Author Rabbi Yaakov Goldstein

This article is an excerpt from our Sefer     Buy now on Amazon.com The blessing of Shehechiyanu on a new pair of Tzitzis: [1] A. Tallis Gadol versus Tallis Katan: The blessing of Shehechiyanu may only be recited on clothing of importance; clothing which one rejoices over its purchase. However, […]

This article is an excerpt from our Sefer     Buy now on Amazon.com The law of the blessing when replacing a Tallis Katan/Gadol that was removed: [1] One who removed his Tallis Gadol/Katan and now desires to place it back on, is subject to the question of whether he is […]

This article is an excerpt from our Sefer     Buy now on Amazon.com Switched rooms or talked between the blessing and the Mitzvah: [1] One who said a blessing and switched areas prior to wearing the Tallis, then if he went from inside the house to outside the door of […]

This article is an excerpt from our Sefer     Buy now on Amazon.com The amount of blessings to be recited upon wearing more than one Tallis at a time or upon switching Talleisim: [1] Example: One is cold and desires to wear a few pairs of wool Tallis Katan to […]

This article is an excerpt from our Sefer     Buy now on Amazon.com Is a Blessing recited over a borrowed Tallis? [1] The Torah does not obligate one to tie Tzitzis to a garment that one does not own, such as a garment that does not belong to the person wearing […]

This article is an excerpt from our Sefer     Buy now on Amazon.com  How to say the blessing if one did not say it by the initial wearing:[1] If one was unable to recite the blessing by the initial wearing, then [immediately[2]] when the opportunity arrives he is to shake […]

This article is an excerpt from our Sefer     Buy now on Amazon.com Putting on the Tzitzis in an area where one may not say the blessing? Initially, one is to wear the Tzitzis in an area where the blessing can be said. [1] If however a person is in […]

This article is an excerpt from our Sefer     Buy now on Amazon.com Hearing the Blessing from another person: [1] If the other is also putting on a Tallis: If many[2] people are putting on a Tallis at the same time, each person is to say the blessing on his own. […]

This article is an excerpt from our Sefer     Buy now on Amazon.com Standing while saying the Blessings: [1] The blessing of Lehisatef Betzitzis is to [Lechatchila[2]] be recited in a standing position.[3] [If the blessing was recited in a sitting position, one nevertheless fulfills his obligation.[4]] Must one stand when […]

This article is an excerpt from our Sefer     Buy now on Amazon.com Looking at the Tzitzis during the Blessing: [1] It is proper to look at the Tzitzis upon one wrapping it over him, while saying the blessing.[2] [According to Kabala, one is to look at the Tzitzis of the […]