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	==Getting Tefillin Checked==		==Getting Tefillin Checked==
	# Even though one is not obligated, it is praiseworthy to have one's [[Tefillin]] checked every year, particularly during the month of [[Elul]] and the aseret yimei teshuva.<ref> Sh"t Yechave Daat 1:49, http://www.dailyhalacha.com/displayRead.asp?readID=356 </ref>		# Tefillin that a person wears regularly does not need to be checked. Once it is established as kosher it remains kosher.<ref>Shulchan Aruch O.C. 39:10</ref>
	# ~~It is proper to check one's Tefillin to make sure that they are still valid~~ twice every seven years. ~~However, if~~ [[Tefillin]] get damaged by water then they should be checked immediately, if that is not possible then one may use them, however without making a bracha.<ref> Kitzur Shulchan Aruch of Rav Mordechai Eliyahu 10:26 </ref>		# Even though one is not obligated, it is praiseworthy to have one's [[Tefillin]] checked every year, particularly during the month of [[Elul]] and the ''[[Aseret Yimei Teshuva\|aseret yimei teshuva]]''.<ref> Sh"t Yechave Daat 1:49, http://www.dailyhalacha.com/displayRead.asp?readID=356 </ref>
			# However, if a person does not regularly wear the tefillin should get them checked twice every seven years.<ref>Mishna Brurah 39:27</ref> If he can't get them checked he may still wear them with a bracha.<ref>Mishna Brurah 39:28 quoting Chayey Adam</ref>
			# If [[Tefillin]] get damaged by water then they should be checked immediately, if that is not possible then one may use them, however one should do so without making a bracha.<ref> Mishna Brurah 39:28, Kitzur Shulchan Aruch of Rav Mordechai Eliyahu 10:26 </ref>
	# If one has not gotten one's [[Tefillin]] checked for a long time and later finds out they were unkosher, one should increase one's Torah learning and some say one should take upon oneself to also wear [[Rabbeinu Tam Tefillin]] if one has not been already doing so.<ref> Sh"t Otzrot Yosef 3:8 </ref>		# If one has not gotten one's [[Tefillin]] checked for a long time and later finds out they were unkosher, one should increase one's Torah learning and some say one should take upon oneself to also wear [[Rabbeinu Tam Tefillin]] if one has not been already doing so.<ref> Sh"t Otzrot Yosef 3:8 </ref>

YitzchakSultan1: /* Borrowing Tallit or Tefillin */

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Borrowing Tallit or Tefillin

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	# Obviously one may not damage the [[Tefillin]].<ref> Kaf Hachayim 14:22 </ref>		# Obviously one may not damage the [[Tefillin]].<ref> Kaf Hachayim 14:22 </ref>
	# One does not however fulfill one's obligation of [[Tefillin]] with stolen [[Tefillin]] and may not recite a bracha on them.<ref> Shulchan Aruch Orach Chaim 25:12, Mishna Brurah 25:54 </ref>		# One does not however fulfill one's obligation of [[Tefillin]] with stolen [[Tefillin]] and may not recite a bracha on them.<ref> Shulchan Aruch Orach Chaim 25:12, Mishna Brurah 25:54 </ref>
	# If someone borrowed tefillin there is a discussion if one ~~should change~~ the knot of tefillin shel rosh ~~so that it fits~~ his head.<ref>Avnei Nezer (Orach Chaim 183) writes that if a person borrows tefillin and adjusts the knot to fit his head he doesn't fulfill his mitzvah since that is a temporary knot. ~~See~~ Shu"t Tzofnat Paneach ~~Siman 93~~.</ref>		# If someone borrowed tefillin there is a discussion whether one who borrowed tefillin and adjusts the knot of tefillin shel rosh to fit his head fulfills the mitzvah.<ref>Avnei Nezer (Orach Chaim 183) writes that if a person borrows tefillin and adjusts the knot to fit his head he doesn't fulfill his mitzvah since that is a temporary knot. The [https://www.hebrewbooks.org/pdfpager.aspx?req=1966&st=&pgnum=296&hilite= Rogachover (Shu"t Tzofnat Paneach 2:303)] argues that it is considered a valid knot for tefillin even though it is temporary.</ref>

	==Getting Tefillin Checked==		==Getting Tefillin Checked==

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Borrowing Tallit or Tefillin

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	===The Knot of Tefillin Shel Rosh===		===The Knot of Tefillin Shel Rosh===
	# The strap of the [[Tefillin]] Shel Rosh should contain a knot in the shape of the Hebrew letter ''Dalet'', and the strap of the [[Tefillin]] Shel Yad should contain a knot in the shape of the letter ''Yod''. In the end, these symbols and the Hebrew letter ''Shin'' on the [[Tefillin]] Shel Rosh will complete the spelling of the name of Hashem.<ref> Kitzur Shulchan Aruch of Rav Rephael Baruch Toledano, siman 10, laws of the straps, seif 1 </ref>		# The strap of the [[Tefillin]] Shel Rosh should contain a knot in the shape of the Hebrew letter ''Dalet'', and the strap of the [[Tefillin]] Shel Yad should contain a knot in the shape of the letter ''Yod''. In the end, these symbols and the Hebrew letter ''Shin'' on the [[Tefillin]] Shel Rosh will complete the spelling of the name of Hashem.<ref> Kitzur Shulchan Aruch of Rav Rephael Baruch Toledano, siman 10, laws of the straps, seif 1 </ref>
	# Different customs about how to tie the ''Dalet'' exist. Some do an L rotated 180°, while others do a square.<ref>Shulchan Aruch O.C. 32:52 writes that the knot on the tefillin shel rosh should be in the shape of a daled. Mishna Brurah 32:233 quotes that some have the minhag to tie the knot in the shape of a square, which is like two daled's with one that's upside. Magen Avot (Orach Chaim 32:52) says Moroccans don't do a square, but some ~~say~~ it ~~comes from~~ the Arizal. </ref>		# Different customs about how to tie the ''Dalet'' exist. Some do an L rotated 180°, while others do a square.<ref>Shulchan Aruch O.C. 32:52 writes that the knot on the tefillin shel rosh should be in the shape of a daled. Mishna Brurah 32:233 quotes that some have the minhag to tie the knot in the shape of a square, which is like two daled's with one that's upside. Tzitz Eliezer 9:9 quotes many opinions on this topic and although some held that tying it as a square is a mistaken minhag, he defends it. He concludes that one should certainly not disparage those who wear tefillin with a square knot. Rav Soloveitchik (Nefesh Harav pp. 105-6) held that tying the knot as a square was a mistake and a person should change it even if it is his father's minhag. Magen Avot (Orach Chaim 32:52) says Moroccans don't do a square, but some who do it hold that tying it as a square is based on the Arizal. </ref>

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	# Obviously one may not damage the [[Tefillin]].<ref> Kaf Hachayim 14:22 </ref>		# Obviously one may not damage the [[Tefillin]].<ref> Kaf Hachayim 14:22 </ref>
	# One does not however fulfill one's obligation of [[Tefillin]] with stolen [[Tefillin]] and may not recite a bracha on them.<ref> Shulchan Aruch Orach Chaim 25:12, Mishna Brurah 25:54 </ref>		# One does not however fulfill one's obligation of [[Tefillin]] with stolen [[Tefillin]] and may not recite a bracha on them.<ref> Shulchan Aruch Orach Chaim 25:12, Mishna Brurah 25:54 </ref>
	# If someone borrowed tefillin there is a discussion if one should change the knot of tefillin shel rosh so that it fits his head.<ref>Avnei Nezer (Orach Chaim 183) writes that if a person borrows tefillin and adjusts the knot to fit his head he doesn't fulfill his mitzvah since that is a temporary knot. See Shu"t Tzofnat Paneach Siman 93~~, Nefesh HaRav pp.105-106, and Tzitz Eliezer 9:9~~.</ref>		# If someone borrowed tefillin there is a discussion if one should change the knot of tefillin shel rosh so that it fits his head.<ref>Avnei Nezer (Orach Chaim 183) writes that if a person borrows tefillin and adjusts the knot to fit his head he doesn't fulfill his mitzvah since that is a temporary knot. See Shu"t Tzofnat Paneach Siman 93.</ref>

	==Getting Tefillin Checked==		==Getting Tefillin Checked==

YitzchakSultan1: /* The Knot of Tefillin Shel Rosh */

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The Knot of Tefillin Shel Rosh

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	===The Knot of Tefillin Shel Rosh===		===The Knot of Tefillin Shel Rosh===
	# The strap of the [[Tefillin]] Shel Rosh should contain a knot in the shape of the Hebrew letter ''Dalet'', and the strap of the [[Tefillin]] Shel Yad should contain a knot in the shape of the letter ''Yod''. In the end, these symbols and the Hebrew letter ''Shin'' on the [[Tefillin]] Shel Rosh will complete the spelling of the name of Hashem.<ref> Kitzur Shulchan Aruch of Rav Rephael Baruch Toledano, siman 10, laws of the straps, seif 1 </ref>		# The strap of the [[Tefillin]] Shel Rosh should contain a knot in the shape of the Hebrew letter ''Dalet'', and the strap of the [[Tefillin]] Shel Yad should contain a knot in the shape of the letter ''Yod''. In the end, these symbols and the Hebrew letter ''Shin'' on the [[Tefillin]] Shel Rosh will complete the spelling of the name of Hashem.<ref> Kitzur Shulchan Aruch of Rav Rephael Baruch Toledano, siman 10, laws of the straps, seif 1 </ref>
	# Different customs about how to tie the ''Dalet'' exist. Some do an L rotated 180°, while others do a square.<ref>~~See Avnei Nezer (Orach Chaim 183), Shu"t Tzofnat Paneach Siman 93, Nefesh HaRav pp~~.~~105-106~~, ~~and Tzitz Eliezer 9:9~~. Magen Avot (Orach Chaim 32:52) says Moroccans don't do a square, but some say it comes from the Arizal.</ref>		# Different customs about how to tie the ''Dalet'' exist. Some do an L rotated 180°, while others do a square.<ref>Shulchan Aruch O.C. 32:52 writes that the knot on the tefillin shel rosh should be in the shape of a daled. Mishna Brurah 32:233 quotes that some have the minhag to tie the knot in the shape of a square, which is like two daled's with one that's upside. Magen Avot (Orach Chaim 32:52) says Moroccans don't do a square, but some say it comes from the Arizal. </ref>

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	# After borrowing the Tallit or [[Tefillin]], one must place fold them in the same manner they were folded before, and put them back wherever he took them from.<ref> Shulchan Aruch and Rama 14:4, Mishna Brura 14:15, Kaf Hachayim 14:22, Halachos of Other People's Money pg. 64. regarding what to do on Shabbat, see Mishna Brura 14:15 who quotes some who say that you should fold it, just avoid folding on the original creases and some who hold that you don't need to fold it at all. see [[Cleaning_and_Folding_Garments_on_Shabbat#Folding_Garments\|Folding Garments on Shabbat]] </ref>		# After borrowing the Tallit or [[Tefillin]], one must place fold them in the same manner they were folded before, and put them back wherever he took them from.<ref> Shulchan Aruch and Rama 14:4, Mishna Brura 14:15, Kaf Hachayim 14:22, Halachos of Other People's Money pg. 64. regarding what to do on Shabbat, see Mishna Brura 14:15 who quotes some who say that you should fold it, just avoid folding on the original creases and some who hold that you don't need to fold it at all. see [[Cleaning_and_Folding_Garments_on_Shabbat#Folding_Garments\|Folding Garments on Shabbat]] </ref>
	# One may not remove the borrowed [[Tefillin]] from the synagogue or the owner's home without permission.<ref> Chesed La'alafim 14:4 </ref>		# One may not remove the borrowed [[Tefillin]] from the synagogue or the owner's home without permission.<ref> Chesed La'alafim 14:4 </ref>
	# Obviously one may not damage the [[Tefillin]] <ref> Kaf Hachayim 14:22 </ref>		# Obviously one may not damage the [[Tefillin]].<ref> Kaf Hachayim 14:22 </ref>
	# One does not however fulfill one's obligation of [[Tefillin]] with stolen [[Tefillin]] and may not recite a bracha on them.<ref> Shulchan Aruch Orach Chaim 25:12, Mishna Brurah 25:54 </ref>		# One does not however fulfill one's obligation of [[Tefillin]] with stolen [[Tefillin]] and may not recite a bracha on them.<ref> Shulchan Aruch Orach Chaim 25:12, Mishna Brurah 25:54 </ref>
			# If someone borrowed tefillin there is a discussion if one should change the knot of tefillin shel rosh so that it fits his head.<ref>Avnei Nezer (Orach Chaim 183) writes that if a person borrows tefillin and adjusts the knot to fit his head he doesn't fulfill his mitzvah since that is a temporary knot. See Shu"t Tzofnat Paneach Siman 93, Nefesh HaRav pp.105-106, and Tzitz Eliezer 9:9.</ref>

	==Getting Tefillin Checked==		==Getting Tefillin Checked==

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Unknown user: /* Getting Tefillin Checked */

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Getting Tefillin Checked

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	# Even though one is not obligated, it is praiseworthy to have one's [[Tefillin]] checked every year, particularly during the month of [[Elul]] and the aseret yimei teshuva.<ref> Sh"t Yechave Daat 1:49, http://www.dailyhalacha.com/displayRead.asp?readID=356 </ref>		# Even though one is not obligated, it is praiseworthy to have one's [[Tefillin]] checked every year, particularly during the month of [[Elul]] and the aseret yimei teshuva.<ref> Sh"t Yechave Daat 1:49, http://www.dailyhalacha.com/displayRead.asp?readID=356 </ref>
	# It is proper to check one's Tefillin to make sure that they are still valid twice every seven years. However, if [[Tefillin]] get damaged by water then they should be checked immediately, if that is not possible then one may use them, however without making a bracha.<ref> Kitzur Shulchan Aruch of Rav Mordechai Eliyahu 10:26 </ref>		# It is proper to check one's Tefillin to make sure that they are still valid twice every seven years. However, if [[Tefillin]] get damaged by water then they should be checked immediately, if that is not possible then one may use them, however without making a bracha.<ref> Kitzur Shulchan Aruch of Rav Mordechai Eliyahu 10:26 </ref>
	# If one has not gotten one's [[Tefillin]] checked for a long time and later finds out they were unkosher, one should increase one's Torah learning and some say one should take upon oneself to also wear Rabbeinu Tam [[Tefillin]] if one has not been already doing so.<ref> Sh"t Otzrot Yosef 3:8 </ref>		# If one has not gotten one's [[Tefillin]] checked for a long time and later finds out they were unkosher, one should increase one's Torah learning and some say one should take upon oneself to also wear [[Rabbeinu Tam Tefillin]] if one has not been already doing so.<ref> Sh"t Otzrot Yosef 3:8 </ref>

	==See also==		==See also==

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	# If one has not gotten one's [[Tefillin]] checked for a long time and later finds out they were unkosher, one should increase one's Torah learning and some say one should take upon oneself to also wear Rabbeinu Tam [[Tefillin]] if one has not been already doing so.<ref> Sh"t Otzrot Yosef 3:8 </ref>		# If one has not gotten one's [[Tefillin]] checked for a long time and later finds out they were unkosher, one should increase one's Torah learning and some say one should take upon oneself to also wear Rabbeinu Tam [[Tefillin]] if one has not been already doing so.<ref> Sh"t Otzrot Yosef 3:8 </ref>

			==See also==
			[[Burying_Religious_Articles#Tefillin accessories]]
	==Sources==		==Sources==
	<references/>		<references/>
	[[Category:Tefillin]]		[[Category:Tefillin]]

Unknown user: /* The Knot of Tefillin Shel Rosh */ 180degrees

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The Knot of Tefillin Shel Rosh: 180degrees

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	===The Knot of Tefillin Shel Rosh===		===The Knot of Tefillin Shel Rosh===
	# The strap of the [[Tefillin]] Shel Rosh should contain a knot in the shape of the Hebrew letter ''Dalet'', and the strap of the [[Tefillin]] Shel Yad should contain a knot in the shape of the letter ''Yod''. In the end, these symbols and the Hebrew letter ''Shin'' on the [[Tefillin]] Shel Rosh will complete the spelling of the name of Hashem.<ref> Kitzur Shulchan Aruch of Rav Rephael Baruch Toledano, siman 10, laws of the straps, seif 1 </ref>		# The strap of the [[Tefillin]] Shel Rosh should contain a knot in the shape of the Hebrew letter ''Dalet'', and the strap of the [[Tefillin]] Shel Yad should contain a knot in the shape of the letter ''Yod''. In the end, these symbols and the Hebrew letter ''Shin'' on the [[Tefillin]] Shel Rosh will complete the spelling of the name of Hashem.<ref> Kitzur Shulchan Aruch of Rav Rephael Baruch Toledano, siman 10, laws of the straps, seif 1 </ref>
	# Different customs about how to tie the ''Dalet'' exist. Some do an ~~upside down~~ L, while others do a square.<ref>See Avnei Nezer (Orach Chaim 183), Shu"t Tzofnat Paneach Siman 93, Nefesh HaRav pp.105-106, and Tzitz Eliezer 9:9. Magen Avot (Orach Chaim 32:52) says Moroccans don't do a square, but some say it comes from the Arizal.</ref>		# Different customs about how to tie the ''Dalet'' exist. Some do an L rotated 180°, while others do a square.<ref>See Avnei Nezer (Orach Chaim 183), Shu"t Tzofnat Paneach Siman 93, Nefesh HaRav pp.105-106, and Tzitz Eliezer 9:9. Magen Avot (Orach Chaim 32:52) says Moroccans don't do a square, but some say it comes from the Arizal.</ref>

	==Borrowing Tallit or Tefillin==		==Borrowing Tallit or Tefillin==

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The Knot of Tefillin Shel Rosh

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	# The straps of the [[Tefillin]] should be made from the skin of a kosher animal.<ref> Kitzur Shulchan Aruch of Rav Rephael Baruch Toledano, siman 10, laws of the straps, seif 2 </ref>		# The straps of the [[Tefillin]] should be made from the skin of a kosher animal.<ref> Kitzur Shulchan Aruch of Rav Rephael Baruch Toledano, siman 10, laws of the straps, seif 2 </ref>
	===The Knot of Tefillin Shel Rosh===		===The Knot of Tefillin Shel Rosh===
	# The strap of the [[Tefillin]] ~~shel rosh~~ should contain a knot in the shape of the ~~hebrew~~ letter ~~dalet~~, and the strap of the [[Tefillin]] ~~shel yad~~ should contain a knot in the shape of the letter ~~yod~~. In the end, these symbols and the Hebrew letter ~~shin~~ on the [[Tefillin]] ~~shel rosh~~ will complete the spelling of the name of Hashem.<ref> Kitzur Shulchan Aruch of Rav Rephael Baruch Toledano, siman 10, laws of the straps, seif 1 </ref>		# The strap of the [[Tefillin]] Shel Rosh should contain a knot in the shape of the Hebrew letter ''Dalet'', and the strap of the [[Tefillin]] Shel Yad should contain a knot in the shape of the letter ''Yod''. In the end, these symbols and the Hebrew letter ''Shin'' on the [[Tefillin]] Shel Rosh will complete the spelling of the name of Hashem.<ref> Kitzur Shulchan Aruch of Rav Rephael Baruch Toledano, siman 10, laws of the straps, seif 1 </ref>
	# Different customs about how to tie the ''Dalet'' exist. Some do an upside down L, while others do a square.<ref>See Avnei Nezer (Orach Chaim 183), Shu"t Tzofnat Paneach Siman 93, Nefesh HaRav pp.105-106, and Tzitz Eliezer 9:9. Magen Avot (Orach Chaim 32:52) says Moroccans don't do a square, but some say it comes from the Arizal.</ref>		# Different customs about how to tie the ''Dalet'' exist. Some do an upside down L, while others do a square.<ref>See Avnei Nezer (Orach Chaim 183), Shu"t Tzofnat Paneach Siman 93, Nefesh HaRav pp.105-106, and Tzitz Eliezer 9:9. Magen Avot (Orach Chaim 32:52) says Moroccans don't do a square, but some say it comes from the Arizal.</ref>

Unknown user: /* The Knot of Tefillin Shel Rosh */ more on the knot

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The Knot of Tefillin Shel Rosh: more on the knot

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	===The Knot of Tefillin Shel Rosh===		===The Knot of Tefillin Shel Rosh===
	# The strap of the [[Tefillin]] shel rosh should contain a knot in the shape of the hebrew letter dalet, and the strap of the [[Tefillin]] shel yad should contain a knot in the shape of the letter yod. In the end, these symbols and the Hebrew letter shin on the [[Tefillin]] shel rosh will complete the spelling of the name of Hashem.<ref> Kitzur Shulchan Aruch of Rav Rephael Baruch Toledano, siman 10, laws of the straps, seif 1 </ref>		# The strap of the [[Tefillin]] shel rosh should contain a knot in the shape of the hebrew letter dalet, and the strap of the [[Tefillin]] shel yad should contain a knot in the shape of the letter yod. In the end, these symbols and the Hebrew letter shin on the [[Tefillin]] shel rosh will complete the spelling of the name of Hashem.<ref> Kitzur Shulchan Aruch of Rav Rephael Baruch Toledano, siman 10, laws of the straps, seif 1 </ref>
			# Different customs about how to tie the ''Dalet'' exist. Some do an upside down L, while others do a square.<ref>See Avnei Nezer (Orach Chaim 183), Shu"t Tzofnat Paneach Siman 93, Nefesh HaRav pp.105-106, and Tzitz Eliezer 9:9. Magen Avot (Orach Chaim 32:52) says Moroccans don't do a square, but some say it comes from the Arizal.</ref>

	==Borrowing Tallit or Tefillin==		==Borrowing Tallit or Tefillin==

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	==See also==		==See also==
	[[Burying_Religious_Articles#Tefillin accessories]]		#[[Burying_Religious_Articles#Tefillin accessories\|Burying Religious Articles, Tefillin accessories]]

	==Sources==		==Sources==
	<references/>		<references/>
	[[Category:Tefillin]]		[[Category:Tefillin]]