Commentary for Yoma 15:1
ומה ציץ שאין בו אלא אזכרה אחת אמרה תורה על מצחו תמיד שלא יסיח דעתו ממנו תפילין שיש בהן אזכרות הרבה על אחת כמה וכמה
If touching the front plate, on which the mention [of God] is but inscribed once,<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' In the inscription 'HOLY UNTO THE LORD'.');"><sup>1</sup></span> the Torah prescribes 'And it shall be continually upon his forehead,' i.e., he shall not dismiss it from his mind, how much more does this apply to the tefillin which contain the mention [of God] many a time!<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' In the four excerpts from the Torah, which they contain. Hence the obligation to touch tefillin all the time, as a reminder of the lessons they convey.');"><sup>2</sup></span>
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