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==Importance of Tefillin== | ==Importance of Tefillin== | ||
# One who is meticulous concerning the mitzvah of [[Tefillin]] and treats [[Tefillin]] appropriately according to | # One who is meticulous concerning the mitzvah of [[Tefillin]] and treats [[Tefillin]] appropriately according to its holiness, merits a long life in this world and a portion in the world to come. <ref> Kitzur Shulchan Aruch of Rav Rephael Baruch Toledano, siman 10, laws of the mitzvah of [[tefillin]], seif 1 </ref> | ||
# One who is meticulous regarding the mitzvah of [[Tefillin]] will not face the fire of gehinam and will have his iniquities forgiven. <ref> Kitzur Shulchan Aruch of Rav Rephael Baruch Toledano, siman 10, the reward for the mitzvah of [[tefillin]], seif 1 </ref> | # One who is meticulous regarding the mitzvah of [[Tefillin]] will not face the fire of gehinam and will have his iniquities forgiven. <ref> Kitzur Shulchan Aruch of Rav Rephael Baruch Toledano, siman 10, the reward for the mitzvah of [[tefillin]], seif 1 </ref> | ||
# One who is obligated but does not don [[Tefillin]] will not rise at the resurrection of the dead. <ref> Kitzur Shulchan Aruch of Rav Rephael Baruch Toledano, siman 10, the reward for the mitzvah of [[tefillin]], seif 3 </ref> | # One who is obligated but does not don [[Tefillin]] will not rise at the resurrection of the dead. <ref> Kitzur Shulchan Aruch of Rav Rephael Baruch Toledano, siman 10, the reward for the mitzvah of [[tefillin]], seif 3 </ref> | ||
==Proper State of Mind while Wearing Tefillin== | ==Proper State of Mind while Wearing Tefillin== | ||
# It is forbidden to laugh or come to lightheartedness while wearing [[Tefillin]] because it removes one’s concentration and focus from the [[Tefillin]]. <Ref> Chaye Adam 14:15 and Mishna Brurah 44:3 </ref> | # It is forbidden to laugh or come to lightheartedness while wearing [[Tefillin]] because it removes one’s concentration and focus from the [[Tefillin]]. <Ref> Chaye Adam 14:15 and Mishna Brurah 44:3 </ref> | ||
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# If one is not engaged in learning or praying and is still wearing the [[Tefillin]] one should occasionally touch one's [[Tefillin]] in order to keep one's attention focused on the [[Tefillin]]. <ref>Shulchan Aruch 28:1 writes that occasionally one should touch one's [[Tefillin]] in order to make sure that one's attention does not shift from thinking about the [[Tefillin]]. Mishna Brurah 28:2 writes that while one is praying one does not need to touch one's [[Tefillin]] for this purpose. Mishna Brurah 44:3 adds that the same is true while one is learning. </ref> One should touch one's [[Tefillin]] Shel Yad and then the [[Tefillin]] Shel Rosh. <ref>Shulchan Aruch 28:1. Mishna Brurah 28:3 explains that this order was chosen so that when one's hand (the one not wearing [[Tefillin]]) touches the [[Tefillin]] it does not pass over the closer mitzvah of touching the shel yad first. </ref> | # If one is not engaged in learning or praying and is still wearing the [[Tefillin]] one should occasionally touch one's [[Tefillin]] in order to keep one's attention focused on the [[Tefillin]]. <ref>Shulchan Aruch 28:1 writes that occasionally one should touch one's [[Tefillin]] in order to make sure that one's attention does not shift from thinking about the [[Tefillin]]. Mishna Brurah 28:2 writes that while one is praying one does not need to touch one's [[Tefillin]] for this purpose. Mishna Brurah 44:3 adds that the same is true while one is learning. </ref> One should touch one's [[Tefillin]] Shel Yad and then the [[Tefillin]] Shel Rosh. <ref>Shulchan Aruch 28:1. Mishna Brurah 28:3 explains that this order was chosen so that when one's hand (the one not wearing [[Tefillin]]) touches the [[Tefillin]] it does not pass over the closer mitzvah of touching the shel yad first. </ref> | ||
# Some people write the word [[Tefillin]] in front of them while they wear Tefillin, for example in their siddur, in order to maintain awareness of the [[Tefillin]] while wearing them. <ref> Ben Ish Chai Chayei Sara Halacha 17 because Menachot 36a says that one must have awareness of one's [[Tefillin]] as long as one wears them because of their great holiness. </ref> | # Some people write the word [[Tefillin]] in front of them while they wear Tefillin, for example in their siddur, in order to maintain awareness of the [[Tefillin]] while wearing them. <ref> Ben Ish Chai Chayei Sara Halacha 17 because Menachot 36a says that one must have awareness of one's [[Tefillin]] as long as one wears them because of their great holiness. </ref> | ||
# One may not have inappropriate thoughts about the opposite gender while wearing Tefillin.<ref> | # One may not have inappropriate thoughts about the opposite gender while wearing Tefillin.<ref>Shulchan Aruch 38:4</ref> If one cannot prevent oneself from thinking such thoughts one should not wear [[Tefillin]], but one should try one's best to think holy thoughts.<ref>Rama 38:4, Mishna Brurah 38:15</ref> | ||
==Sleeping while Wearing Tefillin== | ==Sleeping while Wearing Tefillin== | ||
# It is forbidden to go to sleep while wearing [[Tefillin]] unless one covered the [[Tefillin]] and is not with one’s wife. <Ref> S”A 44:1. Halacha Brurah 44:1 says that if you sleep for less than 54 seconds or if you simply rest your head in your lap, it is also permitted. </ref> One is permitted to sleep while one is holding [[Tefillin]] in a bag. <ref> Kaf Hachayim 44:7 </ref> | # It is forbidden to go to sleep while wearing [[Tefillin]] unless one covered the [[Tefillin]] and is not with one’s wife. <Ref> S”A 44:1. Halacha Brurah 44:1 says that if you sleep for less than 54 seconds or if you simply rest your head in your lap, it is also permitted. </ref> One is permitted to sleep while one is holding [[Tefillin]] in a bag. <ref> Kaf Hachayim 44:7 </ref> | ||
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# One must remove one's [[Tefillin]] before eating a fixed meal. <ref> Kitzur Shulchan Aruch of Rav Rephael Baruch Toledano (siman 10, who is valid to write [[tefillin]] and to buy from, seif 7).</ref> A [[Reference_of_Measurements_in_Halacha#KeBaytzah|kebaytzah]] or less of bread or [[mezonot]] is considered a snack for this halacha. <Ref> Mateh Yehudah quoted in Mishna Brurah, kaf hachaim 40:35 </ref> | # One must remove one's [[Tefillin]] before eating a fixed meal. <ref> Kitzur Shulchan Aruch of Rav Rephael Baruch Toledano (siman 10, who is valid to write [[tefillin]] and to buy from, seif 7).</ref> A [[Reference_of_Measurements_in_Halacha#KeBaytzah|kebaytzah]] or less of bread or [[mezonot]] is considered a snack for this halacha. <Ref> Mateh Yehudah quoted in Mishna Brurah, kaf hachaim 40:35 </ref> | ||
# Similarly, one should not drink more than a [[Reference_of_Measurements_in_Halacha#KeBaytzah|kebaytzah]] of intoxicating beverages. However, drinks that are not intoxicating, like coffee and tea, are permitted even if one drinks more than a [[Reference_of_Measurements_in_Halacha#KeBaytzah|kebaytzah]]. <Ref> Mateh Yehudah quoted in Mishna Brurah, kaf hachaim 40:35 </ref> | # Similarly, one should not drink more than a [[Reference_of_Measurements_in_Halacha#KeBaytzah|kebaytzah]] of intoxicating beverages. However, drinks that are not intoxicating, like coffee and tea, are permitted even if one drinks more than a [[Reference_of_Measurements_in_Halacha#KeBaytzah|kebaytzah]]. <Ref> Mateh Yehudah quoted in Mishna Brurah, kaf hachaim 40:35 </ref> | ||
==Going to the Bathroom Wearing Tefillin== | |||
# It is forbidden to go to the bathroom while wearing Tefillin even outside a bathroom.<ref> | |||
* The Gemara Brachot 23a establishes that it is forbidden to urinate in a bathroom while wearing Tefillin since one might come to relieve oneself or pass gas. Shulchan Aruch 43:1 codifies this. | |||
* The Gemara Brachot 23b has a Briatta that it is forbidden to urinate while holding Tefillin. The Rosh Brachot 3:28 concludes that outside a bathroom, where there is no concern that one will relieve himself, it is only forbidden to urinate standing holding Tefillin since some drops might get on the Tefillin. However, urinating standing while wearing Tefillin is permitted since there’s no concern of drops getting on the Tefillin. The Bet Yosef 43:1 quotes the Rambam Tefillin 4:18 who says that it is never permitted to urinate while wearing Tefillin. Shulchan Aruch concludes that one should be strict for the Rambam. Therefore, even urinating outside a bathroom one shouldn’t wear Tefillin.</ref> | |||
# One should remove the Tefillin 4 amot away from a bathroom.<ref>Gemara Brachot 23a. Even though the gemara distinguished between a temporary and permanent bathroom, the Tur and Rambam Tefillin 4:17 do not. Shulchan Aruch 43:4 codifies the Tur and Rambam.</ref> | |||
==Bringing Tefillin into a Bathroom== | |||
===In a Public Area=== | |||
# In a place where one can’t leave the tefillin outside the bathroom and also one is planning on wearing them after one comes out of the bathroom, if one is entering the bathroom even if one didn’t go in to relieve oneself one should wrap them the Tefillin and hold them in one’s clothing.<ref>Rabbi Meysha in Gemara Brachot 23a establishes that one can wrap the Tefillin and hold them in one’s right hand next to one’s heart while entering a bathroom to go to the bathroom. The Rambam Tefillin 4:17 adds that they should be wrapped in one’s clothing but the Bet Yosef 43:5 writes that the Mordechai implies that he just holds them in his hands. Shulchan Aruch 43:5 follows the Rambam. | |||
* The Bet Yosef 43:7 quotes the Rabbenu Yerucham who writes that entering a bathroom not to actually relieve oneself according to Tosfot it is permitted to enter with tefillin, while according to Rav Hai Goan it is an issue. The Bet Yosef quotes Rosh Tefillin no. 20 who clearly sides with Tosfot. Rama 43:5 writes that it is better to be strict for Rav Hai Goan. Magen Avraham 43:9 argues that there’s no dispute and certainly it is forbidden. Mishna Brurah 43:19 agrees.</ref> | |||
# In a place where one can’t leave the tefillin outside the bathroom, if one isn’t going to put on one’s Tefillin afterwards one should wrap them in a bag before entering the bathroom. If the bag is designated for the tefillin it is a covering as long as the pocket is at least one tefach, however, if the bag isn’t designated for the tefillin it is a covering even if it isn’t a tefach.<ref>Rabbi Yochanan in Gemara Brachot 23a states that if one isn’t going to wear tefillin after going to the bathroom he should wrap them in a bag before entering. Abaye explains that if the bag isn’t designated for the tefillin it is effective in any size but if it is designated then it has to be at least one tefach. Shulchan Aruch 43:6 codifies this as the halacha. Dirshu 43:19 clarifies that the implication of Shulchan Aruch and Mishna Brurah is that the bag needs to have a tefach before the tefillin are placed inside, even if they have less than a tefach of space after the tefillin are put inside.</ref> | |||
# If someone is in the airport and he needs to go to the bathroom if he can leave his tefillin with another Jew he should leave it with him outside the bathroom, but if not he should bring the tefillin to protect it.<ref>[http://www.yutorah.org/sidebar/lecture.cfm/891464/rabbi-hershel-schachter/berachos-53-23ab-4-amos-mezuzah-meachorei-hadeles-tefillin-in-beis-hakissei-hazmanah-tashmishei-kedushah/ Rav Schachter (Brachot Shiur 53 min 55-6)] based on Gemara Brachot 23a and Shulchan Aruch 43:6</ref> | |||
===In a Private House=== | |||
# If one in a protected area like one’s own house then one shouldn’t bring tefillin into the bathroom at all even if they’re covered. Rather one should leave them in another room.<Ref>The Sefer Hatrumah no. 213 cited by Bet Yosef 43:7 writes that the leniencies that the gemara has regarding bringing tefillin into the bathroom are only for a bathroom near the outdoors where leaving tefillin outside isn’t an option since the tefillin won’t be protected. However, an indoor bathroom where there’s an option to leave the tefillin in another room one should do so. Tur and Shulchan Aruch 43:7 codify this opinion.</ref> | |||
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