Can a child wear Tefilin? The Shulhan Aruch (O.H. 37:3) states that a father must purchase Tefilin for a minor […] Read More
Category: Tefillin
What Typefce is used in Tefilin? The typeface used by the Sephardic community, including in Morocco, for writing Torah scrolls, […] Read More
The previous Halacha mentioned that although the custom in Morocco was not to wear Tefilin of Rabbenu Tam because of the appearance […] Read More
The Gemara (Menahot 34b) discusses that the box of the Tefilin Shel Rosh and Shel Yad contain four compartments, each […] Read More
Can Ashkenazi Tefilin Be Worn By Sephardim? The box of the Tefilin contains four parchments, each with a different portion […] Read More
The Mitzvah of Tzitzit is only applicable in the daytime since the verse states “Uritem Oto” (lit. “and you shall […] Read More
The Shulhan Aruch (O.H. 28:2) says that when removing the Tefilin, the Tefilin Shel Rosh are removed first. This is […] Read More
The Geonim (Shu”t HaGeonim, Sha’are Teshuva, § 43) write that Yehoshua bin Nun composed the prayer of “Alenu Leshabe’ah” when […] Read More
The Shuhan Aruch (O.H. 37:1) writes that there is great reward for donning Tefilin, but that one who willingly does […] Read More
The Shulhan Aruch (O.H. 37:3) states that a father must purchase Tefilin for a minor who can control himself from […] Read More