Must one wear tefillin during Shema and the Amidah?
Synopsis
The Mechaber rules that tefillin must be worn during Shema and the Amidah. The Aruch HaShulchan emphasizes this as an obligation, citing the Talmud that one who reads Shema without tefillin is as if he testified falsely.
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