Tefillin Bag
Question: Can I use my old tefillin bag to store my shofar ? Answer: The Gemara (Sanhedrin 48a) teaches that a cloth designated for and subsequently used to wrap tefillin may not later be repurposed to hold money. Once an item has been used for a mitzva -related purpose, it retains its kedusha and may no longer be used for mundane purposes. The Shulchan Aruch (OC 42:3) rules that a bag designated for tefillin may not be used for money if it has been used even once for tefillin. Such a bag is classified as tashmishei kedusha, an accessory that serves a sacred object. The Rema adds that if one explicitly stipulated beforehand that the bag could be used for other purposes, it remains permissible to do so. The Mishna Berura (402:11) clarifies that this restriction does not apply to a tallis bag, even if one regularly places their tefillin bag inside it. Likewise, in Biur Halacha (34:4), he writes that as long as one consistently returns their tefillin to their protective box...