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How to Put On Tefillin

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Where on the arm must the shel yad (hand tefillin) be placed?

5 opinions across 2 eras

Placement Location on Arm

Is an amputee (gidem) who has an arm but no hand obligated to wear tefillin, and does he recite a blessing?

5 opinions across 3 eras

Obligation for Amputees

Must the yud-knot of the shel yad face the heart, and must it remain adjacent to the tefillin box?

3 opinions across 2 eras

Knot Orientation

How should the ma'abarta (passage-ring) and the box of the shel yad be oriented on the arm?

3 opinions across 2 eras

Orientation of Box and Ma'ab…

Is any interposition (chatzitzah) between the tefillin and skin disqualifying?

5 opinions across 2 eras

Interposition (Chatzitzah)

May a person prone to head ailments (nezilut) place the shel rosh on a thin hat rather than directly on his head?

4 opinions across 2 eras

Placement on Thin Hat for Me…

On which hand does a left-handed person (ittir) wear tefillin?

5 opinions across 2 eras

Left-Handed Person (Ittir)

May a person place tefillin when there is a wound at the placement site on the arm?

2 opinions across 2 eras

Wound at Placement Site

How many times should the strap of the shel yad be wrapped around the arm, and how should it be wrapped on the finger?

4 opinions

Wrapping Customs for Arm and…

What is the valid placement range for the shel rosh on the head?

4 opinions across 2 eras

Placement Location on Head

Where must the knot of the shel rosh be positioned, and what shape must it appear?

4 opinions across 2 eras

Knot Position and Shape

Must the black side of the tefillin straps (retzuot) face outward, and what is the consequence if they become reversed?

3 opinions across 2 eras

Black Side Orientation

What is the minimum required length of the shel rosh straps, and what happens if the straps fall below the minimum length or width?

3 opinions across 2 eras

Minimum Length and Width

Must the shel rosh be visible, and what is the rule for a student in the presence of his teacher?

3 opinions across 2 eras

Visibility and Student-Teach…