Daily Life · Orach Chaim 44
Handling Multiple Sacred Texts
8 questions · 26 opinions
May one take even a brief nap (sheinat arai) while wearing tefillin on the head and arm?
4 opinions across 2 eras
Sleep and TefillinIf one covers his tefillin with a cloth (soodar) and his wife is not present, may he nap while wearing them?
2 opinions across 2 eras
Sleep and TefillinWhy is a nap prohibited when one's wife is present, even with a cloth covering?
3 opinions across 2 eras
Sleep and TefillinWhat is the maximum duration of permitted sheinat arai (brief nap) while wearing tefillin?
2 opinions across 2 eras
Sleep and TefillinMay one sleep (even deeply) while tefillin are wrapped/bound around his hand?
3 opinions across 2 eras
Sleep and TefillinMay one sleep or nap while merely holding tefillin in his hand (not wrapped around it)?
3 opinions across 2 eras
Sleep and TefillinDoes sleeping while holding tefillin in a case (nartik) allow sleep?
5 opinions across 3 eras
Sleep and TefillinWhat constitutes hefsek ha-daat (distraction from awareness) requiring one to touch/check tefillin, and does sleep qualify?
4 opinions across 2 eras
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