[Avodah] Hallel and Tfillin

[Micha Berger]

On Wed, Jun 26, 2019 at 10:05:12PM +0000, Rich, Joel via Avodah wrote:
: Why do we take off tfillin before [Mussaf] on Rosh Chodesh but before
: [Hallel] (for those who wear tfillin) on Chol Hamoed?

I would limit this question to Pesach.

Chol haMo'ed Sukkos is a real Hallel. If you want to compare, we need
to look at another example of "Half Hallel".

As for the incongruity of holding the lulav and esrog with tefillin on,
as first that seemed a good rationale. But then I recalled the Rambam,
who commended the hanhagah of holding 4 minim whenever possible throughout
the day -- including Shacharis!

But still, whole Halllel makes it different, it's a real chag element.
Half Hallel is fake and to me poses more of a question. (And in any case
is a closer comparison to RC.)

So, why is ChM *Pesach* different than RC?

Well, the Rama (OC 25:12) tells you to remove both before Mussaf.

It's the Magein Avraham (s"q 41) quoting another Rama - R' Menachem
Azaria miFano -- who says that the tzibbur should remove their tefillin
before Hallel. And the Chazan still after Hallel.

The first day of ChM Pesach is considered in some minhagim to be a
special case because leining includes veYaha ki Veyiakha. And so they
take their tefillin off after leining.

The Choq Ya'aqov (490:2) brings this rationale to explain the Rama's
position of *always* leaving them on until Mussaf. Extended by the
other days mishum lo pelug.

I don't have an answer I am happy with. Maybe because even a Half-Hallel
on Pesach is devar yom beyomo, and therefore more about the chag than
for RC. But as I said, I don't find that compelling.


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-Micha

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