Question: After davening Shachris I like to learn Mikra or Mishna with my Tefillin. But if I keep my Tallis on, I get hot and the distraction harms my learning…. Read more »
Category: Tefillin
Forgot to have kavanah on tzitzis and hefsek for shel Rosh
Question: If someone forgot to have in mind to be yotzeih his bracha for his tzitzis when he made his bracha on his talles, does he have to make a… Read more »
Tefilin and Shema
Question: If one misses the zman for Kriyat Shema and Shachreit and doesn’t put on Tefilin and therefore in the afternoon decides to say Shema with Tefilin, May they do… Read more »
May retzuos of tefillin touch the ground?
Question: I would think that retzuos cannot touch the ground since they are tashmishei kedusha. But I see nearly everyone not being careful about this. The only source I can… Read more »
Touching up paint on shel rosh and shel yad tefillin. How many declarations?
Question: If one wants to touch up both the tefillin shel rosh and tefillin shel yad. Does he vae to recite L’shem Kedushas Tefillin once for both pairs or twice… Read more »
Tefillin straps black on both sides
Question: What are advantages and disadvantages of Tefillin straps black on both sides? Answer: Before answering your question, it should be noted that I am not coming to say what… Read more »
Hard to put tefillin on my arm
Question: I am left handed which means I use my left hand to place my tefilin on my right arm… I had surgery on my left hand which is bandaged… Read more »
New bracha after taking tefillin off for bathroom
Question: If you took your tefillin off to use the bathroom, do you need to make the two brachos again before putting them back on? Answer: It depends on why… Read more »
Saying all four Parshios when wearing Tefillin
Question: Hi. While I know there is the common minhag to say the two parshios right after you put on your tefillin, do they have to be said right then… Read more »
Tefillin
Question: Question: Hi. I know that there is a din that the Tefillin shel rosh must be behind the hairline, but does that mean that all of the shel rosh… Read more »
Place of Tefillin Shel Rosh regarding ones hairline
Question: Hi. I know that there is a din that the Tefillin shel rosh must be behind the hairline, but does that mean that all of the shel rosh must… Read more »
Goyim Using tefilin
Question: BS”D Can goyim wear Tefilin? Answer: Technically they can however it is only under certain conditions, and in general it shouldn’t be done. Sources: Rambam Hilchos Melachim 10-10 and… Read more »
Cover for Tefillin
Question: BS”D I bought a tefilin and it came without the plastic protective caps, it disqualifies somehow my tefilin Answer: Congratulations on your new tefillin. The tefillin are kosher and… Read more »
Tefilin Hand
Question: This is a question re my son who is getting Tefilin now for his BM iyH I am unsure if he is considered left or right handed. He writes… Read more »
Passing gas while wearing tefillin
Question: I know that one is not allowed to pass gas while wearing tefillin. What are the parameters of this din? If one is wearing tefillin and senses the urge… Read more »
MAVARTA CUTS ON TEFILLIN BLACk
Question: DO MAVARTA CUTS on tefillin need to be blacken in? Answer: In Piskei Teshuvos 32 ftnt. 463 he brings from Zichron Eliyahu chap. 20 that the cuts should be… Read more »
tefillin
Question: When I take off my tefilin shel rosh, I very often notice a significant amount of dandruff (white specks) on the retzuos and sometimes on the box itself. Do… Read more »
Chofetz Chaim Tefillin Minhag
Question: Is it known how the Chofetz Chaim wrapped Tefillin? I.e., the type of knot used, how many times on bicep, and how he wrapped on the fingers/hand? Answer: In… Read more »
Covering Shel Yad Tefillin
Question: Dear Rabbi, Does one need to cover the shel yad tefillin with his sleeve from jacket/tallit as well as the protective box? I see lots of people who do… Read more »
make one blessing on teflin after leaving the bathroom
Question: Kvod Harav Shlita in the end of Tefillin after Bathroom You said that “Some write that those who usually make two blessings on tefillin should only make one blessing… Read more »
Tefillin becoming loose
Question: I am a BT from an Ashkenaz family that practiced conservative Judaism. I have tied Tefillin according to the Chabad custom most of my life because that’s where I… Read more »
Tefillin Bag Material
Question: Is there any requirement regarding the type of material a tefillin bag (or tallis bag) can be made from? Can leather be used and if so, does it matter… Read more »
TEFILLIN IN LUGGAGE AIRPORT BATHROOM
Question: Hi, I travel a lot for work and have no one to watch my carry-on luggage when I go to the bathroom. Am I allowed to bring luggage in… Read more »
Fallen tefillin
Question: Hi Rabbi, This morning, I dropped my tefillin from about waist height with the the plastic covering to the floor. I immediately picked it up and kissed it. In… Read more »
Tefilin Chatzitzah
Question: I recently got stitches on my head which is covered with a band aid. Thus, the Band aid is slightly Chotzetz between the Retzuah and the skin. 1#. Do… Read more »
Shin on Tefillin Shel Rosh
Question: Is there a din regarding the amount that the shin must be embossed above the bayis? One of the lines on the shin got chipped, so if you were… Read more »
Accidently passed gass with tefillin
Question: What can I do to rectify this? Thank you Answer: First of all say to H-shem that you are sorry that this happened. After that, look if there is… Read more »
Which arm for tefillin?
Question: I use my right hand for tasks that involve precise control such as writing. However, my left hand and foot are used for most sports, since they are more… Read more »
No Tefillin
Question: What do I do if I don’t have Tefillin and can’t borrow someone else’s or get them Answer: You should do whatever you can to get tefiilin. If you… Read more »
righty putting tefilin on right arm
Question: What if a right-handed person is in the hospital and has bandages on his left arm- can he put his Shel Yad on his right arm? Answer: He may… Read more »
Tefillin with iv tubes
Question: How should one put on the arm tefillin if a bunch of iv tubes are attached Answer: The main part of the arm that the tefillin has to be… Read more »
How can I find out where is the upper limit for placing the tefillin shel rosh?
Question: How can I find out where makom shemocho shel tinok rofeis is with regard to the upper limit of the tefillin shel rosh? Answer: The Tur writes that makom… Read more »
Checking tefillin if they were left in the heat
Question: I am super paranoid of tefillin checking. I checked my tefillin after I just got it and they said the writings inside were of lower quality than what I paid… Read more »
Discussing arms for tefillin use
Question: Dear Rabbi, Are there instances why a man may put his tefillin on over his right arm rather than his left? Curious if this has come up. Medical studies… Read more »
Minhagim for Baal Teshuva
Question: About a year ago I walked into a Chabad house, with no intention to become a Lubavitcher, but to become more observant. Ever since then I got Chabad tefillin… Read more »
Checking Teffilin to make sure that they are black
Question: Does a person have to keep checking his ritzuas and battim to make sure their black or his he יוצא as long as פרשיות are כשר Answer: A person… Read more »
plastic tefilin/tallis bag – considered a 2nd cover?
Question: When traveling and tefillin must be taken into the airport/terminal bathroom, we need a cover within a cover. Is the clear plastic bag, whose purpose it is to protect… Read more »
Type of Tefillin that I should continue wearing
Question: I grew up with custom of Chabad style tefillin in Chabad family, and I later went off the derech for a few years and stopped wearing tefillin; I became… Read more »
Tefillin that fell inside their case
Question: A pair of (special) Tefillin that were wrapped in their plastic cases inside their pouch, which was inside a larger pouch which altogether was inside a carrying case (kis… Read more »
No Taggin on the Shins on my Tefillin
Question: If my tefillin shel rosh doesn’t have taggin (crowns) on the two shins, are they still kosher? Answer: Yes they are still kosher, even if the shin of the… Read more »
Long hair- Chatzitza for Tefillin
Question: Please help me clarify these questions regarding long hair for men, as they pertain to chatzitza for tefillin. I saw a different question on the site regarding long hair… Read more »
Gel in hair- chatzitza for tefillin?
Question: I put gel in my hair in the morning to keep my hair in shape— is that a chatzitza for my tefillin (shel rosh)? By the time I put… Read more »
Painting teffilin LESHMA
Question: I just read that if you painted teffilin not leshma you have to repaint it,but I colored so many different spots and not sure if I did leshma every… Read more »
Tefillin after Tefilla
Question: After an individual has Mekayem the Mitzva of Tefillin by Tefillat Shachrit, is there an issue to wear only one Tefilla (either Yad or Rosh) afterwards to learn, etc..,… Read more »
My talis knocked another guys teffilan wrapped up on the floor is it a bad sign
Question: My talis knocked another guys teffilan wrapped up on the floor is it a bad sign Answer: According to some opinions you should give a little bit of money… Read more »
Tefillin for ostomates?
Question: What about people with stomas from colorectal cancers, Crohn’s disease, diverticuliitis, etc? In these cases, the stoma, or ostomy (intestine protruding through the abdominal wall instead of being attached… Read more »
BM boy trusted for himself when he says he’s a gadol?
Question: I read the excellent piece https://dinonline.org/2015/11/23/bar-mitzvah-maturity-of-body-or-mind/ While a child over 13 without being checked or without facial hair can’t be motzee others in a Torah mitzvah or write tefillin,… Read more »
tefiilin
Question: Bchvod Harav, I put beard oil in my beard (and I realized also that there was some on my lips) and I kissed my retzuos afterwards im scared that… Read more »
Wearing tefillin at night.
Question: M”B brings from Pri Megadim that one cannot take off his tefillin in front of his rebbi when it’s approaching nightfall, before the rebbi takes off his own tefillin,… Read more »
If the yud is not touching the tefillin
Question: If one wore tefilin without the yud touching the bayis, has he fulfilled the mitzvah or must he re-wear them? Answer: He doesn’t have to put them on again,… Read more »