Beit Midrash
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- The Life of Tzaddikim
- Rabbi Mordechai Eliyahu
And so the Rav would wear his watch on his right hand, with the face turned inwards towards his body. That way he could look at his watch without insulting the person who was talking to him, not even slightly.
The Rav also said that doing so gave him an extra minute every day, when he would normally have to move the watch from left to right hand before prayers, when it was time to put on tefillin. Even such a short time could add up to a long time over a long period, and he could employ that time to do more important things.
(Rabbi Mordechai Nagari, Rabbi of Maale Adomim)
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