3,231
edits
Who Is Obligated to Wear Tefillin?: Difference between revisions
From Halachipedia
Who Is Obligated to Wear Tefillin? (view source)
Revision as of 21:07, 24 February 2014
, 24 February 2014→Who is obligated? Who is exempt?
| Line 9: | Line 9: | ||
* When developing new minhagim such as women wearing [[Tefillin]], [[Tzitzit]], or [[Kippah]], there is an obvious need to consult with a leading posek of the generation. It is a mistake to think that everyone who went to Yeshiva and knows how to find the right seforim, sometimes by searching online, should be able decide halacha. Real questions of minhag and halacha should be presented to a major posek, who deals with the difficult halachic questions of the generation. | * When developing new minhagim such as women wearing [[Tefillin]], [[Tzitzit]], or [[Kippah]], there is an obvious need to consult with a leading posek of the generation. It is a mistake to think that everyone who went to Yeshiva and knows how to find the right seforim, sometimes by searching online, should be able decide halacha. Real questions of minhag and halacha should be presented to a major posek, who deals with the difficult halachic questions of the generation. | ||
* Women wearing [[Tefillin]] is a symbol of the Conservative movement and it is crucial that the Orthodox community distinguishes itself. It is irrelevant to what extent woman can volunteer by the mitzvah of [[Tefillin]] because in our context, this is a clear symbol of the Conservative movement. As a precedent, Rav Soloveitchik absolutely forbad performing a Bat Mitzvah in the middle of [[davening]] similar to a [[Bar Mitzvah]], the way the Conservatives did. | * Women wearing [[Tefillin]] is a symbol of the Conservative movement and it is crucial that the Orthodox community distinguishes itself. It is irrelevant to what extent woman can volunteer by the mitzvah of [[Tefillin]] because in our context, this is a clear symbol of the Conservative movement. As a precedent, Rav Soloveitchik absolutely forbad performing a Bat Mitzvah in the middle of [[davening]] similar to a [[Bar Mitzvah]], the way the Conservatives did. | ||
* Additionally, see Rabbi Mansour on [http://www.dailyhalacha.com/displayRead.asp?readID=2641 dailyhalacha.com] on this topic who also writes clearly that women should not wear [[tefillin]]. see also Kaf Hachaim 38:9 </ref> | * Additionally, see Rabbi Mansour on [http://www.dailyhalacha.com/displayRead.asp?readID=2641 dailyhalacha.com] on this topic who also writes clearly that women should not wear [[tefillin]]. see also Kaf Hachaim 38:9 | ||
* see also Rabbi Moshe Feinstein (Sh"t Iggerot Moshe OC 4:49) where he opposes any attempt to allow women to wear [[tefillin]]. </ref> | |||
# One who is shirtless cannot wear [[tefillin]]. <ref> Kitzur S"A of Rav Rephael Baruch Toledano siman 10, who is obligated in [[tefillin]] and who is exempt, seif 2 </ref> | # One who is shirtless cannot wear [[tefillin]]. <ref> Kitzur S"A of Rav Rephael Baruch Toledano siman 10, who is obligated in [[tefillin]] and who is exempt, seif 2 </ref> | ||
# One who is unable to control his promiscuous thought is exempt from [[tefillin]]. <ref> Kitzur S"A of Rav Rephael Baruch Toledano, siman 10, who is obligated in [[tefillin]] and who is exempt, seif 5 </ref> | # One who is unable to control his promiscuous thought is exempt from [[tefillin]]. <ref> Kitzur S"A of Rav Rephael Baruch Toledano, siman 10, who is obligated in [[tefillin]] and who is exempt, seif 5 </ref> | ||
