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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Is it allowed to tie tzitzit using a cow hitch?
Would it be permitted to attach tzitziyot using a cow hitch (a way of attaching a rope or lead without use of a knot - pictured below), in order to be able to remove them before washing a garment so ...
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Is the commonly worn undershirt known as a "beged tzitzit" actually obligated in tzitzit at all?
What is meant by ‘a garment exempt from tzitzit’? Does it mean a garment smaller than the prescribed measure? But it has been taught: A garment with
which a child can cover his head and most of his ...
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Does a cape need tzitzit?
If someone wears a garment with four corners, it needs tzitzit. Now, a cape pretty clearly has four corners. However, it's not clear to me whether or not "wearing" it follows the halachic definition ...
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What is the relationship between the Tzitz and Tzitzit?
My friend and I were pondering the connections between the kohen gadol's tzitz and the tzitzit fringes of the average Yid.
Aside from the obvious linguistic relationship (that we don't understand) ...
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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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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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Rav Moshe Feinstein and tzitzis tucked in
I have heard that Rav Moshe Feinstein ztsl held that tzitzis should be tucked in. Can somebody give a nice summary of the reasons behind his ruling?
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Why do the siddurim ask us to gather all 4 tzitzis before saying Shema?
Shulchan Oruch Orach Chaim 24 (4, 5) says
4 Some have a custom to look at their Tzitzit when they reach the
verse "And you shall see them," and to place [their Tzitzit] on their
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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 ("Murex")
However I could not find one.
Does such a list exist? If not,...
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Rav Scheinberg and Tzitzis (series of questions)
I have heard that Rav Scheinberg wore many garments with ציציות on them at a time. . .
Is this true?
If so, why did he do it?
If not, why do other people do it?
How many ברכות do they make when ...
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Are women allowed to wear Tzitzis and make Berachah?
Are women allowed to wear tzitzis, and if they do can they make a bracha?
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How Do You Conceal The Blue Stripes of the Small Tallis Under Your Shirt?
A friend of mine got me tzizit (on a small wool tallis) to wear every day under my shirt. It has dark blue stripes that show straight through my shirt. I wore a vest to cover it up but I'm wondering ...
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Lashonos Hatzemer
I know what hand-spun is and what niputz lishmah is, but what about "lashonos hatzemer?" It seems the Eidoh Chareidis of Jerusalem adheres to this chumroh for tzitzis. All I know is that it's a stage ...
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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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Tzitzit tying: the real way
1)There are two authentic ways to tie the Sisit (Tzitzis) that have sources. Maran writes to make 7-9-11-13. First question: why does he write this is he then says Gimtarya Hashem is One, when in fact ...
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Does a cotton blanket for daytime use need tzitzis?
Regarding blankets, standard practice is that we don't attach tzitzis and we don't round off any corners.
Reddit user ShamanSTK asks:
I have a blanket on the couch with four corners which is ...
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How sharp a corner for Tzitzit?
A piece of clothing requires Tzitzit to be placed on it if it has four corners. The Sifrei (234) states:
כסותך, פרט לטגא ולתובלא ולתיבלטירים לתקרקים לבורסים לבורדסים לפי שאינם מרובעים:
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Tzitzit length after knots
Once the Tzitzit have been tied, is there any requirement about their length?
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Which part of Tzitzit is important
Tangentially related to this question - Which tzitzit do I kiss? - Which part of the tzitzit is to be seen/kissed? Many have the custom to kiss the tzitzit when reciting the 3rd paragraph of the ...
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Do footwraps need tzitzis?
Do footwraps (rectangular cloths wrapped around the feet in lieu of socks) need tzitzis?
I see two problems:
tzitzis could defeat the purpose of footwraps, making them much less comfortable.
putting ...
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Little knots of wool on the bottom/side of the Tzitzit
On most Tallitot and Sephardi Tallitot Ketanot there are little knots on the bottom or side. What are they? Why are they there? What are their significance?
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Holy Objects of a Messianic
Messianic Judaism is a heretical offshoot of Judaism which maintains that Jesus was the Mashiach which may violate the prohibition of avodah zarah (see above link). Would the tefillin or tallit* used ...
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Why didn't the Kohanim wear Tzizis?
The Kohen Gadol wore 8 garments, and regular Kohanim wore 4. Why wasn't tzizis one of their required garments? Also, did they have to fulfill the mitzvah of tzizis before or after their daily service, ...
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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 they'...
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Tcheiles on Shabbos
In the response to List of Techelet Wearers it mentions a few Gedolim that wear Tzitzis of Techeiles on Shabbos only. Why would there be a difference between Shabbos and the rest of the week?
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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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Thin or Thick Strings for tzitzit?
I have worn both thin and thick strings on my talleyot ketanot, however, I will soon need to get new strings, so I wonder which is better, I have heard that thick lasts longer, but I have seen wear on ...
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Brachot on Tzitzit
As a continuation of this question (Tallit Katan and Tallit Brachot):
My understanding is that when one takes off a Tallit Katan and then puts it back on, the bracha is not said again. What is the ...
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Is there a "right" way to don a tallit?
I have seen various ways in which religious Jews wear their tallitoth (e.g. All ssissiyoth (strings) in front, two in front and two in back, the "superman", the head wrapped with all four behind, et ...
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Can a noahide wear a tallit without the tzitzit fringes during their personal prayers?
I am a Noahide and I want to wear some kind of shawl during my personal prayers at home, understanding the importance and relevance of the tzitzit fringes to the Jewish people. I would not want to ...
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Minor tying tzitzis
Some poskim say that a minor may tie tzitzis even for an adult (see Artzos HaChayim cited by Mishnah Berurah 14:4), as long as he is being supervised by an adult (gadol omed al gabav). Does this mean ...
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Is there a point of wearing a talis that does not require tzitzis?
There is a din in the gemorah (Chullin 110a/110b and likely elsewhere)
ואמר רב יהודה טלית שאולה כל שלשים יום פטורה מן הציצית
A borrowed tallis does not require tzitzis for 30 days (my ...
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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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Criteria for obligation to obligate oneself in mitzvot
Certain commandments are automatically obligatory, e.g., praying, reciting shema, eating matza on the first night of Passover, etc. Other commandments, however, seem to be obligatory only if one ...
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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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Why are the holes diagonal on a Chabad tallis katan?
So I understand the reasoning for having two holes on the tallis katan (so that the tzitzis will hang on one side of the corner and won't move around), but why do Chabad tallis katans have the holes ...
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Not allowing one's tzitzis to show in a cemetary according to the Rambam
It's brought down in the Gemera in Brachos Daf 18a and paskened in Shulchan Aruch Siman OC 23:1 that a person shouldn't go into a beis hakavoros (cemetery) with his tzitzis visible because of "la'ag l'...
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Tzitzit Knot Problem
I have noticed that sometimes the knots (not the strings) on a the tzitzit from a Tallit Katan or a Tallit Gadol either come or become tangled. Is it permissible to untie and then retie the tzitzit? I ...
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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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Cutting the Strands of ציצת
Is there anything wrong with cutting the strands of ציצת?
Specifically, if I wanted to take the strands off to replace them with a new set of strands, it is very tedious to try and unwind the old ...
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How did the mesorah for techeles get lost?
It seems odd that something like the tradition for techeles could have been lost. It seems unlikely that Jews just stopped using techeles at some point and then immediately forgot. Are there no ...
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How do I wear tzitzit out with a tucked-in shirt?
How do I wear tzitzit out with a tucked-in shirt? Do I need especially long tzitzit or some other trick?
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Removing fifth corner of Tallit
The Shuchan Aruch rules (OC 10:1):
טלית שאין לה ד' כנפות פטורה יש לה יותר מד' חייבת ועושה לה ארבע ציציות בארבע כנפיה המרוחקות זו מזו יותר:
Clothing that doesn't have four corners is exempt [...
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What does 'בציצית' mean in 'להתעטף בציצית'?
When we don the טלית גדול, we say:
ברוך אתה ה׳ אלקינו מלך העולם אשר קדשנו במצותיו וצונו להתעטף בציצית.
I'm wondering about the meaning of the last word of the benediction. (Not midrash-like ...
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Wearing wool Tzitzis on Shabbos
Is it better to wear wool tzitzis? indicates that it is better Halachically to wear a woolen Beged with woolen Tzitzis. Recently I met a fellow who the entire week wears cotton Tzitzis, yet on Shabbos ...
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Corner of a garment vs. corner of a field vs. corner of a face
Related to this question.
Regarding the obligation to affix fringes, the Torah commands them to be attached to the corners (kanfei) of the clothing. But when it comes to our fields and our faces, the ...
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Can I revert from using techeiles back to using all-white strings?
I used to wear all-white tzitzis, as is the more "universal" custom.
Some time ago, I was convinced to start wearing a blue thread in them, to fulfill the commandment in the Torah to insert a psil ...
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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 be ...
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May an Ashkenazi wear Yemenite Tzitzith?
Many Ashkenazim now wear Tzitzith with Techeleth tied in the tradition of the RaMBa"M. However, my understanding is that Ashkenazim minimally require a double-knot at the base of the tassle in order ...
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