Putting On and Removing Tefillin: Difference between revisions

# If one only has one of the [[Tefillin]], either the one shel rosh or the one she yad, one should wear the one that one has and say the bracha. Similarly, if one of one's [[Tefillin]] are pasul one should still wear the other and recite the bracha on it. <ref> Kitzur Shulchan Aruch of Rav Rephael Baruch Toledano, siman 10, one who only has one tefila, seif 1 </ref>

# Before the strap of the arm [[Tefillin]] is tightened, the blessing of להניח תפילין is said. <ref> Shulchan Aruch 25:8 </ref> If someone forgot to recite the blessing before tightening the arm [[Tefillin]] one should still recite the bracha, even if one has already placed one's head [[Tefillin]]. <Ref> Kaf Hachayim 25:49 </ref>

# Upon placement of the head [[Tefillin]], Sephardic and Hasidic authorities are of the opinion that the blessing on laying the head [[Tefillin]] is not necessary and the one blessing on laying the arm [[Tefillin]] is sufficient. <ref> Shulchan Aruch 25:5 </ref> Ashkenazim do recite a second blessing of על מצות תפילין on the head [[Tefillin]], before tightening it around the head‏. <ref> Rama 25:5, Kitzur Shulchan Aruch of Rav Rephael Baruch Toledano, siman 10, laws of the donning of [[tefillin]], seif 3. Kaf Hachayim 25:40 writes that a Sephardi who hears the bracha on the [[Tefillin]] shel rosh is permitted to answer [[amen]] in his head. </ref>  It is also customary to add the phrase ברוך שם כבוד מלכותו לעולם וע‏ד because of the doubt as too the necessity of the bracha. <ref> Rama 25:5 </ref>