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One Occupied With a Mitzvah
The halakhic principle that a person engaged in performing one mitzvah is exempted from the obligation to perform other mitzvot. Sources examine the scope and boundaries of this exemption across various commandments, including prayer, tefillin, sukkah, and shofar.
עוסק במצוה פטור מן המצוה
Tefillin on Chol HaMoed: The Halakhic Dispute
Sources examine the central halakhic question of whether tefillin are worn during the intermediate days of Passover and Sukkot. The dispute turns on whether Chol HaMoed constitutes a time requiring tefillin, with medieval and later authorities offering differing positions and practical rulings based on the concept of multiple signs and festival sanctity.
שבת ויו״ט לאו זמן תפילין הן
Wearing Tefillin on Chol HaMoed
Sources explore the halachic status of wearing tefillin during the intermediate days of Pesach and Sukkot. The sources present a foundational principle that tefillin are not worn on days that are themselves signs (Shabbat and Festivals), along with divergent customs between Sephardic and Ashkenazi communities regarding Chol HaMoed.
בחוה״מ ג״כ אסור להניח תפילין מהטעם הזה בעצמו