Left-handed and Tefillin
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Question
I received a blow to my right hand, and the doctor advised me to put a cast on the hand for a period of 6 weeks. On which hand should I put the tefillin?
Answer
Hello,
If you are right-handed, continue to put the tefillin on your left hand as usual. You do not become left-handed due to 6 weeks of wearing a cast.
If you are left-handed, if there is space to place the box on the hand, even if the entire strap is on the cast, put it on as usual and bless.
If the cast is on the entire arm, so that the box is also on the cast, put it on the cast and do not bless.
In any case, the tefillin should be covered with a garment on top, even when the arm is covered with a cast, because the hand tefillin should be covered.
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