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

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. 00:00 Introduction: Monday night shiur on Parshat Bo. 01:05 The Four Parshiot of Tefillin: Identifying the sources in Exodus and Deuteronomy. 02:45 The Great Mystery: Did the Jews wear Tefillin for 40 years in the desert? 03:46 The Halachic Problem: How could they fulfill the mitzvah with only two of the four portions? 05:19 Viewpoint 1: The Mabit and Ra’avyah argue Tefillin were not worn in the desert. 07:12 Interlude: The Midrashic history of Moshe’s staff ("The Magic Wand"). 10:15 Evidence for Wearing Tefillin: Analysis of the Midrash regarding the Mekoshesh Shabat. 14:38 The Splitting of the Sea: Gabriel’s warning to the waters regarding the "future" mitzvah. 20:55 Viewpoint 2: The Torah Sheleimah and the requirement for "edible" parchment materials. 30:53 Viewpoint 3: The Rashba’s approach—All four portions were known orally from the start. 32:20 The Ramban’s Perspective: Why certain mitzvot were "saved" for Sefer Devarim. 43:03 Insights from Rav Menachem Ziemba: The "Incelli" of the Warsaw Ghetto. 51:00 The Controversial Saul Berlin: Could they have worn Tefillin with only two portions? 01:03:21 Halachic Application: Can you downgrade a Head-Tefillin (Shel Rosh) to a Hand-Tefillin (Shel Yad)? 01:16:53 The Malbim vs. The Lubavitcher Rebbe: How the writing of the Torah (Megillah vs. Chatuma) affects the Tefillin timeline. 01:24:56 Summary: The three main schools of thought on Tefillin in the Midbar.