The Mitzvot of Wearing Tefillin"And you shall bind them for a sign upon your arm, and they shall be for frontlets between your eyes" (Deuteronomy 6:8).
This means that He has commanded us to wear tefillin on the head, as is written, 'and they shall be for frontlets between your eyes'. This means that He has commanded us to wear tefillin on the arm, as is written, 'And you shall bind them for a sign upon your arm'. This commandment is mentioned four times in the Torah" (Rambam, Sefer HaMitzvot, Positive Commandments 12, 13).
The commandment of tefillin is a very important one. Any one who wears tefillin is granted a longer life, as is written, 'O L-rd, with these things men live' (Isaiah 38:16).
- The
parts of the tefillin
- How
the tefillin are wrapped
- The
batim (boxes)
- Cowhide
(gassot)
- Sheepskin
(dakkot)
- The
tefillin straps (retzu'ot)
- The
torah passages (parshiot)
- The
parchment
- Inserting
the torah passages
- The
form of the letters
- Tefillin
of Rashi and Rabbeinu Tam
- How to care for your tefillin
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