> Ben Ish Chai Chayei Sara: halacha | # The Ben Ish Chai says to remove [[Tefillin]] as follows: standing or sitting, first remove finger, hand, and two windings of forearm. Then stand to take off shel rosh and sit to take off rest of shel yad. <ref> Ben Ish Chai Chayei Sara: halacha 9. </ref> In contrast, Rav Rephael Baruch Toledano maintains that one should remove [[Tefillin]] in the following manner: remove [[Tefillin]] shel yad from hand and a little bit of one's arm and [[Tefillin]] shel rosh while standing, then wrap the [[Tefillin]] shel rosh and return it to its bag, afterwards sit down to remove the rest of the [[Tefillin]] shel yad and return it to its bag. <ref> Kitzur Shulchan Aruch of Rav Rephael Baruch Toledano, siman 10, laws of the donning of [[tefillin]], seif 38 </ref> | ||
# One should remove one's [[Tefillin]] shel rosh before one's [[Tefillin]] shel yad.<ref>Kitzur Shulchan Aruch 10:20</ref> | # One should remove one's [[Tefillin]] shel rosh before one's [[Tefillin]] shel yad.<ref>Kitzur Shulchan Aruch 10:20</ref> | ||
# One should not remove one's [[Tallit]] until one removed one's [[Tefillin]].<ref>Kitzur Shulchan Aruch 10:20</ref> | # One should not remove one's [[Tallit]] until one removed one's [[Tefillin]].<ref>Kitzur Shulchan Aruch 10:20</ref> | ||
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==Physical Separation/Chatzitza== | ==Physical Separation/Chatzitza== | ||
# One should ensure that there is no interposition between the [[Tefillin]] shel rosh and one's head or the [[Tefillin]] shel yad and one's arm. <ref> Bet Yosef 27:4 quotes a dispute between the | # One should ensure that there is no interposition between the [[Tefillin]] shel rosh and one's head or the [[Tefillin]] shel yad and one's arm. <ref> Bet Yosef 27:4 quotes a dispute between the Rosh (Hilchot [[Tefillin]] 18, Sh"t HaRosh 3:4) who says that that there may not be any interposition between the [[Tefillin]] shel rosh and one's head and the [[Tefillin]] shel yad and one's arm and the Rashba ([[Megillah]] 24b s.v. Sipah) who allows putting [[Tefillin]] on top of an interposition. [See the Sh"t HaRashba Sh"t 3:282 where at first he acknowledges the explanation of the Rosh but comments that this is the halacha lo lemaaseh and continues to elaborate on his own explanation until he concludes that his approach is the halacha.] Shulchan Aruch 27:4 rules like the Rosh. The Rama 27:4 says that this only applies for the batim (boxes) themselves and not the retzuot (straps) but Mishna Brurah 27:16 says that one should not be lenient in this. Shulchan Aruch 27:5 allows to be lenient if one needs to, for some medical reason and therefore needs a head covering, one may wear them above a thin hat. The Rama there says in that case one may however not say a bracha. </ref> | ||
# The following are considered items that separate between the [[Tefillin]] and one's body: loose dirt <ref> Mishna Brurah 27:14 </ref>, water in your hair <ref> Shaare [[Teshuva]] 27:6 says one should make sure to dry | # The following are considered items that separate between the [[Tefillin]] and one's body: loose dirt <ref> Mishna Brurah 27:14 </ref>, water in your hair <ref> Shaare [[Teshuva]] 27:6 says one should make sure to dry one's hair well if one wet it before putting on the [[Tefillin]], both because it could damage the [[Tefillin]], and because the water itself could be considered a separation.</ref>, a wig <ref> Mishna Brurah 27:16 </ref> a toupee <ref> Iggerot Moshe OC 4:40:18 says that if removing it in public would embarrass the person then he should put on [[Tefillin]] in private with a bracha without the toupee and then go to shul and put it on there over the toupee without a bracha. Hair that is transplanted is considered part of the head and is not a problem. see [http://www.dailyhalacha.com/displayRead.asp?readID=2233 Daily Halacha (by Rabbi Mansour)].</ref>, and long hair.<ref> Machatzit Hashekel 27 and Kitzur Shulchan Aruch 10:6 say that although short hair would not be a problem, excessively long hair could be. The Pri Megadim 27 says that hair which is not located in its place of growth but rather has been brushed across from another part of the head, constitutes a chatzitza in [[Tefillin]]. Mishna Brurah 27:14-15 agrees to this, and says that it also could be hard to keep the [[Tefillin]] lined up between the eyes and at the right height with long hair. Aruch Hashulchan 27:14 and Rav Ovadia (Yechave Daat 2:2(22)) hold that there is what to rely on regarding really long hair. The Aruch Hashulchan says only hair moved from another place would be problematic. </ref>. | ||
#Though it is not befitting for Bnei Torah to have long hair, it does not constitute a | #Though it is not befitting for Bnei Torah to have long hair, it does not constitute a chatzitzah for the [[Tefillin]] shel rosh <ref>Yechave Daat 2:2, based on a Sefek Sefeika: maybe the Halacha is like the Rosh (against Shulchan Aruch) that there is no Chatzitzah issue by [[Tefillin]] shel rosh, and, even if the Halacha is like the Rashba and not the Rosh, maybe hair is not a Chatzitzah, as it is Min beMino. Additionally, we do not find that the Poskim mentioned a Chatzitza issue for an Avel during Shloshim.</ref> | ||
# A wristwatch does not need to be removed. <ref> Sh"t Yechave Daat 3:2, Sh"t Yabia Omer 2:2 and Rav Ovadia writes that one who is stringent will be blessed. Emes liYaakov OC 27:note 31 says even though the Rama 27:4 based on the | # A wristwatch does not need to be removed. <ref> Sh"t Yechave Daat 3:2, Sh"t Yabia Omer 2:2 and Rav Ovadia writes that one who is stringent will be blessed. Emes liYaakov OC 27:note 31 says even though the Rama 27:4 based on the teshuva of the Rashba 1:827 says one does not need to worry about barriers except for between the skin and the boxes, that if one is accustomed to removing it one should continue doing so, as there are some poskim who are stringent on barriers on any part of the arm or head [[Tefillin]] </ref> | ||
# If one is unable to remove a bandage or a cast | # If one is unable to remove a bandage or a cast one should wear the [[Tefillin]] without a bracha. This only applies if the separation is between the body and the boxes, but if the separation is only with the straps the bracha should be recited as usual. <ref> Sh"t Yabia Omer OC 2:2 </ref> | ||
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