A small, fringed, four-cornered garment worn throughout the day (and sometimes night) by Jewish males.
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Why do Sephardim tuck in their tzitzit?
It has been mentioned previously that Sephardic custom, according to R. Ovadia, is to wear the tzitziot from a talit katan inside rather than exposed.
Can someone provide an explanation for this ...
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When to say the Bracha on Tallit Katan
I was recently wondering if I am saying the bracha on my tallit katan at the right time (I'm not married and don't wear a tallit gadol). When should the bracha on the tallit katan be said? Before it ...
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Borrowing a talis and wearing a talis katan. Say a b'racha?
The common and accepted practice among married Ashk'nazim, at least, is that they don a talis katan in the morning without saying a b'racha for the mitzva, and, later, when donning the talis gadol for ...
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What consititutes a “complete interruption” between talis katan and gadol?
This page references an uncited location in the Mishneh Berura and says that "[O]ne only makes separate berachos if there is a complete interuption between the talis katan and gadol. Just walking to ...
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Tzitzis Thrown Over Shoulder = Still Wearing Them?
Many times I've seen people throw the front half of their tallis katan over their shoulder so that it doesn't get in their way. Mostly teenagers playing sports or people doing something that might get ...
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A shorter person with a normal sized tallis katan
A theoretical question: If a young person (a boy for example that is 13 yrs old) that happens to be very short (not because of any physical disability) wears a normal size tallis katan it will be very ...
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Lithuanian minhag for talis katan material
Not an halachic question, but we can read many things about talis katan: wool over cotton, tzitzis out or in, etc. It seems that the Lithuanian minhag was to tuck them in, but what about the material? ...
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Contradiction in the Shulchan Aruch Harav
It says in the Shulchan Aruch Harav in sif 5 and 6 that there are two opinions as to what garments are obligated in tzitzis:
Since the blessing says "Lehisateif BaTzitzis", only garments which can ...
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How does one dispose of Tzitzis?
I was always told that if a single string falls off your Tzitzis you should put it in a Sefer so that it will end up in Shamis. My question is: Does anyone know a source for this?
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What is the reason for V-neck Titzis?
When buying Tzitzis, I have seen that there are two types of garment:
A "round" neck (the hole has a racetrack shape).
A "V" neck (the hole for the neck has a diamond shape).
What is the reason ...
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Talit Gadol vs Talit katan
What is the halachik difference between a talit gadol and a talit katan?
If the talit gadol is somehow better, why don't we only wear that?
If they are equal, why do we need a talit gadol at all?
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What to do with old ציצית
What do you do with old ציצית that do not fit anymore? Can you cut off the corners and throw the rest out respectfully?
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Tallit Katan and Tallit brachot
Why is that when you wake up you put on a Tallit Katan and then you go to shul and put on a Tallit Gadol? How is it that you can say two different brachot? If it is in fact, that each peice of ...
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Do married men stop saying a bracha on their *tallit katan*?
This question concerns the Ashkenazic practice.
I was always told that the tallit katan (worn under clothing, every day, starting in preschool years) got the bracha of al mitzvat tzitzit, but the ...
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Why do tzitzit have fabric-squares on the corners of the garment?
Pretty much across the board, beged gadol and katan have fabric squares sewn on the corners.
Why do tzitzit have fabric-squares on the corners of the garment?
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Rav Yaakov Moshe Hillel and wearing tzitzios out
Does someone know anything about Rav Yaakov Moshe Hillel shlita hamekubal stating that tzitzios should be worn outside the clothes? I read it once but without any sources on a web forum.
It would be ...
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Tztzis at night
Is there a Mitzvah of Tzitzis at night? If not, why do some people wear them at night?
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I sleep with tzitzis on. Is there any part of the body they shouldn't touch?
I sleep with my tzitzis on. Is there any part of the body the tzitzis should not touch?
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Is there a minimum size that a Tallis Kattan has to be?
Is there a minimum size that a Tallis Kattan has to be in order to be Yotzei the Mitzva of Tzitzis according to all Poskim? If there is a minimum size, what is it?
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Tzitzis-washing disaster
A friend of mine recently soaked his Tallis Katan in water and Tide (regular, non-bleach) detergent for a while, and after he took it out, the tzitzis strings (which were of the expensive hand-made ...
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Pool and Tzitzis
Do I need to make another Bracha on putting on tzitzis after I get out of the pool?
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What's the story with “undershirt Tzitzis”?
What's the story with "undershirt Tzitzis"? In case you've never heard of them, they're special Tzitzis made to be worn directly on the body. So is there any problem with them? Like, do some hold ...
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Requirement for four conered article of clothing to satisfy the mitzvah of Tzitzis
Are you required to wear a four conered article of clothing in order to satisfy the mitzvah of Tzitzis?
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May the Tallit Katan be worn directly on the body?
Is the Tallit Katan allowed to be worn directly on the body?
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chinuch and tzitzis
At what age do boys need to be educated to wear tzitzis?
How careful do the parents need to be in ascertaining that they remain kosher at all times?
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Cleaning Tzitzis
What have you found to be the best way to wash tzitzis? (easiest, least harmful (least likely to pasul), and most clean)
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Is it better to wear wool tzitzis?
Is it better halachikally (according to jewish law) to have the beged (garment) of your tzitzis to be made from wool as opposed to cotton? Is it a chumrah?
