If a parasha is placed in the wrong compartment of the tefillin (switched), are the tefillin valid?
Synopsis
All authorities agree that if the parashiyot are placed in the wrong compartments, the tefillin are invalid (pesulim). This applies equally to the shel yad (arm tefillin) and the shel rosh.
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