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Wearing Talit and Tefillin at Mincha

Yes, there are groups who wear tallit and tefillin at mincha. These include Jews who follow the teachings of the Arizal who specifically says to wear tallit and tefillin for mincha, and on Shabbat (...
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What is the source of the minhag for a chatan to wear a tallit under the chupah?

Mazal Tov Richard! I had a similar question and was זוכה to find some answers. Here are some other מקורות from more Rishonim and Acharonim that you can look at that mention this idea of wearing the ...
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What is the source of the minhag for a chatan to wear a tallit under the chupah?

Mazal Tov Richard, may you be zoche to build a bayit ne'eman b'yisrael with your zivug. Say hi to Lamb and Kayser :) Some say this minhag exists as the tallit represents is the chuppa. See Bet Yosef ...
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Blue Stripes on Tallis

Joods by Schilderij Voerman, 1884
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Does one fullfill mitzvah of Tziszis still for the day if he just dons Tallis Gadol for Shacharis?

The question appears to contain a mistaken premise. There is no daily obligation to wear sisith. However any time one wears a four cornered garment, they are obligated to wear sisith upon it. This is ...
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Chabad Tallis vs Chabad Munkatch

All Chabad talleisim have a vivid striping pattern, silk corners and headlining, two tzitzis holes on each corner, and no atara. The Rashab Chabad tallis is so-called because it is a replica of the ...
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Sefaradi Tzitzit Minhag

Background: Without running through all the sources, I recommend researching Tur-Shulchan Aruch, Orach Chaim 11:14, as the basic assumptions you're making aren't accurate. Shulchan Aruch, for example ...
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What is the source of the minhag for a chatan to wear a tallit under the chupah?

It says in the passuk (shemos 21,8) "בבגדו בה", which can be translated either as a 'cloak' (בגד) or as a 'rebellion (בגידה) see Gemara Kiddushin 18a-b, we put on a Tallis (used in that ...
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Stripes on a Talis

R. Dr. Zvi Ron answers that the stripes emerged in the Greco-Roman context (Stripes, Hats, and Fashion, pp. 314-315): In ancient Rome, there were different toga designs “to indicate precisely the ...
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