Specifically, am I allowed to place it in my Rashi bag with the actual tefilin? Answer: While there is room to permit keeping an airtag in the tefillin…
Specifically, am I allowed to place it in my Rashi bag with the actual tefilin? Answer: While there is room to permit keeping an airtag in the tefillin…
Generally, Maaser money cannot be used for obligatory Mitzvos or causes but may be used for Hiddur Mitzvos in certain cases. Subsequently, if the checking is being done because…
Question: I got these רצועות a year or two ago. There is a film peeling off at the end where it straps around my hand, the film is clear…
The four compartments that make up the batim (the boxes which house the parchment) of the Tefillin Shel Rosh (which are placed on the head) are molded to form a perfect square. However,…
האם ילד מתחת לגיל בר מצווה יכול להניח לאנשים תפילין ב’מבצע תפילין’?
אין בכך שום חשש. והאיש שמניחים לו מברך. אבל צריך ליזהר שאם פותחים תמיד את הקשר של התפלין של יד, שהקטן לא יהדק אותו מחדש. ראה כאן: https://asktherav.com/16086-can-a-boy-who-is-under-bar-mitzvah-make-a-kesher-for-tefillin/ מקורות:…
האם אמרינן תעשה ולא מן העשוי בקשר של תפילין לאחר בדיקתו?
שאלה: אני עושה הגהות של תפילין, אך אינני מפרק את הקשרים של תפילין של ראש ושל יד - אלא מיד לאחר פתיחת הבית עם הסכין - אני מוציא את…
Question: I recently was writing a pair of tefillin shel yad rabbeinu tam, and parshas vehaya im shamoya became possul. After looking into it, I learned that I could…
Question: What’s the din with putting tefillin on someone not wearing a shirt? I was once told that you shouldn’t put tefillin on someone not wearing shoes or socks,…
Not appropriate. Sources: אף שבמה שמשתלשל אינו מעיקר המצוה - היינו לענין הזהירות שלא יתהפכו. והרי זהירים שלא יגררו על הקרקע. וראה כאן: https://asktherav.com/4315-hebrew-tefillin-straps-touching-the-floor/ ולהעיר מתוס׳ ד״ה כאלישע…
Question: When putting on tefillin, do you have to make sure to tuck in the strap on the hand before putting on shel rosh (since that is part of…
Question: How tight does the tefillin shel yad's strap needs to be? Is it true that there is not allowed to be any space between the loop and the…
Question: I know all the teffilin Needs to be on the korcha. I am wondering however, if the bottom of the teffilin are in the right place and it is…
It is a Bizayon to the Tefillin. Therefore, you should do whatever you can to make sure that they would not put on the Tefillin. However, you should put…
Question: The retzuah by the kesher shel yad, many times gets pinched and squeezed (especially inside the kesher). Is this okay if it still has the right width if…
Tefillin. כפס״ד הרמ״א תרפז, ב. מג״א סוסי׳ תרפז. וכן נקטו רוה״פ. ודלא כט״ז שם. ותפלין לרוב הראשונים היא מ״ע מה״ת בכ״י. וכ״מ בשבועות כה, ב. וראה תשוה״ג שע״ת…
If yes, is it a problem if the person has a catheter (to urinate)? Answer: Yes, but for one moment only. Sources: לכאורה יש לדון מדין גוף…
Yes. The catheter should be covered. ראה אג"ק כ"ק אד"ש ח"ט ע' קכג וקפב. וש"נ. וראה בציץ אליעזר חלק ח תשובה א. וראה אצלנו: https://asktherav.com/8356-asher-yatzar-catheter/ https://asktherav.com/475-tefillin-on-a-patient-with-a-toilet-in-the-hospital-room/ …
Question: 1. Do I put them on someone else and do I have him make a brocha on it? If no, is it forbidden, or just "no need" because it's…
Question: I am a sofer and while dealing with someone’s Tefillin, the Parshas vayidabar of rashi and r"t was mixed, and the only siman would be that the parshiyos…
Question: I had my mivtzoyim pair of tefillin (which I wore initially for a year) checked this year, and a ‘psul’ was found in a ‘ק’, connecting the two…
