If one touched the head tefillin first before putting on the arm tefillin, must he set it aside?
Synopsis
The Mechaber rules that if one encounters the head tefillin first, he must skip it and put on the arm tefillin first. The Biur Halacha notes that the Taz holds the same and that passing over tefillin is scripturally grounded differently from other mitzvot.
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