Thursday, August 11, 2011

Tefillin script

Hi,

One who davens with nusach Ashkenaz may wear tefillin written according to the rules of the Ari (even though the Ari's followers daven with nusach Sfard). This is not considered inconsistent conduct.

(Rav Moshe Feinstein, Igrot Moshe Orach Chaim 2:24)

Have a great day,
Mordechai

2 comments:

  1. While wearing ARI tefillin is kosher for one who follows Ashkenazic customs/Nusach, many, if not most, halachic authorities consider it to be not preferable.

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  2. I only intended to provide Rav Moshe's stance here, a part of a series on Rav Moshe's rulings. However, I would be interested in seeing references for the views of the many/most you cite.

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