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<DIV>In a message dated 9/26/2008, gershon.dubin@juno.com writes:</DIV>
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size=2>>>>There may be other more complex legalistic reasons, but the
simplest explanation is that the >>>chain of transmission became
confused over the centuries and people forgot things [--TK]<BR><BR>>>Did
not Rashi instruct his grandson how to put tefilin together? When
exactly was the Rashi vs. Rabbenu Tam tefilin forgotten or
confused?>><BR><BR><BR></FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV>
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<DIV>>>>>><BR>I once looked up the years and found that Rabbeinu
Tam was only five years old when his grandfather Rashi passed away, so no, Rashi
probably did not instruct his grandson how to put on tefillin (let alone how to
make tefillin). The story that Rashi's daughters wore tefillin has
been debunked, so probably Rabbeinu Tam's father taught him about tefillin
and it was different from the way Rashi did it, but in any case it could well be
that the confusion had already happened centuries /before/ Rashi and [at least]
two different opinions had been transmitted, one of which Rashi received or
deduced and declared the correct one, according to his mesorah or
understanding.</DIV>
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<DIV><FONT lang=0 face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2 FAMILY="SANSSERIF"
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