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# All men above the age of 13 are required to put on [[Tefillin]] daily.<ref> The [[Rambam]] (Sefer HaMitzvot Mitzvah Aseh 12 and 13) and [[Sefer HaChinuch]] (421) record this as a Mitzvah that applies to every male individual even nowadays. [[Rambam]] there says based on the gemara in Menachot 44a that one who is obligated to wear [[Tefillin]] but does not, transgresses eight commandments (four for the hand and four for the head). </ref> | # All men above the age of 13 are required to put on [[Tefillin]] daily.<ref> The [[Rambam]] (Sefer HaMitzvot Mitzvah Aseh 12 and 13) and [[Sefer HaChinuch]] (421) record this as a Mitzvah that applies to every male individual even nowadays. [[Rambam]] there says based on the gemara in Menachot 44a that one who is obligated to wear [[Tefillin]] but does not, transgresses eight commandments (four for the hand and four for the head). </ref> | ||
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# [[Tefillin]] is a [[Mitzvah Aseh SheHaZman Grama]] (time bound mitzvah) | # [[Tefillin]] is a [[Mitzvah Aseh SheHaZman Grama]] (time bound mitzvah) therefore women are exempt. Generally women are allowed to perform time bound mitzvot, however, it is preferable for women not to fulfill the mitzvah of [[Tefillin]].<ref> Shulchan Aruch and Rama Orach Chaim 38:3, Mitzvat Nashim (pg 35). Biur HaGra Orach 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 [https://www.yutorah.org/lectures/lecture.cfm/843663/rabbi-hershel-schachter/%d7%9b%d7%9c-%d7%94%d7%a2%d7%93%d7%94-%d7%9b%d7%95%d7%9c%d7%9d-%d7%a7%d7%93%d7%95%d7%a9%d7%99%d7%9d/ "Kol HaEdah Kulam Kedoshim"], Rav Hershel Schachter explains his position on this topic of women wearing [[Tefillin]] as follows: | In [https://www.yutorah.org/lectures/lecture.cfm/843663/rabbi-hershel-schachter/%d7%9b%d7%9c-%d7%94%d7%a2%d7%93%d7%94-%d7%9b%d7%95%d7%9c%d7%9d-%d7%a7%d7%93%d7%95%d7%a9%d7%99%d7%9d/ "Kol HaEdah Kulam Kedoshim"], 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 Sadducees (Tzedukim) 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 Sadducees (Tzedukim) 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. | ||
