Menachos 36a

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Menachot 36a

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Topic

תפילין: the ברכות, the order of putting on and taking off, and the times for wearing them

Overview

רב חסדא rules that if someone talks between putting on the arm תפילין and the head תפילין, he must say a ברכה again. The גמרא asks how this fits with רבי יוחנן, who gives a separate ברכה for each one. אביי and רבא answer that without talking you say one ברכה, and after talking you say two. A ברייתא adds that talking in between is a sin, serious enough to send a man home from the army. Another ברייתא teaches the order: put on the arm תפילין first and take off the head תפילין first. The arm-first rule comes from the order of the פסוק, and רבה learns from 'והיו' that while the head תפילין is on, both must be on. A further ברייתא teaches that the ברכה is said when the time for the מצוה arrives, and then gives three opinions on how late תפילין may be worn. רב נחמן's ruling on רבי יעקב's view is reported in two opposite versions.

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The steps (13)

1. StatementTalking between the two תפילין requires a new blessing
2. Challengeרבי יוחנן says the head תפילין always gets its own blessing
3. ResolutionOne blessing without talking, two blessings after talking
4. StatementTalking in between is a sin
5. StatementArm first when putting on, head first when taking off
6. QuestionThe order for putting on is clear, but where does the order for taking off come from?
7. ResponseWhile the head תפילין is on, both must be on
8. StatementThe ברכה is said when the time for תפילין arrives
9. StatementUntil when are תפילין worn? Three opinions
10. Statementחכמים agree: once they are off and the sun sets, don't put them back on
11. Statementרב נחמן rules like רבי יעקב
12. StatementTwo sages prayed the evening prayer wearing תפילין
13. StatementA second version: the הלכה is not like רבי יעקב