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

הוֹרָאָה לָרַבִּיםA directive of general application: מַתְחִילִין לְהָנִיחַ תְּפִלִּין שְׁנֵי חֳדָשִׁים קוֹדֶם הַבַּר מִצְוָהA boy should begin putting on tefillin two months before his bar-mitzvah —בַּתְּחִלָּה בְּלֹא בְּרָכָהfirst, without reciting the blessing, וְכַעֲבוֹר אֵיזֶה שָׁבוּעוֹת בִּבְרָכָהand after a few weeks, with the blessing.Text and Translation courtesy of Sichos in EnglishFor questions and follow-up: [email protected]