Must tefillin be written with the right hand, and are tefillin written with the left hand invalid?
Synopsis
The Mechaber rules tefillin must be written with the right hand even for an ambidextrous person. Tefillin written with the left hand are invalid if valid right-hand-written tefillin can be found. A left-handed person's left hand counts as their right.
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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?
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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?
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Must tefillin be written with black ink, and does writing even one letter in another color or in gold invalidate the tefillin?
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Must each letter in tefillin be completely surrounded by parchment and not touch another letter?
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How many lines must be scored (ruled) when writing tefillin, and may lead be used for scoring?
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On which side of the klaf (parchment) must tefillin be written, and what are the requirements for the type of parchment?
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Must the parchment be processed (tanned) with the specific intent (lishmah) of making it for tefillin, and what is the requirement for verbal declaration?
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