How to Wrap

Tefillin are worn during daylight hours, and the most common practice is to put them on for the morning prayers. If the morning gets away from you, any time before sunset still counts.

The shel yad goes on the weaker arm — the left arm if you write with your right hand, the right arm if you are left-handed — and the shel rosh follows.

Snug enough that the boxes stay put and the knot sits firm against your arm and head — never so tight that it hurts or leaves your hand numb.

Nothing is ruined. Unwrap, take a breath and start again — and if something still feels off, ask your rabbi or reach out to us and we'll walk you through it.

In days of old, Jewish men would wear their Tefillin the entire day; however, wrapping takes approximately two to five minutes. There's no better way to start your day!

Each day you wrap is a separate Mitzvah. No wrapping on Sabbath and festivals, though.

The Mitzvah to wrap Tefillin only applies during daylight hours, so make sure to get your daily wrap in before sunset!

God showed Moses exactly what Tefillin should look like when Moses stood and talked to God on Mount Sinai for 40 days and 40 nights. Definitely no better teacher than God Himself!

You heard that right! Our rabbis of blessed memory teach us that Hashem has His own pair of Tefillin, unlike ours. God's Tefillin contains special passages that speak of how incredibly special the Jewish Nation is.