❓May one dress a boy in a four cornered garment that does not contain Tzitzis

Author: Rabbi Yaakov GoldsteinPublished: October 6, 2026

May one dress a boy in a four cornered garment that does not contain Tzitzis?[1] There is no prohibition for an adult Jew to place a four-cornered garment without tzitzis onto a child who is below the age of Chinuch, even though, in general, it is forbidden to actively cause

May one dress a boy in a four cornered garment that does not contain Tzitzis?[1]  There is no prohibition for an adult Jew to place a four-cornered garment without tzitzis onto a child who is below the age of Chinuch, even though, in general, it is forbidden to actively cause a child to violate a prohibition at any age.

[1] See Sefas Emes Sukkah 42a based on Tosafus Erechin 2b; Encyclopedia Talmudit Vol. 16 p. 175 footnote 207

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