Tefillin: Difference between revisions

# When there is a berit mila, one should keep his tefilin on until afterwards because the berit mila and tefilin are both an "ot." The mihag is that the sandak, mohel, and father of the son receiving the berit mila procedure keep their tefilin on. <ref> Kitzur S"A of Rav Rephael Baruch Toledano, siman 10, laws of the donning of tefilin, seif 37. </ref>

# The Ben Ish Chai says to remove tefillin as follows: standing or sitting 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 10. </ref> In contrast, Rav Rephael Baruch Toledano maintains that one should remove tefilin in the following manner: remove tefilin shel yad from hand and a littile bit of one's arm and tefilin shel rosh while standing, then wrap the tefilin shel rosh and return it to its bag, afterwards sit down to remove the rest of the tefilin shel yad and return it to its bag. <ref> Kitzur S"A of Rav Rephael Baruch Toledano, siman 10, laws of the donning of tefilin, seif 38 </ref>

# It is a nice practice to kiss the tefillin upon removing them. <ref> Shulchan Aruch 28:3</ref>

==Talit before Tefillin==