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<DIV><FONT face=Arial><SPAN class=607391516-28042008>IIUC The Beit Yosef in O"C 
31 (IIRC) notes that the minhag during the time of the earlier rishonim&nbsp;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.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial><SPAN class=607391516-28042008><SPAN 
class=607391516-28042008>Question- How could it be that the earlier rishonim 
were unaware of the severity of the "prohibition"?</SPAN></SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial><SPAN class=607391516-28042008><SPAN 
class=607391516-28042008>KT<BR>Joel Rich</SPAN></SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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class=607391516-28042008>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 
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