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The Order of Putting on Tefillin
One should put on Tefillin on all weekdays, however they shouldnot be worn on Shabbat, nor on festivals and Chol haMoed. While standing to put on the Tefillin oneshould be mindful of the four parchments in the Tefillin that God has commandedus to write and bind to ourselves: (1) “שְׁמַע”- “The Shema” - Deuteronomy 6:4-9, (2) “וְהָיָה אִם שָׁמֹעַ” - “If you hearken” - Deuteronomy 11:13-21, (3) “קַדֶּש”- “Santify” - Exodus 13:1-10, (4) “וְהָיָה כִּי יְבִאֲךָ”- “And it shall come to pass when He brings you” - Exodus 13:11-16. These passages are reminders of God's Onenessand Unity, the wonders and miracles of the Exodus, and His sovereignty anddominion over all the universe.
As the arm tefillin is set in place one should be mindful thatGod rescued us from Egypt with “an outstretched arm.” One should bear in mindthat we lay the arm Tefillin in order to subjugate our will to God.
The arm Tefillin should be placed on the left bicep (on the rightbicep for a left-handed person), it should be laid so that it is turnedslightly towards the body so that when in a rested position the arm tefillinshould appear to lay opposite the heart. One should be scrupulous to have no interruptions and not to speakunnecessarily during the laying of the Tefillin and should remain solelyfocused on his task until he has laid the Tefillin of the head as well. As thefollowing blessing is said he should also be mindful that this blessing appliesto the tefillin of the head as well:
בָּרוּךְאַתָּה יְיָ אֱלֹהֵינוּ מֶלֶךְ הָעוֹלָם, אֲשֶׁר קִדְּשָׁנוּ בְּמִצְוֹתָיו, וְצִוָּנוּלְהָנִיחַ תְּפִלִּין:
Once the blessing is said, knot the arm tefillin. The knot is inthe shape of a י , one should becareful that it does not shift from its place. The arm strap should be wrappedaround the bicep twice, passing over the part through which the strap passed,forming the shape of a ש. The strap of the arm should be wrapped aroundthe forearm seven times.
Proceed to putting on the head Tefillin without delay.
The Tefillin of the head should be laid in place directly abovethe hairline on the forehead, centered directly between the eyes. In doing sowe bear in mind are subjecting our mind and soul to God. The knot on the backof the Tefillin of the head should be centered directly above the nape of theneck. The shape of the knot forms a ד.
If one has beeninterrupted by actions or speaking between the laying of the arm Tefillin andthe Tefillin of the head, one should also add the following blessing whichrelated to the Tefillin of the head:
בָּרוּךְ אַתָּה יְיָ אֱלֹהֵינוּ מֶלֶךְ הָעוֹלָם,אֲשֶׁר קִדְּשָׁנוּ בְּמִצְוֹתָיו, וְצִוָּנוּ עַל מִצְוַת תְּפִלִּין:
After the Tefillin of the head is laid in place the strap of thearm tefillin should be wrapped three times around the middle finger. Theremainder of the strap should be wrapped around the palm of the hand andfastened.
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Order of Putting On Tefillin
The Order of Putting On Tefillin
One should put on tefillin on all weekdays; however, they should not be worn on Shabbos, nor on festivals and Chol HaMoed. While standing to put on the tefillin one should be mindful of the four parchments in the tefillin that G‑d has commanded us to write and bind to ourselves: (1) "Shema" - "Hear" - Deuteronomy 6:4-9; (2) "Vehayah im shamoa" - "And it will be, if you hearken" - Deuteronomy 11:13-21; (3) "Kadesh" - "Sanctify" - Exodus 13:1-10; (4) "Vehayah ki yeviacha" - "And it shall come to pass when He brings you" - Exodus 13:11-16. These passages are reminders of G‑d's Oneness and Unity, the wonders and miracles of the Exodus, and His sovereignty and dominion over all the universe.
As the arm tefillin is set in place one should be mindful that G‑d rescued us from Egypt with "an outstretched arm." One should bear in mind that we lay the arm tefillin in order to subjugate our will to G‑d.
The arm tefillin should be placed on the left bicep (on the right bicep for a left-handed person); it should be laid so that it is turned slightly towards the body, so that when in a rested position the arm tefillin should appear to lie opposite the heart. One should be scrupulous to have no interruptions and not to speak unnecessarily during the laying of the tefillin, and should remain solely focused on his task until he has laid the tefillin of the head as well. As the following blessing is said, he should also be mindful that this blessing applies to the tefillin of the head as well:
Blessed are You, L‑rd our G‑d, King of the universe, who has sanctified us with His commandments and commanded us to put on tefillin.
Once the blessing is said, knot the arm tefillin. The knot is in the shape of a yud (י); one should be careful that it does not shift from its place. The arm strap should be wrapped around the bicep twice, passing over the part through which the strap passed, forming the shape of a shin (ש). The strap of the arm should be wrapped around the forearm seven times.
Proceed to putting on the head tefillin without delay.
The tefillin of the head should be laid in place directly above the hairline on the forehead, centered directly between the eyes. In doing so we bear in mind that we are subjecting our mind and soul to G‑d. The knot on the back of the tefillin of the head should be centered directly above the nape of the neck. The shape of the knot forms a dalet (ד).
If one has been interrupted by actions or speaking between the laying of the arm tefillin and the tefillin of the head, one should also add the following blessing, which relates to the tefillin of the head:
Blessed are You, L‑rd our G‑d, King of the universe, who has sanctified us with His commandments and commanded us concerning the mitzvah of tefillin.
After the tefillin of the head is laid in place, the strap of the arm tefillin should be wrapped three times around the middle finger. The remainder of the strap should be wrapped around the palm of the hand and fastened.
How to put on Tefillin - Chabad from Rabbi Chaim Wolosow on Vimeo.
Recording of class discussing some laws of the Tefillin
Right-click here and click “Save as” to download