# Tefillin In The Desert?! Reb Menachem Ziemba, The Malbim, And The Rebbe, Weigh In.

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Published: 2026-01-19T22:07:24+00:00
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## Resource

Source Sheet (https://RabbiKraz.com/TefillinDesert) Did the jews wear Tefillin in the desert? The Medrashim debate this point. The Mabit and the Ra'avan take one side. The Rashba's revolution. The difficult Ramban and the Radvaz's objections. Reb Memachem Ziemba and his son. Reb Shaul Berlin's take The Malbim believes it's all based on a debate in Gittin. The Rebbe spins it in the opposite direction.

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