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== Halachot for the Scribe ==
== Halachot for the Scribe ==
*The passages must be written in order, and it is preferable to write those in the arm tefillin first (32:1).  
*The passages must be written in order, and it is preferable to write those in the arm tefillin first (32:1).  
*Those in the head tefillin are written on four separate pieces of parchment (32:14); those in the arm, on one piece (32:2).  
*Those in the head tefillin are written on four separate pieces of parchment and then placed into four compartments in the head tefillin(32:14), while those in the arm, on one piece (32:2).  
*The parchment must be made from the skin of a kosher type of animal or bird (32:12).
*The parchment must be made from the skin of a kosher type of animal or bird (32:12).
*The passages must be written with intent (32:19), with the right hand (see 32:5), in black ink (see 32:3), and the pen should be tested before writing (32:22). They must be written by a literate, religious adult male Jew (see 32:30;39:1).