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May 23, 2013 | Sivan 14, 5773

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The Talmud on Tefillin

Maimonides on Tefillin

How Tefillin Are Constructed

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Jewish Practice » Mitzvahs & Traditions » Tefillin » Advanced

Tefillin are mentioned over 500 times in the Talmud, in groundlaying deliberations of laws and lore. We present here some of the salient discussions, translated and annotated for accessible study

The Talmud on Tefillin

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	Brachot 6a The rabbis discuss G-d's wearing of tefillin
	Menachot 34b The order of the parshiot in the head tefillin
	Menachot 35b The wording of the blessings for tefillin and the required frequency of reciting them
	Menachot 37a Where the tefillin are placed on the body
	Shabbat 108a The type of hides that may be used for the parchment
	Brachot 14b The importance of wearing tefillin for the recitation of Shema
	Shabbat 130a Elisha's sacrifice for wearing tefillin and the miracle that saved him

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Tefillin
Strapped to the Divine (49:54)
Tefillin: Crown of Glory (52:49)
The Mitzvah of Tefillin (1:25:19)
Big or Small (49:29)
Will the End of Days Bring the End of Mitzvot (39:19)
Reflections on Tefillin (29:08)

Do-It-Yourself Tefillin (5:41)
How to Put on Tefillin
Power Tefillin
The Tefillin Booth (1:33)
The Tefillin of Qumran (43:25)
A Head that Wears Tefillin (35:55)
Technical Support (5:15)
Tefillin (6:33)

Tefillin (106)

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