Shulchan Arukh Orach Chayim · Siman 28
Shulchan Arukh Orach Chayim 28 — English translation
Translation: Sefaria Community Translation. Section numbers match the Hebrew text above.
- 1...A person should regularly touch his tefillin so that he should not become distracted from them. When doing so he should touch his shel yad first. When reading the words ” וקשרתם לאות על ידך ” he should touch his shel yad and when he reads לטטפת בין עיניך ” ” he should touch his shel rosh.
- 2...One should remove his shel rosh first since the words והיו לטטפת בין עיניך ” ” indicate that when wearing the shel rosh one should have them both (the shel yad and the shel rosh) on his body. The shel rosh should be removed while standing. One should place the shel yad in the tefillin bag on the shel rosh so that when he reaches in the bag he will touch the shel yad first.
- 3...The custom of scholars is to kiss their tefillin when putting them on and taking them off.
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דיני חליצת התפילין. ובו ג סעיפים:
חייב אדם למשמש בתפילין בכל שעה שלא יסיח דעתו מהם וימשמש בשל יד תחל' וכשיאמר וקשרתם לאות על ידך ימשמש בשל יד וכשיאמר והיו לטוטפות בין עיניך ימשמש בשל ראש:
תפילין של ראש חולץ תחילה משום דכתיב והיו לטוטפות בין עיניך כל זמן שבין עיניך יהיו שתים. צריך לחלוץ תפילין של ראש מעומד יניח בתיק של ראש ועליו של יד כדי שכשיבא להניחם יפגע בשל יד תחילה:
מנהג החכמים לנשק התפילין בשעת הנחתן ובשעת חליצתן:
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