Is it permitted to carry a load on the arm in the place of the tefillin shel yad?
Synopsis
Carrying a load on the arm where the tefillin shel yad sits is treated differently from the head: since the arm-tefillin are normally covered, a load there lacks the disgrace element unless it is four kav.
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