Q&A: Tefillin
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Tefillin
Question
Hello, honorable Rabbi, is there a commandment to wrap the tefillin strap around the arm (I know there is no source for a commandment regarding the number of wraps), or is even the wrapping itself not part of the commandment, and the commandment is only to tie it? Thank you, and have a good and blessed week.
Answer
In Maimonides, Laws of Tefillin, chapter 3, halakha 12, it is clear that the wrappings are not part of the commandment. The source for the seven wraps comes from Kabbalah.