7B Hilchot Tefilin: Review!

Meaning

100

What's the theme of the parsha of שמע ישראל?

Love of Hashem

200

What is the theme of the parsha of והיה אם שמוע?

Reward and Punishment

300

For which parshiyot is the main theme יציאת מצרים?

קדש לי כל בכור

והיה כי יביאך

400

Which tefilin does the pasuk כי שם ה' נקרא עליך ויראו ממך refer to?

תפילין של ראש

500

Why are תפילין called that?

Because תפילין means "proof," and they are a proof that the Shechina rests with us.

Making the Tefilin

100

What are the בתים?

the boxes

200

What are the רצועות?

the straps

300

What was the common animal used 100 years ago to make tefilin with? Which animal is commonly used today?

100 years ago - goats and sheep

nowadays - cows and bulls

400

Why can't the "ש" on the של ראש be made with a mold?

because the ש needs to be made through an act of writing, not through a mold

500

List 4 of the steps in the process of making the tefilin.

1. Tanning

2. cut out a piece of hide for the של יד/ראש

3. Pressing into shape

4. making the ש in the של ראש

5. making the tefilin square

Keduah of Tefilin

100

Which tefilin has higher kedusha?

the של ראש

200

Why can't you use your tefilin bag for something else?

Because once used for the tefilin it becomes holy and can't be brought down. 

300

Which part of the strap has an elevated level of kedusha?

the part with the קשר

400

Which direction are you not allowed to switch the straps? Why?

From the של יד to the של ראש

500

Give two examples in hilchot tefilin of the concept of מעלין בקודש ואין מורידין. 

1. can only switch straps from של יד to של ראש, not the other way

2. cannot use the tefilin bag to store something besides the tefilin

3. can only switch the בית from של יד to של ראש

4. Should not store the של יד on top of the של ראש

Kosher or Pasul

100

Kosher or Pasul: Both sides of the tefilin straps are white

pasu

200

How long should the straps of the של ראש be?

until your chest or stomach

300

What shape must the batim be?

square

400

Kosher or pasul: the shel yad has 4 compartments

Pasul

500

Give 3 criteria teflin need in order to be kosher

1. painted black

2. square batim

3. written by a sofer that is G-d fearing

4. each בית is made from 1 piece of animal hide

5. needs to be made לשמה

6. All materials made from a kosher animal

Putting Tefilin On

100

Which of the tefilin do you put on first?

של יד

200

How many times do you wrap the tefilin around your forearm?

7

300

When you put on the של ראש, where should it be resting on your head?

The front of the תיתורא shouldn't go past your hairline, the back of the מעברתא should go past the spot where a baby's head is soft. 

400

What are the two brachot recited over the tefilin and which is first?

first is להניח תפילין, second is על מצות תפילין

500

If you took out the של ראש first by mistake, what do you and why?

You put it aside, cover it, and put on the של יד first. This is not a violation of אין מעבירין על המצות because the של יד comes first in the pasuk.