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Shulchan Arukh, Orach Chayim 26
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Orach Chayim Siman 26 is a source-text unit from the Shulchan Arukh with 2 seifim. Its reading map separates the practical rule, its conditions and the points that need comparison with the surrounding text.
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<b>דין מי שאין לו אלא תפלה אחת. ובו ב סעיפים:</b><br>אם אין לו אלא תפלה אחת מניח אותה שיש לו ומברך עליה שכל אחת מצוה בפני עצמה והוא הדין אם יש לו שתיהם ויש לו שום אונס שאינו יכול להניח אלא אחת מניח אותה שיכול:
The Laws Regarding One Who Has Only One Tefilla. Containing 2 Se'ifim If one has only one tefilla, he should put on the one he has and recite the blessing on it, for each tefilla individually is its own mitzvah. And the same applies if he has both of them but there is some unforeseen circumstance where he is only able to put on one - [in that case,] he should put on the one that he is able to.
אם אינו מניח אלא של ראש לבד מברך עליה על מצות תפילין לבד: הגה ולדידן דנוהגים לברך בכל יום ב' ברכות יברך על של ראש לבד שתי ברכות ואם הניח של יד לבד מברך להניח לבד [טור]:
If he is only putting on the head tefillin, he should recite the blessing "...on the mitzvah of tefillin" only. Rem"a: And for us who have the custom to say two blessings over tefillin each day, one should recite the two blessings on the head-tefillin. And if one only puts on the hand tefillin, he should only recite the blessing "...to place" (Tur).
English translation: Sefaria Community Translation · CC0