Putting On and Removing Tefillin: Difference between revisions
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# It is better when the Maavarta is placed above halfway between the elbow and armpit and not to have the main box of [[Tefillin]] be within 2 fingerbreadths of one’s elbow. <Ref>Piskei Teshuvot 27:1 quoting Shraga HaMeir 6:46 </ref> | # It is better when the Maavarta is placed above halfway between the elbow and armpit and not to have the main box of [[Tefillin]] be within 2 fingerbreadths of one’s elbow. <Ref>Piskei Teshuvot 27:1 quoting Shraga HaMeir 6:46 </ref> | ||
# Many authorities are lenient and do not believe a [[Netilat Yadayim]] is required if one touches the skin in the area where the [[Tefillin]] Shel Yad is placed or rubs one’s hair while putting on [[Tefillin]] shel rosh, <ref> Halichot Shlomo ([[Tefillah]] 4:3), Sh”t Shelmat Chaim 39-40, Kaf HaChaim 4:59 </ref> however, some are strict and would require one to wash. <Ref>Piskei Teshuvot 27:2 quoting Dinim Vehanahot LeChazon Ish 3:10 and Chelkat Yehoshua 6:7</ref> | # Many authorities are lenient and do not believe a [[Netilat Yadayim]] is required if one touches the skin in the area where the [[Tefillin]] Shel Yad is placed or rubs one’s hair while putting on [[Tefillin]] shel rosh, <ref> Halichot Shlomo ([[Tefillah]] 4:3), Sh”t Shelmat Chaim 39-40, Kaf HaChaim 4:59 </ref> however, some are strict and would require one to wash. <Ref>Piskei Teshuvot 27:2 quoting Dinim Vehanahot LeChazon Ish 3:10 and Chelkat Yehoshua 6:7</ref> | ||
# Nothing may interpose between the [[Tefillin]] or the | # Nothing may interpose between the [[Tefillin]] or the part of the straps necessary for tying it onto one's body and one's skin. However, in the area of the windings around one's arm and hand one may have an interposition.<Ref>Shulchan Aruch (Orach Chaim 27:4), Mishna Brurah 27:16 </ref> | ||
===Physical Separation/Chatzitza=== | ===Physical Separation/Chatzitza=== | ||
