Must one touch the tefillin and tzitzit at the relevant passages during Shema?
Synopsis
When reciting the verses mentioning tefillin, one should touch the arm and head tefillin. When mentioning tzitzit, one touches the two front tzitziyot. The Mishnah Berurah extends the requirement to the second parasha.
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