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  1. Tefillin the EZ way: put it on, say Shema, say Amidah, you’re done! That’s not so bad, huh? @Jewishlaw 10:22 9:10 AM May 22nd via HootSuite
  2. Tefillin bag should go in the tallit bag. Seems like a LOT of fashion consciousness here in Shulchan Aruch 10:21 9:10 AM May 21st via HootSuite
  3. Tefillin must be removed while standing. Kiss em after you put them away, too. 10:20 9:10 AM May 20th via HootSuite
  4. Tefillin should not be taken off before the scroll is returned to the arc. (Shulchan Aruch 10:19) 9:10 AM May 18th via HootSuite
  5. “We can elevate a holy thing to a higher grade...but not degrade it” (Shulchan Aruch 10:18) 9:05 AM May 17th via HootSuite
  6. We must touch the tefillin everytime we think of them, so we will never be “diverted” from them. Awareness is key! 10:17 9:05 AM May 16th via HootSuite
  7. You can have “light refreshments” while wearing tefillin. Do Jews actually eat “light”? :-) @JewishLaw 10:16 9:05 AM May 15th via HootSuite
  8. You have to take off your tefillin to go to the bathroom. Seems obvious, no? Shulchan Aruch 10:15 @Jewishlaw 9:06 AM May 14th via HootSuite
  9. You have to fast if you drop your tefillin. Just like a Torah! Jeez. (Shulchan Aruch 10:14) 9:05 AM May 13th via HootSuite
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  11. “Prescribed width of the straps...is no less than the length of barley” (Shulchan Aruch 10:13). Tefillin connects us to the land! 9:20 AM May 11th via HootSuite
  12. Whoops. Here's the 25% off shirts link we MEANT to send. ow.ly/aQJZm 7:52 AM May 11th via HootSuite
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  15. Left handed? Put the arm tefillin on the Right Hand! Shulchan Aruch 10:12 Code of Jewish Law 9:20 AM May 10th via HootSuite
  16. The tefillin of the head and the hand are two distinct precepts. Two for the price of one! 10:11 9:20 AM May 9th via HootSuite
  17. By wearing tefillin we “mindful of our Creator”. How do YOU stay mindful? Shulchan Aruch 10:10 9:20 AM May 8th via HootSuite
  18. LAST CALL for conversion stories! Finishing up our conversion book & need your stories. Email patrick@punktorah.org by Friday May 11 @ 2PM! 10:02 AM May 7th via HootSuite
  19. Interrupt your tefillin bracha? Just do it over again. Shulchan Aruch 10:9 9:09 AM May 7th via HootSuite
  20. You shouldn’t talk when putting on tefillin. Just so ya know! Shulchan Aruch 10:8 9:01 AM May 6th via HootSuite
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