« Previous Positive Commandment 11 Next » Positive Commandment 13 The 12th mitzvah is that we are commanded in the actions1 involving the tefillin worn on the head. The source of this commandment is G‑d's statement (exalted be He), "And they shall be for totafos between your eyes."2 This mitzvah is repeated in the Torah four times.3 Sefer HaMitzvot « Previous Positive Commandment 11 Next » Positive Commandment 13 Footnotes 1. In addition to actually placing the tefillin on the head, the writing of the tefillin, forming the boxes, etc., are also included in the mitzvah. See Kapach etc., 5731, note 56. P'er Hamelech, p. 47. 2. Deut. 6:8. 3. Ex. 13:9; 13:16; Deut. 6:8; 11:18.