Responsa for Menachot 83:8
ואי מדרבי יעקב הוה אמינא מלא קשר גודל דלא ליקרב טפי וכמה דרחיק מעלי צריכא
For from R'Papa's teaching I only know that it must be within three fingerbreadths' distance from the corner and not farther away than that, but the nearer it is [to the corner] the better; therefore R'Jacob's teaching was necessary. An from R'Jacob's teaching I only know that it must be away from the corner the distance of the first joint of the thumb and not nearer than that, but the farther away it is [from the corner] the better; therefore [both teachings] are necessary.
Teshuvot Maharam
Phylacteries which lost their square shape through age and use must be reshaped before they can be used. But zizith (fringes) are fit for use at any time if, when they were made, they were of the required shape and size.
SOURCES: Pr. 68.
SOURCES: Pr. 68.
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