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Rashi or Rabbeinu Tam Tefillin

Question

Shalom and blessings,
I wanted to ask: what is preferable — to learn most of the day wearing Rabbeinu Tam tefillin or Rashi tefillin, or to divide the time half and half?
Thank you in advance; I would be glad for an explanation why.

Answer

Shalom u-veracha 

Most of the time one should wear Rashi tefillin.

For the primary halacha follows Rashi, and one never recites a blessing over Rabbeinu Tam tefillin.

Answered 17 December 2025 How answers are reviewed
Rabbi Israel Cohen
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