Prayer and Blessings
Is it possible to pray Shacharit without a tallit and tefillin?
Question
Is it possible to pray Shacharit without a tallit and tefillin?
Thank you
Answer
Greetings,
Ideally, one should pray Shacharit with a tallit and tefillin. However, if a person is unable to obtain a tallit and tefillin, certainly one should not forgo the recitation of Shema and the Shacharit prayer at its proper time because of this.
Sources: See Shulchan Aruch, Orach Chaim (siman 25, seif 4) and Mishnah Berurah (seif katan 14).
With blessings,
Hillel Meirs

