The Mitzvah of wearing Tefillin: It is a positive command in the Torah to wear Tefillin. It incorporates two positive commands, one to wear the head Tefillin and the second to wear the hand Tefillin.[1] This command is repeated in the Torah 4 different times, and hence one who does […]
Selling Tzitzis to a Gentile
This Halacha is an excerpt from our SeferBuy me on Amazon.com Selling Tzitzis to a Gentile: [1] One may not sell a Tallis with Tzitzis to a gentile, even if the gentile is a merchant, as doing so may lead to murder.[2] Likewise, one may not give a gentile a Tallis with Tzitzis […]
Sending Tzitzis string thru a gentile
This Halacha is an excerpt from our SeferBuy me on Amazon.com Sending Tzitzis strings thru a Gentile: [1] One who sends Kosher Tzitzis strings to a friend through a gentile messenger is required to place two signs on the strings, as explained in Yoreh Deah 11 [regarding the laws of Kosher food].[2] […]
Kashrus status of purchased Tzitzis
This Halacha is an excerpt from our SeferBuy me on Amazon.com The Kashrus status of purchased Tzitzis: Purchasing from a Jew:[1] One who purchases a pair of Tzitzis from a Jew can assume that the Tzitzis is Kosher [without doing any further inquiry].[2] [Nevertheless, in today’s times one can no longer rely […]
Discovered Tallis is Pasul
This article is an excerpt from our Sefer Buy now on Amazon.com What to do if one discovered his Tallis is Pasul: [1] If one discovered his Tallis in invalid, and he is in an area that there is no embarrassment involved in removing his Tallis, such as he […]
Tying strings together
This article is an excerpt from our Sefer Buy now on Amazon.com Tying strings together so they meet the minimum required measurement? [1] Prior to tying the string to the corner:[2] Prior to tying the Tzitzis strings to the corner, it is valid to tie the ends of two […]
Strings that unraveled
This article is an excerpt from our Sefer Buy now on Amazon.com Strings that unraveled: [1] If any of the eight strings unraveled from its spinning after it was tied to the garment[2], the unraveled area is considered cut off from the Tzitzis and it hence does not enter into […]
Strings that tore
This Halacha is an excerpt from our Sefer Buy me here or on Amazon.com Check out our Tzitzis course! String tore from the Tzitzis:[1] Although it was already explained that at the time that the Tzitzis is tied to the corner each of the eight strings must have a minimum length of 12 Gudlin, […]
Making knots at the end of strings
This article is an excerpt from our Sefer Buy now on Amazon.com May one make knots at the end of the strings to prevent them from unraveling? [1] Some[2] are accustomed to make a single knot at the ends of each of the eight strings in order to prevent […]
Positions of tying the Tzitzis
This article is an excerpt from our Sefer Buy now on Amazon.com In what position is one to tie the Tzitzis: A. Tying the Tzitzis in a way that the braided area hits the corner? [1] When one ties the Tzitzis to the garment one is to be […]
