Hayom Yom 2 Menachem Av - Put on tefillin two months before Bar-Mitzvah

The daily Hayom Yom with Rabbi Yosef Katzman · Jul 15, 2026 · 3m

הוֹרָאָה לָרַבִּים

A directive of general application:

מַתְחִילִין לְהָנִיחַ תְּפִלִּין שְׁנֵי חֳדָשִׁים קוֹדֶם הַבַּר מִצְוָה

A boy should begin putting on tefillin two months before his bar-mitzvah —

בַּתְּחִלָּה בְּלֹא בְּרָכָה

first, without reciting the blessing,

וְכַעֲבוֹר אֵיזֶה שָׁבוּעוֹת בִּבְרָכָה

and after a few weeks, with the blessing.

Text and Translation courtesy of Sichos in English

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