If two adjacent compartments of the head Tefillin are damaged (torn), are the Tefillin valid or invalid?
Synopsis
The Mechaber rules that old Tefillin with two adjacent damaged compartments are invalid, while new ones remain valid as long as the base leather (titura) is intact. The Rema cites a dissenting view and rules stringently to invalidate both old and new in such cases.
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