Tzitzis or tzitzit are the fringes tied to the corners of four-cornered garments. For laws regarding those garments (also known as Tzitzis), see [Tag:tallit-katan].
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Garments that unintentionally require tzitzit
Have you ever encountered in the wild (i.e. owned, considered purchasing in a store, seen worn by an observant Jewish man) a garment that requires tzitzit but that was not made for them (i.e. not a ...
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Wearing your tzitzis out
Why do certain people wear their tzitzis out for people to see, and others do not?
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Boruch Sheomar - kissing the Tzitzis
The Mishna Berura Siman 51 :1 says that you should kiss the 2 front Tzitzis when you finish saying Boruch Sheomar.
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Tzitzis while exercising?
Does one need to wear tzitzis while exercising? Isn't it disrespectful to the tzitzis to make them all sweaty?
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If a person voids a purchase/sale, what happens to the Bracha?
You buy a new Talis and after you wear it you notice a defect. You want to return it to the store for a refund or replacement. However a person is only obligated in Tzitzis if he owns or borrows the ...
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Why is techeles not universally accepted?
The Machon Ptil Tekhelet has (to my mind) some pretty compelling arguments as to why the Murex Trunculus is very likely the genuine chilazon from which techeles (blue dye) for the mitzva of tzitzis is ...
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Dangling tzitzit
Do tzitzit need to dangle? Can one use some velcro to pin the strings down along the side of the beged so that they don't dangle down and get in the way of things?
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Wear your tzitzis out or in?
There seems to be some misunderstanding/machlokes (disagreement) on how you should wear your tzitzis - with the strings sticking out or tucked in. What's the proper way?
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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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Kissing Tzitzis during Shema
There are those that kiss their Tzitzis during Shema at Shacharis as per Kitzur Shulchan Aruch 17:7 and the Kaf HaChaim 18 and there are those that do not. What is the source and reason for those that ...
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Origin of two customs on wearing the Talis after making the brocho
How do we wear the Talis Godol immediately after making the brocho?
1) There seems to be one method practised by those following German minhogim. Can someone give a source for it please? Is this ...
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Connecting sides of tallit to avoid chiyuv tzitzit
If I have a coat that is slit up the side rov of the way up so that it is chayav in tzitzit, if I sew on some buttons (snap? regular?) to keep it closed below rov, is it no longer chayav in tzitzit, ...
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Will I ever actually make “al mitzvat tzitzit” on a daily basis if I don a tallit gadol?
I wear a tallit katan at almost all times and I do, in fact, sleep in it. I spoke to a rabbi about whether I would actually ever make "al mitzvat tzitzit" and it seemed that the answer was no. Kitzur ...
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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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White (Lavan) & Blue (Tcheiles) - blue Tzitzis
There are some people that wear Tcheiles - blue Tzitzis. What is the reason that the majority of Klal Yisroel still does not wear it if the Tcheilas has been rediscovered?
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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?
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Fake Techelet: invalidating the entire Tzitzit?
Let's say I use the pretty much disproven Techelet (Radzyner) : is my Tzitzit completely Pasul? I think according to the Arizal it isn't. Does anyone disagree?
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Why do people feel that there is a NEED to wear tzitzit?
There is a law in the torah (and the meforshiim afterwards) to attach tzitzit to all four cornered garments that you will wear.
Ok. I understand that.
But where did it come to pass that some people ...
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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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Kissing tzitzit for full shma during “leolam yehey”
If one begins shacharit near sof zman kriat shema and is concerned that he not be able to say shema before sof zman kriat shema, he is supposed to say "full shema" during leolam yehey in the begining ...
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List of Techelet Wearers
I was looking online for a list of people famous for deciding or influencing halacha, who currently wear Ptil Techelet Techelet.
However I could not find one.
Does such a list exist? If not, could ...
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Why do some pairs of Tzitzit have one hole on each corner and some have two?
There are Tzitzis that have one hole and some have two. What is the significance and why and who have the custom to have one and who has the custom to have two?
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When we say “עַל צִיצִת הַכָּנָף” at which point do we kiss the tzitzis?
When we say Krias Shema, the widespread custom (referred to in OC 24 (4) Rema), is to kiss the tzitzis when we say the word, “צִיצִת”.
When we come to the words, עַל צִיצִת הַכָּנָף (which Singer ...
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For a man, does any four-cornered garment require tzitzit?
As far as hilchot tzitzit are concerned, are there many instances where a Jewish man would be required to affix tzitzit to a garment other than a tallit katan or gadol? A few "for-instances" would ...
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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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Why kiss Tzitzith?
Why do we kiss Tzitzith when making the Birchath HaMitzvah, reciting Shema', and after Baruch SheAmar (at least acc. to Minhag Ashkenaz)?
An acceptable answer (for my purposes) would either
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Why do we kiss the tzitzit after baruch sheamar? [duplicate]
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Boruch Sheomar - kissing the Tzitzis
Why do we kiss the tzitzit after baruch sheamar? The only connection I can think of is that Hashem created the world for us to ...
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Sefardic contemporaries for Techelet?
Are there any Sefardic Poskim today that have written a book and discuss the Techelet? If so, can you bring one that is FOR the Techelet?
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Compelling arguments to support Techelet
I know a lot of arguments against the wearing Techelet from my research etc. and I would to now hear some arguments for the Techelet. Does anyone have any arguments that support the Techelet?
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Why is one permitted to ignore the prohibition of shatnez when it comes to tzitzis?
Why is shatnez (a garment made of a mixture of wool and linen, which is forbidden) muter (permissible) by tzitzis?
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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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Not Kissing our Tzitzis on Tisha Bav in Shacharis
Why do we not Kiss our Tzitzis on Tisha Bav by Boroch Sheamar and Kriyas Shemah as we do the rest of the year?
