אורח חיים כ״זOrach Chayim 27

Siman 27 of 697 in Orach Chayim — 11 se'ifim

Se’if 1א׳

מְקוֹם הֲנָחָתָן שֶׁל יָד בִּזְרוֹעַ שְׂמֹאל בַּבָּשָׂר הַתּוֹפֵחַ שֶׁבָּעֶצֶם שֶׁבֵּין הקובד"ו וּבֵית הַשֶּׁחִי, וְיַטֶּה הַתְּפִלָּה מְעַט לְצַד הַגּוּף בְּעִנְיָן שֶׁכְּשֶׁיָּכֹף זְרוֹעוֹ לְמַטָּה יִהְיוּ כְּנֶגֶד לִבּוֹ, וְנִמְצָא מְקַיֵּם וְהָיוּ הַדְּבָרִים הָאֵלֶּה עַל לְבָבֶךָ: הַגָּה: וְצָרִיךְ לְהָנִיחַ בְּרֹאשׁ הָעֶצֶם הַסָּמוּךְ לקובד"ו אֲבָל לֹא בַּחֲצִי הָעֶצֶם הַסָּמוּךְ לַשֶּׁחִי (סְמַ"ק) גִּדֵּם שֶׁאֵין לוֹ יָד רַק זְרוֹעַ יָנִיחַ בְּלֹא בְּרָכָה (תּוֹסָפוֹת פ' הַקֹמֶץ כָּתְבוּ דְּגִדֵּם חַיָּב וּבְאוֹר זָרוּעַ כָּתַב דְּפָטוּר).

Where and How To Put Them On. Containing 11 Se'ifim: The [proper] place to put the hand tefillin is on the left arm, on the bicep that is on the bone between the elbow and the armpit. The tefilla should be tilted a bit towards the side of the body such that when he straightens his arm downward, it will be opposite his heart, thereby fulfilling [the obligation of] "And these words, [which I command you today], shall be in your heart." (Deuteronomy 6:6). Rema: It is necessary to place [the tefillin] at the top of the bone closer to the elbow, but not on the [upper] half of the bone close to the armpit (SM"K). [An amputee who does not have a hand, but only an arm, should put on [tefillin] without a blessing. (Tosfot, in chapter Hakometz, writes that an amputee is obligated, Or Zaruah writes that he's exempt).

Se’if 2ב׳

הַמִּנְהָג הַנָּכוֹן שֶׁיְּהֵא הַיּוֹ"ד שֶׁל קֶשֶׁר תְּפִלָּה שֶׁל יָד לְצַד הַלֵּב, וְהַתְּפִלָּה עָלָיו לְצַד חוּץ. יֵשׁ לִזָּהֵר שֶׁלֹּא תָּזוּז יוֹד שֶׁל הַקֶּשֶׁר מֵהַתְּפִלָּה.

The right custom is that the "yud" of the Shel yad knot is pointed to the heart, whereaas the Tefillin faces the outer side. One should take care that the "yud" knot not to move from the Tefillin.

Se’if 3ג׳

הַמִּנְהָג הַנָּכוֹן לְתַקֵּן שֶׁהַמַּעְבֶּרְתָּא שֶׁבָּהּ הָרְצוּעָה עוֹבֶרֶת תְּהֵא מוּנַחַת לְצַד הַכָּתֵף וְהַקְּצִיצָה לְצַד הַיָּד.

The correct custom is to affix the ma'abarta, [the part] that the strap passes through it (that sticks out in the back of the tefillin), so that it rests on the side [of the arm toward] the shoulder, and the box [should be toward] to the side of the hand.

Se’if 4ד׳

לֹא יְהֵא דָּבָר חוֹצֵץ בֵּין תְּפִלִּין לִבְשָׂרוֹ, לָא שְׁנָא שֶׁל יָד, לָא שְׁנָא שֶׁל רֹאשׁ: הַגָּה: וְדַוְקָא בִּתְפִלִּין אֲבָל בִּרְצוּעוֹת אֵין לְהַקְפִּיד (רַשְׁבָּ"א בתשו' סי' תתכ"ז):

One should not have any object blocking the tefillin and skin, whether it is the shel yad or shel rosh. Rama: This is referring to Tefillin but with straps we are not careful.

Se’if 5ה׳

אָדָם שֶׁהוּא עָלוּל לִנְזִילוּת, וְאִם יִצְטָרֵךְ לְהָנִיחַ תְּפִלָּה שֶׁל רֹאשׁ עַל בְּשָׂרוֹ לֹא יְנִיחֵם כְּלָל, יֵשׁ לְהַתִּיר לוֹ לְהָנִיחַ תְּפִלָּה שֶׁל רֹאשׁ עַל הַכּוֹבַע דַּק הַסָמוּךְ לְרֹאשׁ וִיכַסֵם מִפְּנֵי הָרוֹאִים: הַגָּה: וְהַמְנִיחִים בְּדֶרֶךְ זֶה לֹא יְבָרֵךְ עַל שֶׁל רֹאשׁ רַק יְבָרֵךְ עַל שֶׁל יָד לְהָנִיחַ (לְדַעַת רַשְׁבָּ"א).

A man who is prone to n'zilut (a certain injury or condition of the head that makes one's head susceptible to the cold), and if he wanted to place the tefillin of the head on his flesh he wouldn't be able to place them at all, there are those that permit him to place the tefillin of the head on a thin hat that's near his head and cover [the tefillin] because of onlookers. Rema: And one who places in this way does not make a blessing on the [tefillin] of the head, he only makes a blessing on the [tefillin] of the hand [the blessing of] to place (according to the opinion of the Rashba).

…and 6 more se'ifim in this siman.

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Shulchan Aruch, Orach Chayim — Torat Emet 363 edition, via Sefaria — public domain

English: Sefaria Community Translation — CC0