Thursday, February 27, 2025

Rav Moshe Feinstein ZT"L Putting on Tefillin

Rav Moshe Feinstein ztz"l putting on Tefillin shortly before he was niftar... 

Incredible footage of Rav Moshe Feinstein ZT'L putting on Tefillin at the end of his life.

Notice that Rav Moshe did the bare minimum around his arm before the shel rosh. The Shulchon Aruch says to do more is a hefsek. (Mishna Berura allows all 7 Al Pi Kabbalah)

Rav Nota Greenblatt Z"L told someone that Reb Moshe ZT’L had this mesora from his father, but did not guide his talmidim who had different mesoros to do like him in this matter.

It seems that Rav Moshe did 3 wraps on his arm and then fingers but most people do fingers after rosh.

Mishna Berura says that the Arizal says not to do the fingers untill after shel rosh is on.

It seems Rav Moshe does differently than as the Ari Hakodosh and the Mishna Brura and wraps his fingers before shel rosh.

Additionally it seems the wrapping of 7 is Al Pi Kabala but Rav Moshe held that just secure (3 wraps) and go as fast as you can to the shel rosh. He did his fingers first like we stated before but he didn’t direct his talmidim to do it.

Source: CBN with help from Rav Moshe's talmidim.

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