Question: Is it true that there should be at least one cm of retzuah sticking out from the end of the kesher of the tefillin shel yad (in length…
Question: Is it true that there should be at least one cm of retzuah sticking out from the end of the kesher of the tefillin shel yad (in length…
שאלה: האם התפלין בכיס צריכים להיות זה בצד זה, של יד בצד של ראש, או אפשר גם זה מעל זה, של יד מעל של ראש?
תשובה: המנהג בפועל זה בצד זה. ואין לשנות. מקורות: בשו״ע אדה״ז כח, ח ממג״א שם ד, שמהראוי הי׳ להניחן ש״ר מלמטה ועליו ש״י, אלא שאעפ״כ יש שנהגו זה…
We may use another’s tefilin if we do not have our own pair, since the halachah is, “Nicha lay l’inish layavid mitzvah bemamonay,” a person is glad when a…
Question: When tucking the retzuos of teffilin into the gartel (to keep them off the floor), does it matter if they are tucked straight or looped. In the looped…
Question: I heard that Kabbalisticlly it’s not good to cover the head Tefillin with ones Tallis. So what is one supposed to do for Birchas Kohanim when he’s supposed…
Question: https://asktherav.com/19086-tefillin-for-someone-who-has-an-urge-to-go-to-the-bathroom/ My question is if I need to use the bathroom, but I can hold myself in - is that considered a Guf Naki or not? The above…
מנהג חב”ד בקשר של תפילין של ראש
שאלה: יש לי שאלה על קשר תפלין של ראש הנפוץ בחב״ד הנראה כמו דל״ת, שהרי הב"י בסוף סי' לב מביא דעות מכמה ראשונים ויוצא מזה שהקשר בשל ראש מרובע.…
הנחת תפלין ליהודי עם צלם רח”ל
שאלה: נפגשתי לאחרונה עם יהודי, שלפני המלחמה מסרו אותו למנזר, וכך גדל כל ימיו, להיות כומר קתולי י"ה. הזמנתי אותו ל 770, ואולי הוא יסכים להניח תפלין (דבר שלא…
Question: Since it's my first time buying tefillin for my son, I have some questions: Is there a preference that the sofer be a married person as opposed to…
I've seen so many people doing this, yet I was never told to do this. Do I need to begin doing this? Answer: There are different customs between…
Question: More specifically: can a bochur who has only had his hanochos teffilin fix the "yud" of his teffilin shel yad kesher? Answer: A קטן is פסול to…
Q. Should I try to put tefillin with him on both arms? A. Yes. Q. Which arm would be optimal to put on tefillin with him (assuming he…
Sources: What is the source for being careful that the straps hanging from the Tefillin Shel Rosh should not flip over? Is it necessary to put them in one’s…
Question: If someone put on Tefillin before Alos Hashachar but Shema was said after Alos (and the tefillin were taken off before zman tefillin began); Must the person put…
He may. He may even put on kosher Tefillin if necessary, if he is in the process of giyur. Sources: ע״פ דין, הרי מותר גם לב״נ - ראה…
אותיות יוצאות מהשורה בתפילין
ב״ה כבוד הרה״ג הרה״ח וכו׳ וכו׳ מרא דאתרא חבר בד״צ דקראון הייטס הרב יוסף ישעי׳ שליט״א שלום וברכה מרובה. אחדשה״ט. הפרשיות האלו שייכים לבחור שנמצא בבית רפואה ויהיה שם…
Question: I can't hold in going to the bathroom for more than 72 minutes at a time. The issue is for ketanim specifically, as it’s a prostate issue. I…
Question continued: Is it an inyan in general or only when writing Hashem's name? Is a shower good enough, or it doesn't help since it is not good for…
Questions: I know that Shulchan Oruch allows one to have a snack while wearing Tefillin. We often have yahrtzeits in our minyan and after davening people say lechayim on…
Question: A patient in hospital semi-conscious with an open toilet in the room, no divider and no curtain. Do we put Tefillin on? with a Bracha? How about if…
Question: Just had my Tefillin checked by the Sofer who mentioned there were unusual larger spaces in some of the words. But he said they are kosher. But the…
The Alter Rebbe brings (25:8 and in siddur) that if the street is filthy, one should not walk in the street with tefillin. With big tefillin, it is difficult…
Question: If I had to interrupt (to say Kedusha for example) in between putting on Teffilin Shel Yad and Shel Rosh and therefore must say an additional Bracha, do…
האם תפילין הם מוקצה גמור בימינו?
מענה: דין התפלין ככלי שמלאכתו לאיסור שמותר לטלטלו לצורך גופו ומקומו, אלא אם כן במי שמקפיד מאד על התפלין ולא ישתמש בו לשום דבר. מקורות: ראה שו״ע אדה״ז…
Question: Sometimes on mivtzoim I meet a Jew who wants to put on tefillin, but he has a “chup” or a huge ponytail is there any point of putting…
