Tefillin for a Bris
Question: My son’s bris was on Rosh Chodesh. When it was my first son’s bris , the mohel told me to leave my tefillin on. Should I have put them back on after mussaf for the bris ? Answer: The Shach (YD 265:24), Magen Avraham (25:28), Shulchan Aruch Ha r av (OC 25:38) and Mishna Berura (25:55) write that when there is a bris following shacharis, one should not remove one’s tefillin until after the bris . The Shach explains that as the Torah describes both tefillin and the bris milah as an ois (sign) it is appropriate to perform the bris while wearing tefillin . R’ Moshe Sternbuch (Teshuvos Vehanhagos 2:502) justifies the practice of those who remove their tefillin, writing that it is important not to be distracted while wearing them. He suggests that the minhag to keep them on is specifically for the father, sandek and those involved with the bris. The Shulchan Aruch (OC 31:1) writes that the reason why we do not wear tefillin on Shabbos is due to Shabbos being an...