Quiz – Siman 10 | Kitzur365

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What is the earliest time to put on Tefillin?

a) עלות

b) When he recognizes a friend from a distance of 4 amos

c) When he recognizes someone he is somewhat acquainted from a distance of 4 amos

d) 30 minutes after עלות

Does one have to put on a Tallis before Tefillin?

a) No

b) Yes, because a Tallis is worn more often than Tefillin

c) Yes, unless one encounters the Tefillin first

d) Yes, in every situation

e) Yes, because wearing a Tallis is more important than wearing Tefillin

Which of the following statements are true?

a) He puts the tefillin on his weaker hand

b) He puts the tefillin on either sitting or standing

c) He puts on the tefillin shel yad first unless he touches the tefillin of the head first

d) He should not shake the tefillin out of the bag

e) The tefillin shel yad should be tilted slightly toward the body so that when the arm is lowered, the tefillin will be positioned opposite the heart

How should one put on the tefillin of the head?

a) On the forehead between the eyes

b) No part of the shel rosh should be on the forehead

c) It must be positioned directly above the area between the eyes

d) It cannot be below the hairline

e) It should not be place higher on the head than the place that corresponds to where the head of an infant is soft

f) The knot of the shel rosh should be on the part of the neck without hair

g) He should tighten the shel rosh on his head and then say the berachah

h) He should put it on immediately after putting on the shel yad

Because of the doubt of whether to say a 2^nd berachah for putting on tefillin

a) One should say ברוך שם כבוד מלכותו לעולם ועד immediately after he says the 2nd berachah

b) One should say ברוך שם כבוד מלכותו לעולם ועד after tightening the tefillin shel rosh

c) One should say the 2nd berachah quietly

d) One should say the 2nd berachah normally

Can one have something interposing between the tefillin and the skin of the person wearing the tefillin?

a) No, except for hair both short and long

b) No, except for short hair

c) Yes

d) Not for the tefillin shel yad but yes for the tefillin shel rosh

How should one act between the donning of the shel yad and the shel rosh

a) He should not have any interruptions not even motioning with his fingers

b) One may not even respond to Kaddish rather he should continue to put on his tefillin shel rosh

c) One may not even respond to Kaddish rather he should listen silently and then put on the tefillin shel rosh

d) One may say Amen to another person’s berachah on their tefillin shel yad

e) The exact same laws apply to someone who is putting on Rabeinu Tam tefillin

What is the din if one interrupted by speaking between the donning of the shel yad and the donning of the shel rosh

a) He should say the berachah on the shel rosh and then say the berachah להניח תפילין

b) He should say the berachah להניח תפילין and then after tightening the knot of the shel yad say the berachah on the shel rosh

c) He should move the shel yad and say the berachah להניח תפילין and then after tightening the knot of the shel yad say the berachah on the shel rosh

d) If one interrupted for the purpose of donning of the tefillin he only needs to say the 2nd berachah

What intentions should one have when putting on tefillin?

a) He should have in mind that Hashem commanded him to wear tefillin

b) He should have in mind to subjugate his thoughts and physical desires to Hashem

c) He should have in mind that he is wearing them opposite his heart and opposite his brain so that he constantly remembers the miracles and wonders that Hashem has performed for us.

What should one do if one cannot put on both the tefillin shel yad and the tefillin shel rosh

a) He should put it on without a berachah

b) If he can only put on the tefillin shel yad he should put it on and say 2 berachos

c) If he can only put on the tefillin shel yad he should put it on and say להניח תפילין

d) If he can only put on the tefillin shel rosh he should put it on and say 2 berachos and then say ברוך שם וכו

e) If he can only put on the tefillin shel rosh he should put it on and say על מצות תפילין

f) If he can only put on the tefillin shel rosh he should put it on and say 2 berachos without saying ברוך שם וכו

Which hand should an ambidextrous person put his tefillin on?

a) Either one

b) Right

c) Left

d) Both

The length of the straps of the shel rosh

a) Is that it is best for both the right and left straps is that it be long enough to reach until the navel

b) For both the right and left straps is that it be long enough to reach until the circumcision

c) For the right strap is that it be long enough to reach until the circumcision and for the left straps is that it be long enough to reach until the navel

d) Is that it is best for the right strap to reach until the circumcision and for the left strap to reach until the navel

The strap of the shel yad must be long enough to

a) Tighten the bayis to the muscle and make 8 coils around the arm and 3 coils around the middle finger

b) Tighten the bayis to the muscle and make 7 coils around the arm and 2 coils around the middle finger

c) Tighten the bayis to the muscle and make 7 coils around the arm and 3 coils around the middle finger

d) Tighten the bayis to the muscle and make 6 coils around the arm and 3 coils around the middle finger

You must fast if:

a) The straps become inverted around ones had so that the white side faces outward

b) The straps become inverted around the muscle of one’s arm so that the white side faces outward

c) Your tefillin fall to the ground whether or not they were in their bag

d) Your tefillin fall to the ground when they are not in their bag

If you remove your tefillin to go to the bathroom:

a) You do not need to say a berachah when you put them on again

b) You must say a berachah when you put them on again

c) You always must wait to say the berachah until after Shemoneh Esrei

d) You should say the berachah immediately unless you are in the middle of the berachos of Shema and then you should wait to say the berachos until after Shemoneh Esrei

The following apply to tefillin:

a) You are not allowed to eat anything while wearing tefillin

b) You may only eat a snack while wearing tefillin

c) You may only take a nap while wearing tefillin

d) You are not allowed to sleep at all while wearing tefillin

e) You may not divert your attention from your tefillin even for a moment for anything

f) You may not divert your attention from your tefillin even for a moment except while learning and davening Shemoneh Esrei

TRUE OR FALSE: It is a good idea but not an obligation to touch your tefillin each time you think of them

True

False

TRUE OR FALSE: It is an obligation to touch your tefillin when you mention them in Shema

True

False

TRUE OR FALSE: When one touches his tefillin he should first touch the shel yad and then the shel rosh

True

False

Does the shel rosh have a higher level of holiness than the shel yad?

a) No they have equal holiness

b) Yes because it has four compartments in which the four Scriptural passages are contained in contrast to the shel yad in which all four portions are written on one parchment and place in one compartment

c) Yes because the shel rosh has the shin of the Name of Hashem embossed upon it.

d) No, the shel yad has more holiness because it is put on first

The rule of מעלין בקודש ולא מורידין tells us that

a) A strap that had been used for the shel rosh may not be used as a strap for the shel yad

b) A strap that had been used for the shel yad may not be used as a strap for the shel rosh

c) The part of the strap that circles the head may not be used for part of the strap that hangs down outside the knot

TRUE OR FALSE: A pouch that was designated to hold tefillin but did not yet hold tefillin may not be used for a mundane purpose

True

False

One should not remove his Tefillin until

a) After עלינו

b) After the Kedushah in ובא לציון

c) The Sefer Torah is returned to the Ark

d) After the Kedushah in ובא לציון but not before the Sefer Torah is returned to the Ark

When should one remove his tefillin on Chol HaMoed?

f) The congregation removes their Tefillin after Hallel

a) On Pesach, the chazzan removes his Tefillin before Hallel

b) On Sukkos, the chazzan removes his Tefillin before Hallel

c) On Pesach, the chazzan removes his Tefillin after Hallel

d) On Sukkos, the chazzan removes his Tefillin after Hallel

e) The congregation removes their Tefillin before Hallel

TRUE OR FALSE: The tefillin can be removed sitting or standing

True

False

What is the order that the tefillin are removed?

1) The shel rosh

2) The shel yad

3) The straps that were wound around the finger

4) Some of the revolutions wrapped around the arm

5) All of the revolutions wrapped around the arm

a) 1,3,4,2

b) 3,4,2,1

c) 3,4,1,2

d) 3,5,1,2

TRUE OR FALSE: A left handed person should remove his tefillin with the right hand

True

False

Which of the following are true?

a) One should not remove his tallis until after he has removed his tefillin

b) One should not remove his tefillin before a Sefer Torah

c) One must kiss his tefillin before putting them on and before taking them off

When putting away his tallis and tefillin he should make sure

a) The next morning he will encounter the tallis first

b) The next morning he will take out the shel yad before the shel rosh

c) The tefillin shel yad is on top of the tefillin shel rosh

What should one do if he does not have tefillin?

a) Daven without tefillin and put on tefillin later

b) Wait until he has tefillin to daven

c) He should not daven without tefillin unless he will miss the זמן תפילה

d) He should make sure to put on tefillin later even at night

What should one do if he suffers from an intestinal disorder that causes flatulence?

a) He may not put on tefillin

b) He may put on tefillin right before Shema if he can maintain a clean body while saying Shema and Shemoneh Esrei

c) He may put on tefillin for the entire davening

TRUE OR FALSE: One who cannot concentrate because of a pain due to an illness is exempt from putting on tefillin

True

False

TRUE OR FALSE: Any boy under bar mitzvah should wear tefillin if he knows how to be properly behaved while wearing tefillin

True

False

What are the different customs with regard to wearing tefillin on Chol Hamoed?

a) Not to wear Tefillin

b) To wear Tefillin without a berachah

c) To wear Tefillin with a berachah

TRUE OR FALSE: One who puts on tefillin on Chol Hamoed should have in mind that if Chol Hamoed actually not a time for tefillin, then they are not being worn for the mitzvah but just as any straps

True

False

TRUE OR FALSE: The congregants in one synagogue should not be split with some putting on tefillin on Chol HaMoed and some not

True

False

When must the scrolls of the Tefillin be checked?

a) 2 times in 7 years

b) If used regularly never

c) If not used regularly 2 times in 7 years

d) If not used regularly 1 time in 7 years

e) If the bayis tore

f) If the tefillin had been immersed in water

If the Torah is needed for a אדם חשוב even if he is healthy

a) All agree one can bring a Sefer Torah from another location

b) It is a dispute whether one can bring a Sefer Torah from another location

c) All agree one cannot bring a Sefer Torah from another location

If the Torah is needed for someone in jail

All agree one can bring a Sefer Torah from another location

It is a dispute whether one can bring a Sefer Torah from another location

All agree one cannot bring a Sefer Torah from another location

If the Torah is needed for someone who is sick

a) All agree one can bring a Sefer Torah from another location

b) It is a dispute whether one can bring a Sefer Torah from another location

c) All agree one cannot bring a Sefer Torah from another location

If the Torah is needed for a אדם חשוב who is sick

a) All agree one can bring a Sefer Torah from another location

b) It is a dispute whether one can bring a Sefer Torah from another location

c) All agree one cannot bring a Sefer Torah from another location

If a cabinet is prepared a day in advance to be designated as a set place for the Sefer Torah

a) All agree one can bring a Sefer Torah from another location

b) It is a dispute whether one can bring a Sefer Torah from another location

c) All agree one cannot bring a Sefer Torah from another location

If the Torah is needed for a regular person on Rosh Hashanah

a) All agree one can bring a Sefer Torah from another location

b) It is a dispute whether one can bring a Sefer Torah from another location

c) All agree one cannot bring a Sefer Torah from another location

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