Reply To: Chidushim on Daf Yomi

In SA hilchas tefilin comes before birchas hashachar because it is a good idea to put it on before. We say the brocho אוזר ישראל בגבורה referring also to the tefilin shel yad and עוטר ישראך ישראל בתפארה which refers also to tefilin shel rosh. We have a minhag to kiss them. There is minhag from the Chok Yaakov 490,.2, for those who put on tefilin on chal hamoad. to leave the tefilin on the first day chol hamoad pesach until after leinen as they lein kadesh containing the parasha of tefilin. The Chasam Sofer did not allow someone who did not observe shemita to be olah when it was leined. If someone cannot put on tefillin he should still lein krias shama. The proof is from shabbos, where the Shagas Aryeh 41, says that you are really allowed to put on tefilin, but because of the extra symbol we don’t put it on according to Rebbi Akiva. So why don’t we put it on because of krias shma? We see that is directly, but if no choice then it does not apply.