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# The common Minhag is that a minor wears [[Tefillin]] only 2 or 3 months before his [[Bar Mitzvah]].<ref>Kitzur S"A 10:24</ref> | # The common Minhag is that a minor wears [[Tefillin]] only 2 or 3 months before his [[Bar Mitzvah]].<ref>Kitzur S"A 10:24</ref> | ||
# [[Tefillin]] is a [[Mitzvah Aseh SheHaZman Grama]] (time bound mitzvah) and so women are exempt. Even though usually women are allowed to fulfill mitzvot from which they are exempt, by [[Tefillin]] it’s preferable that women do not fulfill this mitzvah. <ref> S”A and Rama 38:3, Mitzvat Nashim (pg 35). Gra in his comments to 38:3 writes that it is forbidden for women to wear [[Tefillin]]. See Targum Yonatan Ben Uziel on Devarim 22:5 who includes a woman wearing [[Tefillin]] in the category of Lo Yehey Kli Gever Al Isha. </ref> Some maintain strongly that women should not wear [[Tefillin]]. <ref> | # [[Tefillin]] is a [[Mitzvah Aseh SheHaZman Grama]] (time bound mitzvah) and so women are exempt. Even though usually women are allowed to fulfill mitzvot from which they are exempt, by [[Tefillin]] it’s preferable that women do not fulfill this mitzvah. <ref> S”A and Rama 38:3, Mitzvat Nashim (pg 35). Gra in his comments to 38:3 writes that it is forbidden for women to wear [[Tefillin]]. See Targum Yonatan Ben Uziel on Devarim 22:5 who includes a woman wearing [[Tefillin]] in the category of Lo Yehey Kli Gever Al Isha. </ref> Some maintain strongly that women should not wear [[Tefillin]]. <ref> | ||
In a letter dated Adar I 5774 (February 2014), Rav Hershel Schachter | In a letter dated Adar I 5774 (February 2014), [http://www.theyeshivaworld.com/news/headlines-breaking-stories/213379/women-in-tefillin-rav-hershel-shachter-slams-rabbis-permitting-women-to-wear-tefillin.html Rav Hershel Schachter] explains his position on this topic of women wearing [[Tefillin]] as follows: | ||
* The Rabbis of the Mishna felt the need to display their disagreement with the Seddukim even when the Tzeduki opinion was a stringency, such as it was regarding Parah Adumah. Nonetheless, because the Rabbis noticed that their opinion was anti-Torah SheBaal Peh, in cases of disagreement the Rabbis made their position very evident. | * The Rabbis of the Mishna felt the need to display their disagreement with the Seddukim even when the Tzeduki opinion was a stringency, such as it was regarding Parah Adumah. Nonetheless, because the Rabbis noticed that their opinion was anti-Torah SheBaal Peh, in cases of disagreement the Rabbis made their position very evident. | ||
* When developing new Minhagim such as women wearing [[Tefillin]], [[Tzitzit]], or [[Kippah]], there is an obvious need to consult with a leading posek of the generation. It is a mistake to think that everyone who went to Yeshiva and knows how to find the right seforim, sometimes by searching online, should be able decide halacha. Real questions of Minhag and halacha should be presented to a major posek, who deals with the difficult halachic questions of the generation. | * When developing new Minhagim such as women wearing [[Tefillin]], [[Tzitzit]], or [[Kippah]], there is an obvious need to consult with a leading posek of the generation. It is a mistake to think that everyone who went to Yeshiva and knows how to find the right seforim, sometimes by searching online, should be able decide halacha. Real questions of Minhag and halacha should be presented to a major posek, who deals with the difficult halachic questions of the generation. | ||
