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Order of Putting on the Tefillin
Chabad: ' is a reduced vowel — every vocal shva, always pronounced. - separates syllables that would otherwise run together.
How to read the transliterationsORDER OF PUTTING ON THE TEFILLIN
1. ... Turn the tefillin slightly toward the body... tighten the knot... wind the strap twice around the biceps... wind the strap seven times around the forearm... wrap the remaining strap around the hand and the palm.
2. Place the head tefillin on the head centered exactly above the face.
3. The knot of the head tefillin should be centered at the top of the nape of the neck.
4. Make three coils on the middle finger: the first coil around the lower phalanx, the second coil around the middle phalanx, and the third over the first coil. Wind the remainder of the strap around the palm and fasten the end.