Is a desert wanderer who lost track of Shabbat obligated to wear tefillin on his designated seventh day?
Synopsis
The Biur Halacha rules he is obligated to wear tefillin on the seventh day since most days are weekdays and the kavu'a reasoning applies only to prohibitions, not to positive commandments. He distinguishes this from Yom Tov Sheni.
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