Is there an obligation to wear tefillin on Tisha B'Av?
Synopsis
The Mechaber rules that tefillin are obligatory on Tisha B'Av. The Aruch HaShulchan notes that the common Ashkenazi custom is not to wear tefillin in the morning, treating the day as a more intense expression of mourning.
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