[Avodah] Tfillin?chol hamoed

[Rich, Joel]

IIUC The Beit Yosef in O"C 31 (IIRC) notes that the minhag during the
time of the earlier rishonim was to wear tfillin on chol hamoed but he
came across a statement by R"SBY (Zohar) that it was a seriously bad
thing to do and so the minhag changed.
 
Question- How could it be that the earlier rishonim were unaware of the
severity of the "prohibition"?
 
KT
Joel Rich
 
PS w/r/t an earlier discussion the MB in 31(60) notes the reason that
the shatz takes off his tfillin before hallel on chol hamoed is because
of the congregation will be taking out their lulavim and etrogim so
shatz will have time to take off tfillin
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