The Mystery of tefillin

THE MYSTERY OF TEFILLIN : M. M. NINAN
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Protrusion of the se'ar eigel
The hair which you see protruding from the hole, is actually the hair which is wrapped around the fourth
Parsha which is Vehoya-Im-Shamoa.. This way we can determine whether it is Tam or Rashi.
In Rashi: The passage of Ve-haya Im Shemoa is found in the fourth compartment from the left of the wearer,
therefore the se’ar eigel should juts out between the fourth and third compartment
In T. Ram The passage of Ve-haya Im Shemoa is found in the third compartment from the left of the wearer,
therefore the se’ar eigel juts out from between the third and second compartment
Mode of Writing.
The parchment on which the Biblical passages are written need not be ruled ("Yad," l.c. i. 12), although the
custom is to rule it. A pointed instrument that leaves no blot should be used in ruling; the use of a pencil is
forbidden (Oraḥ Ḥayyim, 32, 6, Isserles' gloss). The scribe should be very careful in writing the selections.
Before beginning to write he should pronounce the words, "I am writing this for the sake of the holiness of
tefillin"; and before he begins to write any of the names of God occurring in the texts, he should say, "I am
writing this for the sake of the holiness of the Name."
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