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…
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…
Preferably not. See also: https://asktherav.com/17434-covering-tefillin-or-arm-when-making-the-bracha-on-tefillin/ Sources: כן המנהג בכ״מ. ובכמה מאחרונים התנו כן להדיא בהיתר הכיסוי - ראה לדוגמא נמוקי הגרי״ב מכת״י בשו״ע הוצאת מכון ירושלים או״ח…
The widespread Chabad custom is not to. If the case usually worn on the tefillin has holes in it, it’s recommended to cover the Shel Yad with the sleeve.…
Start Time: The morning Shema can be said anytime from misheyakir, a time when one can recognize a friend, until three halachic hours in the day have passed. Both…
מענה: אכן יש מקום להחמיר, הן מחמת היסח הדעת, כמו שהזהירו בכמה מקומות לענין דברים בטלים בתפילין (שכמובן טעם זה שייך גם בתפילין דר"ת, ואולי ביתר שאת), והן מחמת…
Others have mentioned it to me. Is this a disgrace? Can I cut them a little bit? Answer: Tefilin straps shouldn't be dragged on the floor. One may…
Is this a Tefillin thing or Tzniyus thing? Where is such halacha found? (I don't remember learning about it when learning hilchos tefillin). Answer: It’s based on Kabalah.…
You should do Hatavas Chalom in the presence of three friends. For details about this process, see here: https://asktherav.com/4557-can-you-please-tell-me-exactly-how-to-do-hatavos-chalomos-and-does-it-must-be-with-3-women/ See here about dreams in general: https://asktherav.com/9542-i-had-a-couple-of-disturbing-dreams-that-i-was-doing-something-against-halacha-is-it-something-i-should-ignore-or-is-there-something-i-should-do-about-it/ Sources:…
Answer: You should put on your right arm but you should also continue putting on your left arm afterwards. Sources: וכהכרעת הצמח צדק בשו”ת או”ח סי’ ד סעיף…
Question: I am a Lefty, and I want to know what is the exact direction that the Yud of the Tefillin Shel Yad needs to Face, Should it be…
While it’s best to wear tefillin when saying Shema before davening, especially if one will be eating afterwards, one may say Shema without Tefilin as long as he will…
Question: The size of the yud kesher on my brother's tefillin bothers me because it's too long on one side and too short on the other (it's diagonal, it…
אם כבר הפסיק בין תש”י לתש”ר בדבר שמותר להפסיק, האם מותר לו עתה כבר להפסיק לשאר עניות?
בסידור אדה"ז כתוב שמותר להפסיק בין הנחת תפילין של יד לשל ראש בעניית דברים שמותר לאמרם בברכות ק"ש. ואח"כ יברך על של ראש. שאלה: אם הפסיק בין של יד…
Yes if there is no one else available. One should preferably use a Jewish woman. ראה שו"ת צי"א יג, ז. שבט הלוי א,ח. וראה גם לקו"ש ח"ט ע'…
שאלה: אני נוהג בל"נ להניח תפילין בבוקר ולקרות ק"ש קטנה, כדי לטעום לפני התפילה. אבל אינני מתפלל שחרית עד אחרי זמן. לפעמים שעה או שעתיים אח"כ. בשו"ע אדה"ז סימן…
Question: What is the meaning of the Middas Chassidus (שו"ע אדה"ז סי' כז ס"ק י"ט) to fast if the retzuos flip over? Does it mean even if it was…
Question: I accidentally made a Bracha on Rabbeinu Tam Tefilin thinking they were Rashi's tefillin. If I concluded davening in my Rabbeinu Tam Tefilin should I make another Bracha…
Question: When at the airport, what would be the right thing to do with my Tallis, Tefillin, Seforim and Food while going to the restroom? (In the past I…
Depending on time allowance: The Bracha on Tefillin, Hareini, Birchas Hatorah (Asher Bochar), Shma and Boruch Shem, V'ohavta, V’hoyo, Vayomer, Sheyiboneh, Ach Tzadikim. See also attached, edited by the…
If the hair obstructs the tefillin from sitting comfortably on the head, If there is hair from the sides of the head combed over the spot where the tefillin…
