Where are the tefillin placed?
Tefillin shel yad (hand), on the left arm. Tefillin shel rosh (head), on the head
Source: Shulchan Aruch OC 27
In detail
The arm tefillin (shel yad) is placed on the bicep of the weaker arm (left for right-handed, right for left-handed), facing the heart. The strap is wound 7 times around the forearm. The head tefillin (shel rosh) is placed above the forehead at the hairline, centered between the eyes. This fulfills 'Bind them as a sign upon your hand, and they shall be as frontlets between your eyes' (Deuteronomy 6:8).
Full study guide: Daily Mitzvot
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