Questions tagged [tzitzis]
Tzitzis or tzitzit are the fringes tied to the corners of four-cornered garments. For laws regarding those garments (also known as Tzitzis), see the [tallit-katan] tag.
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Tzitzis for soldiers
One of the many incredible intiatives happening during the war in Israel is the tying of tzitzis for soldiers of the IDF to wear, specifically those who have either never worn tzitzis before or haven'...
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Does an Israeli flag require tzitzis? [duplicate]
I frequently people wearing flags draped over their shoulders in shows of solidarity with Israel. It occurred to me that they were the flag in a not-dissimilar way from how I wear a tallis, and the ...
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Are there any potential issues with a Chabad tallis?
In an effort to reclaim some of my original minhagim pre-Chabad, I have started wearing a tallis for Shacharis, despite being unmarried.
I like the distinct striping pattern on a Chabad tallis, but I’...
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Why is tzitzis treated as an obligation
Following up on the question asked here: Why do people feel that there is a NEED to wear tzitzit?
It seems like the answer is that we wear it to remind us about all the mitzvos.
First of all, what is ...
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Looking at one's tzitzit
In some siddurim it writes to look at one's tzitzit during birchat halevana and kaparot.
What is the reason for this?
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Why don't we wear techeilet [duplicate]
Why don't we apply the rule of
ספק דאורייתא לחומרה to techeilet?
If there are rabbanim who hold it is the real techelet, and there is compelling evidence that we now know what techeilet is, why doesn'...
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Is there a difference in minhag when it comes to tzitzit thickness on the tallit katan?I like the thick look, but what does that say to others?
As the title mentions, I prefer the look of thick tzitzit to thin, although I'm considering medium. But, is there a meaning or assumed minhag associated with the thickness of tzitzit on the tallit ...
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Torah Study and Tzitzit
The Sages have said "The study of Torah is equivalent to all of them [613 Mitzvot]." (Kedushin 39b)
I assume that means the reward of Torah study is equal to the reward of doing each ...
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Chabad Method of folding Tallis under instead of over?
So i've been struggling at times during Shacharis trying to prevent my tallis gadol from unraveling and sliding off my shoulder, it oddly mostly seems to happen on the right side and less frequently ...
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fringes on sephardic tiztzit
I saw many Ashkenazim have fringes on wool Tzitzit like on a Tallit. I don't see Sephardim having it on tzitzit though. Is this an Ashkenazi Minhag? Basically, fringes look like this
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Sefaradi Tzitzit Minhag
I'm curious about the different minhagim Sefaradi/Mizrahi communities have around tying tzitzit 10/5/6/5 (Yod-Kei-Vav-Kei) vs. 7/8/11/13. From what I already understand, 10/5/6/5 was the "...
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Is walking without tzitzis allowed?
Is walking without tzitzis allowed?
Mishna Brurah, Siman 8 states that one is not allowed to walk 4 Amos without tzitzis.
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I have researched into techelet and am entirely convinced its kosher, can i just start to wear it, or do i NEED to get an official psak [closed]
I have done a lot of research and i hold by ptil techelet is completely kasher, can I just buy it and start wearing it, or do i need an official psak?
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Why does the parsha of Tzitzis mention the word Tzitzis three times?
In the parsha detailing the mitzva of Tzitzis, the Torah mentions the word Tzitzis three times over the span of two pesukim. I am wondering if any sources (from Chazal through Achronim) bring any ...
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Does one fullfill mitzvah of Tziszis still for the day if he just dons Tallis Gadol for Shacharis?
If a person is hesitant to wear tziszis all day (because, for example they own dogs that will ruin it), and that person only dons the Tallis gadol for Shacharis and then at Mincha time dons a tallis ...
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funds/gemachs for baalei teshuvah
Hey does anyone know of funds/gemachs for baalei teshuvah looking to purchase things such as tzitzis, tefillin, seforim etc? Maybe some baalei Chesed that may be able to help. If able to share would ...
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May one untie a kosher tzitzis in order to replace it to techeiles?
There is an issue to remove kosher tzitzis from a tallis (described in Menachos 41a-b, OC 15:1).
Let's say someone chooses to wear techeiles and wants to exchange the strings only on their tallis ...
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Don’t touch garments in the morning but you can touch tzitzis?
I read in Kitzur Shulchan Aruch in laws about waking up in the morning that before saying netilat yadayim, one should not touch things such as his eyes, ears, or his garments because his hands are ...
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Does one still fulfill the Mitzvah of Tzitzit even if one didn’t make a Bracha on it? [duplicate]
Is it true that a person still fulfills the Mitzvah of Tzitzit even if they don’t say the Bracha for it? And that would apply to other Mitzvot, such as Tefillin, correct?
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Where can I buy Black V-Neck Tzitzit
I’m looking to buy high quality, black, V-Neck Tzitzit, with techeilet strings.
I wear black V-neck undershirts, and would be convenient to have the same style for my Tzitzit.
If anyone knows where I ...
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I got this set of techeiles. Was looking for information on this method of tying
It’s known as the 7-8-11-13 method. I heard rumblings of it being mentioned by the Tanchuma. Do any modern halachic authorities consider this a valid attempt at fulfilling techeiles.
Also should there ...
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Does a tallith absolutely require eyelets on each of its corners?
Does a tallith absolutely require eyelets—on each of its corners—where the tzitzith are affixed? Or, al pi halachah, may the tzitzith be simply threaded through each corner [with, say, a tapestry ...
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Opinion Of The Maharam MiRottenburg Regarding wearing tzitzis on shabbos
Does anyone know where the famous shittah of the maharam mirottenburg is brought down about him being chosheh for shittas Baal hamaor (who holds you have not fulfilled the mitzvah of tzitzis if you ...
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How to hold tzitzit and siddur when reading the Shema?
The ArtScroll siddur says to hold the tzitzit in the left hand for the first two paragraphs of the Shema and then to hold them in both hands for the third paragraph (and a bit more).
My question is, ...
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What is the rationale for holding tzitzit in left and then right hand during Shema?
The Artscroll siddur says to hold the tzitzit in the left hand for the first two paragraphs of the morning shema and then also in the right hand for the 3rd paragraph.
What is the rationale for this ...
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Can I wear techeilet on only one corner?
I'm fixing someone's tallit, with the on one corner strings ripped. I have time to replace only one corner per week. (I would do subsequent corners in subsequent weeks.) I could either replace it with ...
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Why hold only the front 2 tzitzit for baruach sheomar?
The Artscroll siddur says to grasp the front two tzizit while saying baruach sheomar. Why hold only 2 of the 4 tzitzit? For the shema we hold all 4.
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Tzitzis Niputz Lishma -ניפוץ לשמה , are there different levels?
The משנה ברורה סימן יא ס"ק ג brings the opinion of the מהר"ל מפראג to be machmir on the subject of Niputz lishma in Tzitzis. In other words, already from the point of spinning the wool, ...
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May one wear all white tzitzit and techeiles at the same time?
If one is wearing techeiles strings on his tallis katan, and goes up to be shliach tzibbur (lead the prayer), may he put on a shul tallis (prayer shawl) that is non-techeiles, i.e., all white strings? ...
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How does tucking in one's Tzitzis help in a cemetery?
Based on Not allowing one's tzitzis to show in a cemetary according to the Rambam and Are all mitzvos forbidden near a grave? If not, why not? If yes, why not say so?, we find that wearing Tzitzis ...
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Is one garment with Tzitzit strings the max, or may one wear more?
I have searched Mi Yodeya and see a few questions on this topic but I do not feel as if this basic one has been answered. I am curious if it is halachically permissible to wear 2, or 3, etc. garments, ...
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Tzitzit on an eight-cornered garment
If the number of corners on a garment is a multiple of 4, such as 8, does the garment require tzitzit for more than the 4 outermost corners?
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What is said about wearing a Tallit Katan night?
Many questions here have been centered on the halachot if wearing a Tallit katan at night. My question take a a different approach. I have heard that Kabbalah speaks about the benefit of wearing a ...
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What happens if a techeiles thread rips off?
I am aware that if you wear all white strings, if one of the eight reps, so therefore you still have 3 1/2 intact strings, it is still wearable. (Source)
Let’s say you are wearing two blue strings and ...
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Where can I order techelet and have them fully tied and prepared?
Of course, the most common answer is Ptil Tekhelet.
Is there anywhere else? I live in the New York area and have called a few local Judaica stores who have told me they can sell the strings to me but ...
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613 Mitzvos depend on another?
I've noticed the following phrase in a couple places in the siddur:
שֶׁתְּ֒הֵא חֲשׁוּבָה מִצְוַת _ לְפָנֶֽיךָ
כְּאִלּוּ קִיַּמְתִּֽיהָ בְּכָל פְּרָטֶֽיהָ וְדִקְדּוּקֶֽיהָ וְכַוָּנוֹתֶֽיהָ
וְתַרְיַ&...
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Wearing tzitzis touching the skin [duplicate]
Am I allowed to wear wool tzitzis touching the skin (meaning no undershirt)?
Please send the makor also
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Is techelet from a non-Jew valid?
Can you purchase the techelet dye from a gentile?
Can you purchase tzitzit that have been dyed with techelet by them, is that valid?
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Does tzitzit have to hang? Can it be worn as a belt?
Can tzitzit be worn as a belt on the 4 belt loops? Meaning, can the tzitzis on the garment be looped through the belt loops, instead of just hanging?
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Is the way of tying Tzitzit strings essential to the posek of each shita?
What I mean by my question is:
We know there are different ways to tie tzitzit; this can mean the way the knots are tied (i.e. the wraps between each knot) or the amount of knots.
So, to the author of ...
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How many times does the word Tzitzit appear in Tanach?
I am looking for the word Tzitzit in Tanach (spelled any which way, but the word as it relates to tassels/strings.)
I so far have the obvious 3 from the third passage of Shema. So my count is at 3.
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What if a tzitzit string gets dyed?
If a tzitzit string accidentally gets dyed (yellow, or purple, or orange etc.) on a regular white beged, is it kosher or pasul?
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Winter Talit - A very cold corona safe minyan
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 ...
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Saying Shema without tzitzit considered שֶׁקֶר?
Struggling to understand the logic of Shulchan Aruch Harav: Chapter 8:1
"Whoever recites Shema without wearing tzitzit is giving false testimony." (כָּל הַקּוֹרֵא "קְרִיאַת שְׁמַע" בְּלֹא צִיצִית – ...
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Tzitzit at night but not about the clothing
There are a variety of questions about wearing tzitzit at night (and many websites discussing the laws) But they seem to focus on the source, "ur'eetem" as relating to the clothes that you ...
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Does the tzitzti need to be 7/8/11/13?
Many Ashknezaim follow the custom to have the strings tied between the knots 7 times, then 8 times, then 11 times, then 13 times. However, if one were to have tzitzit that were otherwise kosher but in ...
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Can you say HaShem's name if you are only saying a partial pasuk?
In a question I recently asked here, I was asking about a practice I read (but cannot remember) where the siddur had half of Tehillim 19:9 after putting on tzitzit. It got me thinking: is one allowed ...
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Source for Tehillim 19:9 after tzitzit?
I remember in a siddur I used in Israel, after the Yehi Ratzon right after donning Tzitzit in the morning, it had the words from the second half of Tehillim 19:9, starting with "Mitzvat HaShem...&...
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When in the history, did people begin to have 8 threads in Tzizit?
Rambam (Tzizit 1;1) says that "No definite number of threads is prescribed in the Torah for the fringes".
Then my question is:
When did the tradition of having 8 threads start?
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For anyone who has a "Keter" Perf-Tzit t-shirt style arba kanfos, can it be put in the washing machine without messing up the tzitzis?
For anyone who has a "Keter" Perf-Tzit t-shirt style arba kanfos, can it be put in the washing machine without messing up and/or unraveling the tzitzis? I thought it said washing-machine ...