Is a person who is in distress or whose mind is unsettled exempt from wearing tefillin?
Synopsis
The Rambam rules that a person in distress or whose mind is not settled is exempt from tefillin, since they will inevitably become distracted and violate the prohibition of hefsek da'at.
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