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Tzitzit & Tefillin · Orach Chaim 25

When to Put On Tefillin

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Should one put on tallit before tefillin when both are available?

4 opinions across 2 eras

Tallit Before Tefillin

Must one place the tefillin bag below the tallit bag in a shared case to avoid encountering tefillin first?

3 opinions across 2 eras

Storage Order in Bag

Is it proper to walk to synagogue wearing both tzitzit and tefillin?

2 opinions

Walking to Synagogue Adorned

Should the Rosh's practice of interrupting morning blessings to don tefillin before 'Oter Yisrael' be followed?

1 opinions

Timing Within Morning Blessi…

Must one wear tefillin during Shema and the Amidah?

1 opinions

Tefillin During Prayer

What intention (kavanah) is required when putting on tefillin?

2 opinions across 2 eras

Required Intention

How many blessings are recited when putting on tefillin — one or two?

4 opinions across 2 eras

Number of Blessings

Should one recite 'Barukh Shem' after the second blessing on tefillin?

1 opinions

Barukh Shem After Second Ble…

If one touched the head tefillin first before putting on the arm tefillin, must he set it aside?

2 opinions

Arm Before Head — Encounteri…

How should the blessing 'l'haniach' be pronounced — with a kamatz or patach under the heh?

1 opinions

Pronunciation of L'Haniach

When must the blessing be recited relative to putting on the arm tefillin — before or after placing it?

1 opinions

Timing of Blessing — Over L'…

Is it forbidden to speak between putting on the arm tefillin and the head tefillin?

3 opinions across 2 eras

Speaking Between Arm and Hea…

May one answer Kaddish or Kedushah between putting on arm and head tefillin?

3 opinions across 2 eras

Answering Kedushah Between A…

When should one put on the head tefillin relative to winding the strap around the arm?

2 opinions

Head Tefillin Before Winding…

May one remove the head tefillin from the bag before putting on the arm tefillin?

3 opinions across 2 eras

Not Removing Head Tefillin B…

Should the arm tefillin be put on sitting or standing, and the head tefillin standing?

4 opinions across 2 eras

Sitting vs. Standing

Must a blessing be recited each time one puts on tefillin multiple times in a day?

2 opinions

Repeated Blessing When Donni…

Must a new blessing be recited if tefillin slipped from their proper place and were repositioned?

2 opinions

Blessing When Tefillin Slip …

Must a new blessing be recited if the knot of the arm tefillin broke at the very start of tightening?

1 opinions

Broken Knot at Start of Tigh…

If arm tefillin loosened before putting on head tefillin, must one recite a new blessing before retightening?

2 opinions

Loosened Arm Tefillin Before…

May one recite a blessing on borrowed tefillin? What about stolen tefillin?

3 opinions

Blessing on Borrowed or Stol…

When may tefillin be removed at the end of the morning prayers?

6 opinions

When to Remove Tefillin Afte…