Reciting the Shema Without Tefillin

Quiz

1 - To what is saying Shema without tefillin compared?

• Worshiping an idol.
• Saying false testimony about yourself.
• Denying the existence of Hashem.

2 - In which of the following situations may one recite the Shema without tefillin?

• He has no tefillin.
• He does not feel like putting on tefillin today.
• The color of the tefillin does not suit his tie.

3 - If two people are sharing one set of tefillin, which of the following is applicable?

• They cannot daven together in the same minyan.
• They can daven together in the same minyan, and one will put the tefillin on after davening and then say, Shema, a second time.
• If one of them says Shema without tefillin, he has not fulfilled his obligation to say Shema.