Must the four Torah passages for tefillin be written in the order they appear in the Torah, and is tefillin written out of order invalid?
Synopsis
All major authorities agree the four passages must be written in their Torah order (Kadesh, V'haya ki yevi'acha, Shema, V'haya im shamo'a). Writing them out of order renders the tefillin invalid.
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Should the arm-tefillin passages be written before the head-tefillin passages, or does it not matter?
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Must the head-tefillin's four passages each be written on a separate parchment, while the arm-tefillin's four passages are written on a single parchment?
1 opinions
Must tefillin be written with black ink, and does writing even one letter in another color or in gold invalidate the tefillin?
2 opinions
Must each letter in tefillin be completely surrounded by parchment and not touch another letter?
2 opinions
Must tefillin be written with the right hand, and are tefillin written with the left hand invalid?
2 opinions
How many lines must be scored (ruled) when writing tefillin, and may lead be used for scoring?
3 opinions
On which side of the klaf (parchment) must tefillin be written, and what are the requirements for the type of parchment?
1 opinions
Must the parchment be processed (tanned) with the specific intent (lishmah) of making it for tefillin, and what is the requirement for verbal declaration?
1 opinions
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