Must a scribe align the beginning words (rashei hashitin) of each line of the tefillin parashiyot to specific prescribed words?
Synopsis
There is a transmitted tradition specifying which words should begin each line of each parasha in both hand and head tefillin. Authorities disagree on how strictly this should be observed in practice.
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