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אורח חיים כ״וOrach Chayim 26

Siman 26 of 697 in Orach Chayim — 2 se'ifim

הלכות תפיליןLaws of Tefillin· siman 26

Se’if 1א׳

אִם אֵין לוֹ אֶלָּא תְּפִלָּה אַחַת מֵנִיחַ אוֹתָהּ שֶׁיֵּשׁ לוֹ, וּמְבָרֵךְ עָלֶיהָ, שֶׁכָּל אַחַת מִצְוָה בִּפְנֵי עַצְמָהּ. וְהוּא הַדִּין אִם יֵשׁ לוֹ שְׁתֵּיהֶם וְיֵשׁ לוֹ שׁוּם אֹנֶס שֶׁאֵינוֹ יָכוֹל לְהָנִיחַ אֶלָּא אַחַת, מֵנִיחַ אוֹתָהּ שֶׁיָּכוֹל.

The Laws Regarding One Who Has Only One Tefilla. Containing 2 Se'ifim If one has only one tefilla, he should put on the one he has and recite the blessing on it, for each tefilla individually is its own mitzvah. And the same applies if he has both of them but there is some unforeseen circumstance where he is only able to put on one - [in that case,] he should put on the one that he is able to.

Se’if 2ב׳

אִם אֵינוֹ מֵנִיחַ אֶלָּא שֶׁל רֹאשׁ לְבַד, מְבָרֵךְ עָלֶיהָ עַל מִצְוַת תְּפִלִּין לְבַד: הַגָּה: וּלְדִידָן דְּנוֹהֲגִים לְבָרֵךְ בְּכָל יוֹם ב' בְּרָכוֹת יְבָרֵךְ עַל שֶׁל רֹאשׁ לְבַד שְׁתֵּי בְּרָכוֹת וְאִם הֵנִיחַ שֶׁל יָד לְבַד מְבָרֵךְ לְהַנִּיחַ לְבַד (טוּר):

If he is only putting on the head tefillin, he should recite the blessing "...on the mitzvah of tefillin" only. Rem"a: And for us who have the custom to say two blessings over tefillin each day, one should recite the two blessings on the head-tefillin. And if one only puts on the hand tefillin, he should only recite the blessing "...to place" (Tur).

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Shulchan Aruch, Orach Chayim — Torat Emet 363 edition, via Sefaria — public domain

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