Responsa for Menachot 71:6
אלא כשהוא חולץ חולץ של ראש ואח"כ חולץ של יד מנלן אמר רבה רב הונא אסברא לי אמר קרא והיו לטוטפת בין עיניך כל זמן שבין עיניך יהו שתים
Our Rabbis taught: When must one recite the blessing over the tefillin?<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' If one has put them on before daybreak.');"><sup>6</sup></span> At the time when it is proper to put them on.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' That is, the time in the early morning when a man can see a friend of his at a distance of four cubits and recognize him. V. Ber. 9b.');"><sup>7</sup></span>
Teshuvot Maharam
Q. Must a person who puts on only the phylactery of the head say both blessings [Lehaniah Tefilin, and Al Mitsvat Tefilin]?
A. Authorities differ on this law, Rashi requiring one blessing and R. Amram and R. Tam requiring two blessings. I am inclined to agree with the last two that he must say both blessings.
SOURCES: Cr. 41; Pr. 424; Rashba I, 874.
A. Authorities differ on this law, Rashi requiring one blessing and R. Amram and R. Tam requiring two blessings. I am inclined to agree with the last two that he must say both blessings.
SOURCES: Cr. 41; Pr. 424; Rashba I, 874.
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