Kedusha of Teflin
Which tefilin is more holy?
של ראש
What is inside the 4 compartments of the shel rosh?
The parshiyot
How many parshiyot are in the tefilin?
4
What are two things that make the batim kosher?
square shape
slightly rounded corners
Which tefilin do you put in the bag first?
Shel rosh
what is תדיר ושאינו תדיר תדיר קודם?
When there is something more common and less common, you do the more common one first
What kinds of animals are tefilin made from nowadays?
Cows and bulls
Which sefer is שמע?
How often should tefilin be checked?
Twice in seven years
When is the earliest time you can put on tefilin?
Misheyakir - when you can recognize someone four amot away
What is מעלין בקודש ואין מורידין?
You must go up in holiness not down
small animals like goats and sheep
What is שמע about?
Love of Hashem
You ask a Torah scholar to see if they're still kosher
Which do you put on first - tefilin or tallit? Why?
Tallit because it is more common
Which tefilin do you put on first and why?
Shel yad because that is the order in the pasuk
What are the בתים?
The boxees
According to the kitzur shulchan aruch, what is Tefilin connected to?
The entire torah
Which one of these is pasul
a) The straps are showing black on the outside
b) a mirror in the top screw cap of the tefilin box
c) The box is cubic
d) The straps behind your head are knotted into a yud
(d) is pasul, the knot is a dalet
What do you put on first - shel yad or shel rosh? Why?
Shel yad, because it comes first in the pasuk
First put the shel rosh then shel yad because that way when you take them out, you'll take out the shel yad first
Name 3 steps of the process of making the tefilin.
tanning, cutting the hide, pressing the hide into shape, making the ש in the shel rosh, make a perfect box shape
What is the theme of והיה אם שמוע?
reward and punishment - שכר ועונש
What is the minimum length of the straps of the shel rosh?
Until your chest or belly button