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I am currently davening outside with a minyan like most people here in Israel. It is, however, very cold. Is there any reason why there are not talitot are not specially made blankets?

I can see as one potential pitfall that one might confuse the halacha that a blanket, which is not generally used as a garment as its primary function,as cited in Tzitzis on a Scarf, For a man, does any four-cornered garment require tzitzit?, Garments that unintentionally require tzitzit and similar

I'm very cold and the half open jacket leaves me still pretty cold. הכל בידי שמים חוץ מצינים ופחים - כתובות ל

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  • Hi Nathan, and welcome (back) to Mi Yodeya! Just to clarify - are you asking why blankets don't have tzitzit? Or why very thick and warm tallitot are not readily available? Or something else?
    – רבות מחשבות
    Feb 3, 2021 at 5:12
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    It's not so cold. Could be worse.
    – robev
    Feb 3, 2021 at 5:53
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    @Nathan Thanks! To be honest (and halachic discussion aside), I'm not sure I see a huge market for something like that. Who would purchase it, other than those currently davening outdoors due to COVID? Would one be able to make such a product in a cost-effective manner so that they could profit by selling it to the public?
    – רבות מחשבות
    Feb 3, 2021 at 6:30
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    Why don't you just put on your coat? Most charedim don't expose their arms after having put on the tefillin.
    – Kazi bácsi
    Feb 3, 2021 at 8:04
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    I would suggest something like a Turkish talles, as they are of much heavier weaves than otherwise common. They are common among chassidim, but should be easily available from your local Mishkan haTchelet or Talitnia retailer
    – Noach MiFrankfurt
    Feb 3, 2021 at 15:13

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