At my shul (a sephardi one), I occasionally see people wearing tefillin at mincha on fast days (other than Tisha b'Av). Is this a minhag with a source, or is there some other reason why people do this?
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I know that this is the minhag in the London and Amsterdam S&P's. chazzanut-esnoga.org/weekdays/weekdays.htm – Noach MiFrankfurt Jul 6 '15 at 11:39
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I think this is common among Moroccans. – mevaqesh Jul 6 '15 at 17:44
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Rabbi Maroof attributes this to the Beis Yosef (he doesn't give an exact citation).
He lists three reasons why.
1) To help reach 100 blessings for the day.
2) Increased spiritual awareness on a fast day allows one to increase the amount of time in a day that Tefillin is worn.
3) Wearing Tefillin focuses concentration during prayer.
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1RE number 3: Shouldn't that also apply to Minchah everyday? Why would we only wear the Tefillin on a fast day? – Salmononius2 Jul 7 '15 at 18:44
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@Salmononius2, to quote the link: "On Fast Days, we wish for our prayers to be of an especially high quality." – Yishai Jul 7 '15 at 18:47
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