Dose of Halacha

Question: I accidentally left my tefillin at work. Should I daven with a minyan without my tefillin and put them on later, or daven with my tefillin without a minyan ? Answer: The Gemara (Berachos 14b) teaches that one must wear one’s tefillin while reciting the shema and amida . One who recites the shema without wearing his tefillin is considered to have given false testimony about himself (See Mishna Berura 25:14). Likewise, reciting the amida is part of the complete acceptance of the mitzvos . The Mishna Berura (ibid.; 46:33) writes that one who does not have their tefillin must still recite the shema . Wearing tefillin and reciting the shema are independent mitzvos, and one only transgresses when they deliberately avoid wearing their tefillin . The Magen Avraham (66:12) questions whether one who does not have their tefillin in time to daven with a minyan should wait to daven with their tefillin. He concludes that it is more important to daven with one’s tef...