When a person in this situation can restrain himself during Shema but not the Amidah, may he put on tefillin between the blessing of Ahavah Rabbah and the recitation of Shema, and does he recite a blessing over them?
Synopsis
The Mechaber rules that if a person can hold himself during Shema, he should don tefillin between the blessing Ahavah Rabbah and Shema. The Rema adds that he blesses over them. The Taz and Mishnah Berurah address whether a tallit may also be donned at that juncture.
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