Size 18 can be Kosher, and you may make a Bracha on it if the garment meets the Halachic minimum size - about 19 inches. See more here. While…
Size 18 can be Kosher, and you may make a Bracha on it if the garment meets the Halachic minimum size - about 19 inches. See more here. While…
Q. When saying Kriyas Shma bizmana in the morning before davening, should I hold my tzitzis and kiss them during vayomer? A. Yes. פשוט. ואדרבה, ק״ש קטנה עדיפא שבזה…
Question: In question #5249 it says that if even one string rips in the knot area (i.e. before the loose area) it is possul. I'm wondering, if I can…
Normally, it would require Tzitzis. Tying a corner would not help. However, you can round a corner. See also here: https://asktherav.com/3215-does-a-cape-need-tzitzis/ #18317
Question: I am a melamed in 6th grade. I would like to teach the class how to tie tzitzis, and have every talmid tie tzitzis for themselves. My question…
Question: I work in a yeshiva which not all the students are coming from religious backgrounds. Often students aren’t doing mitzvos because they don’t want to spend the money…
Question: We have planned out for camp a whole event for the campers to make their own tzitzis, and we wanted to know if it's possible to make them…
Question: When passing tzitzis over the eyes during Baruch She'amar and Shema, how is one to actually pass the tzitzis over the eyes? Must he merely look at them…
Regarding after Bar Mitzvah: Can the garment of the 2 shoulders on the sides of the hole count towards the front/back Amos? I vaguely recall Reb Chaim Naeh writing…
Thick strings may last longer and not rip as easily. Nonetheless, one should use average size thickness to beautify the mitzvah. Sources: במג״א יב, ו קס״ד ע״פ מנחות…
A. An unmarried man should change his Tzitzis every morning and wear that pair until the next morning (i.e. change the pair every 24 hours). This way he’ll be…
Question: Is the Meyuchad brand of Tzitzis strings made by machine fine to use, or is it preferred to have Avodas Yad? (in other words, is it just a…
Question continued: Is there any source for what people say that a child should not begin to wear Tzitzis until they are toilet trained? Is there any source pro…
One should wear his Tzitzis with a Bendel as done by day. However when sleeping it should be preferably a Bendel without metal. Sources: באג"ק חי"ג ע'…
The halachic opinion of the Lubavitcher Rabbeim and the custom of the Lubavitcher community is that there is no Tcheiles nowadays (until the coming of Moshiach). Sources: ראה…
Question: If a Sirtuk with four corners has one of its corners folded and sewed so that it appears rounded, is it acceptable? Also, can I try-on a non-rounded…
Questions: 1) Do I need to make a new Brocha if I change my Tzitzis midday (after exercise, for example)? 2a) If I merely try-on a pair of Tzitizis,…
An Amah by two Amos (48 cm. x 96 cm.), provided he can do the "ituf" with that size. It’s best to have it a bit larger, in case…
If yes, can you cut a corner (to make it round)? What is considered rounded? Answer: The common custom is not to attach Tzitzis to blankets, whether they are…
Yes. You should wear it for the first time before the beginning of the nine days. Sources: אין מברכים עליו ברכת שהחיינו כמבואר כאן: https://asktherav.com/9770-my-son-seems-eager-and-ready-to-put-on-tzitzis-2-6-years-old-does-he-make-shehechiyanu/ ולכאורה אין קפידא…
No, because the Bracha of Shehechiyanu for Tzitzis is for the clothing of it, not the Mitzva, and a Tzitzis is not (generally) considered an important garment in this…
A woman is qualified to attach tzitzis to a garment, Some authorities, however, disagree and hold they are not qualified to attach tzitzis to a garment, because they are…
Question: Does this cape (for my 12 year old son's for Purim costume) need Tzitzis? Answer: You should explicitly say that you are only lending it to him…
The garment (Beged): Should be 1 Amah (48cm) in length, and 1 Amah in width on both sides (i.e. total length two amos, one Amah front length and one…
Tzitzis strings are considered tashmishei mitzvah, articles used for a mitzvah. This means that they themselves are not sacred; they are merely used for a mitzvah. Therefore, after they…
