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๐—ง๐—ต๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐—–๐—ผ๐—บ๐—บ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐— ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—›๐—ฎ๐—ฏ๐—ถ๐˜ ๐—–๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—น๐—ฑ ๐—•๐—ฒ ๐— ๐—ฎ๐—ธ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ฌ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—ง๐—ฒ๐—ณ๐—ถ๐—น๐—น๐—ถ๐—ป ๐—ฃ๐—ฎ๐˜€๐˜‚๐—น

  • Rabbi Moshe Gantz
  • 3 days ago
  • 1 min read
This Tefillin looked fine on the outside, but moisture had subtly warped the base. Regular inspections are crucial to ensure they remain Kosher.
This Tefillin looked fine on the outside, but moisture had subtly warped the base. Regular inspections are crucial to ensure they remain Kosher.

A friend of mine, who teaches Hilchot Tefillin, asked his students to bring in their Tefillin for inspection. One of the boys handed him a pair that looked fine at first glanceโ€”but upon closer inspection, the bottom of the Tefillin shel rosh wasnโ€™t a perfect square.It wasnโ€™t torn or broken. But the shape had subtly warped due to consistent moisture from wet hair and hair gel. And when the bottom isnโ€™t a true square, the Tefillin can become ืคืกื•ืœ (invalid), since one of the essential halachic requirements is that the Batim remain ืจื‘ื•ืข โ€“ perfectly square.In this case, the Tefillin were Gassosโ€”made from thick leatherโ€”and can likely be repaired by an experienced Batim Macher. But in some cases, moisture doesn't stop at the surface. It can damage the ink of the Parshiyot inside, which may require replacement or invalidate the Tefillin entirely.



๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฒ๐˜€๐—ฒย โ€œ๐—ฆ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—น๐—นโ€ ๐—œ๐˜€๐˜€๐˜‚๐—ฒ๐˜€ย ๐—”๐—ฟ๐—ฒย ๐—ช๐—ต๐˜†ย ๐—›๐—ฎ๐—น๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ฎย ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐—พ๐˜‚๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐˜€ย ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐—ด๐˜‚๐—น๐—ฎ๐—ฟย ๐—–๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐—ธ๐˜€The Aruch HaShulchan (Orach Chaim 39:15) rules that Tefillin must be checked twice every seven years, even if worn daily. That means every 3.5 years, your Tefillin should be professionally inspectedโ€”because even if everything looks fine externally, problems can slowly develop that arenโ€™t visible to the untrained eye.


๐—Ÿ๐—ฒ๐˜ย ๐—ž๐—ผ๐˜€๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ž๐—น๐—ฎ๐—ณย ๐—›๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ฝย ๐—ฌ๐—ผ๐˜‚ย ๐—ฃ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜ย ๐—ฌ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟย ๐— ๐—ถ๐˜๐˜‡๐˜ƒ๐—ผ๐˜Atย KosherKlaf.com, we offer expert Tefillin inspections, Parshiyot checking, Batim repair, and new Tefillin sales, all under strict halachic supervision.If itโ€™s been more than 3 years since your last inspection, or if your Tefillin have been exposed to any moistureโ€”donโ€™t wait.


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