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

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 For questions and follow-up: [email protected]