Sefarim by Rabbi Chaim Cohen: Mekor Chaim ↗ בס״ד

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  1. Hard Tefillin Case

    Question: I keep my tefillin in a hard, flask-style case. Recently, our teacher told us that these are not ideal as the tefillin shel yad is sitting on top of the tefillin shel rosh . Do I need to switch to a classical tefillin…

  2. Removing Tefillin Early

    Question: On Mondays and Thursdays our shul finishes later, and I need to leave early to get to work. Is it appropriate to remove my tefillin after leining ? Answer: The Gemara (Berachos 44b; Nida 51b) teaches that the Rabbi…

  3. Wrong Tefillin

    Question: My friend allowed me to borrow his tefillin, but I accidentally put on Rabbeinu Tam Tefillin, only realising after davening . Do I need to repeat the berachos when I put on Rashi Tefillin? Answer: There is a machlo…