[Avodah] R. Chaim Volozhiner and Putting on Rabbeinu Tam Tefillin

[Prof. Levine]

At 03:14 PM 4/12/2011, R. Micha wrote:

>Does this mean the Gra, who his talmidim (including RCV) called "HaGaon
>haChassid" (sometimes "haGaon haChassid haAmiti", in true misnagid style),
>*did* wear Rabbeinu Tam tefillin?

The GRA did not wear Rabbeinu Tam tefillin.  Someone sent me the 
following "BTW, the Gra said that if one wanted to be yotze according 
to all the shitos, he would have to put on 64 pairs of tefilin."

My friend Reb Motel Twerski, A"H, who was a son of the Milwaukee 
rebbe, once said to me, "Do you know how the Chassidim got back at 
the GRA?  He is called Reb Eliyahu Ha Chosid everywhere!" :-)



Yitzchok Levine 
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