Can an ashkanazi put on tallit according to sefardi minhag? Answer: The general Ashkenazi custom is to wrap both the head and the body in the tallis after making the… Read more »
Category: Tzitzit
Waiting for Tallis Gadol
If someone gets up early and puts on his tallis kattan (at the right time) knowing that about an hour or 2 latter he’ll be putting on his tallis. Can… Read more »
Wrapping Tallis
Whats the correct way to put on tallis for askanazim? I know that there are many customs. Whats the halachcally correct way that fulfills most of the different opinions? Answer:… Read more »
Glue for Tzitzis
Rav wozner permits one to use glue so that tzitzit knots do not become undone. Can one use super glue or crazy glue for this purpose since its made synthetically?… Read more »
New Berachah After Taking off Tzitzis
Does one make a brocha on tzitzit after taking a shower or bath or mikva? What if you remove your tzizit when you use the bathroom? Answer: According to the… Read more »
Borrowed Tallis for Aliyah
If a person is called for Aliyah to recite the Torah blessings, and does not habitually wear a Tallis, but dons one on for k’vod ha-tzibbur, does he have to… Read more »
Wearing Tzitzis at Night/in Bathroom
Are we only aloud to wear the Tzitzit Katan only at day time or also at night, can we sleep with it, can we also enter the bathroom with it…. Read more »
Stripes on Tallis
Why are the lines on many tzitzis on taleisim begadim? Answer: Peri Megadim (Eshel Avraham 9:6) writes that the custom was to have blue stripes on the talis, which came… Read more »
Cutting Off Tzitzis Strings
When one needs to replace tzitzit on a garment – is one allowed to cut them off with a shard of glass? Answer: There is a custom not to cut… Read more »
Tzitzis Touching Flesh
Is it true for those who prefer wearing their Tzizis tassles on the inside of their beged it’s assur because the tassels touch the naked flesh of their skin? Answer:… Read more »
Tzitzis Over Undershirt
Does one have to wear his Tzitizis on the flesh of his body, or can one wear his Tzitzis over his tee-shirt. If not, why? Answer: There is no problem… Read more »
Fixing a Torn Tzitzis
If the tzitzis were pulled and the begged ripped, but the tzitis stayed together, how should I fix them? Is it considered a 4 corner beged if the beged ripped… Read more »
The Color Blue on Tzitzis
Rabbi, Can you explain the color blue in the tzitzis? Answer: The Torah instructs us to use the color blue, together with the color white, in the strings of the… Read more »
Tzizis for an Infant (pre-toilet training)
Is it proper not to permit a child to wear tzitzis until he is potty trained? I heard of such a custom, and I was wondering what the reason is… Read more »
Hefsek for Wearing Tzitzis
When one removes their tzitzis at night to go shower, is there any reason to put them back on before going back to shul for maariv? Also, if one takes… Read more »
Gluing a String
Can one use glue at the bottom of the tzizit string to prevent the string from coming apart? Answer: One may apply glue to the bottom of the string to… Read more »
Dragging Tzitzis on the Ground
Is there any problem with the tzizis of a tallis gadol touching the ground? For example if you are sitting in shule and the tzizis touch the ground, is that… Read more »
Glue on tzitzit knots
Some tzitzis companies advertise that the knots never come undone. They put glue on the knots of the tzitzis so one never has to worry about fastening the nots. I… Read more »
Shehecheyanu on new tzitzis
The Shulchan Aruch says that when puts on a new pair of tzitzis one should say birkat shechiyanu. I have heard that some don’t say Shechiyanu today because we are… Read more »
Tzitzis – Geniza?
שאלה: האם ציצית קרועה חייבת גניזה? תשובה: מעיקר הדין בגד הציצית או הטלית וכן פתילי הציצית אינם חייבים בגניזה, ולכתחילה אין לזורקם בידים לאשפה, אולם אם ממילא נפסדו ונזרקו לאשפה… Read more »