Are a person who is excommunicated (menudeh) and a metzorah (biblical leper) forbidden to wear tefillin?
Synopsis
The Mechaber rules that both a menudeh and a metzorah are forbidden to wear tefillin. The Beur HaGra notes that the Rif and Rosh rule leniently, and the Raavad holds only sandal-wearing is prohibited. The Mishnah Berurah reports a dispute about whether a blessing is recited if they do wear tefillin.
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