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§ Rav Ḥisda says: If one spoke between donning the tefillin of the arm and the tefillin of the head, he must recite the blessing again when donning the tefillin of the head.
The Talmud notes: One can infer that if he spoke, yes, he must recite a blessing when donning the tefillin of the head, but if he did not speak, he does not recite a blessing. The Talmud challenges this: But Rav Ḥiyya, son of Rav Huna, sent a ruling in the name of R' Yoḥanan: On the tefillin of th
Abaye and Rava both say, to resolve this apparent contradiction: R' Yoḥanan meant that if one did not speak, he recites one blessing; if he spoke, he recites two blessings, when donning the tefillin of the head as well as when donning the tefillin of the arm.
Concerning this, it is taught in a baraita: If one spoke between donning the tefillin of the arm and the tefillin of the head, he has a sin, and due to that sin he returns from the ranks of soldiers waging war. This is referring to the preparation for war, when the officers announce: “What man is t
It is further taught in a baraita: When one dons tefillin, he first dons the tefillin of the arm and afterward dons the tefillin of the head. And when he removes his tefillin, he first removes the tefillin of the head and afterward removes the tefillin of the arm. The Talmud asks: Granted, the rul