Tur OC 16, minimal size of a tallit |
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 Mar 17 2008, 11:45 AM
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Is there a heter for a kid to wear a tallit katan that's proportionate to his size but too small for an adult?
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Mar 17 2008, 12:44 PM
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 Little Reb Sunshine Group: Members Posts: 12,933 Joined: 16-September 05 From: Washington, DC Member No.: 1,838 |
I heard two separate things about the minimum size of tallis.
One is that it has to be large enough to cover a small child being able to walk. That probably means that even the really narrow (only covers adult's shoulders) tallisim are kosher, right? And your kid's tallis should almost by definition be ok for you too? But then I also heard that it has to be big enough so that you aren't embarrassed to be seen in it in public (something to do with Shechem and nakedness). That would make it much bigger than the first requirement? Also the free tallisim in shuls often are only big enough to cover the shoulders. They are wide, but narrow. What's the deal with those? Can you say a bracha before wearing them? [Oy, and on top of that, those shul tallisim are not yours! hmmmm] -------------------- Kabel et ha-emet mi-mi she-omro.
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Mar 18 2008, 11:44 PM
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QUOTE (melech @ Mar 17 2008, 12:45 PM)  Is there a heter for a kid to wear a tallit katan that's proportionate to his size but too small for an adult? I saw that the Laws of Daily Living cites the Igros Moshe vol. 6 YD siman 52 [Seif 2] where this precise question is discussed. -------------------- One Nation - One Land - One Torah
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Jul 6 2008, 11:57 PM
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Jul 7 2008, 08:16 AM
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(Now I did
 But I wasn't speaking about the beged itself...just the strings. Thanks though!)
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Jul 7 2008, 08:59 AM
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QUOTE (agent220 @ Jul 7 2008, 09:16 AM) (Now I did But I wasn't speaking about the beged itself...just the strings. Thanks though!) Youre welcome.9 -------------------- "Eat. Spit. Be Happy." -Davids
"Who is wise? he who can learn from every man. can be applied here, getting 'inspiration' from a one eyed whacko." - soapmaker " He who stands on toilet is high on pot" -Confucius " When life gives you lemons make lemonade..... but if life gives you a handful of cr@p, dont try making anything out of it, trust me on that one. -Dahlai Lama " I love Jews." -Somebody must have said it, somewhere "A good friend will come and bail you out of jail................. but a true friend will be sitting next to you saying "d@mn that was fun". Make aliyah, or aliyah will make you. OFF SAVING THE WORLD |
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Jul 7 2008, 03:25 PM
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I Find that the strings on tzitzit are all the same size Usually, but the begged is small. I asked if I could cut the strings (as my son was tripping in them) But was told no.
My four year old has the cutest Talit, it looks like a scarf with tziztit attached, He makes a bracha on it, and I was told that it was kosher. -------------------- "Common things happen commonly, uncommon things don't. So when you hear hoofbeats, think horses , not zebras."
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Jul 7 2008, 03:27 PM
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QUOTE (U Tarzan me Jane @ Jul 7 2008, 04:25 PM) I Find that the strings on tzitzit are all the same size Usually, but the begged is small. I asked if I could cut the strings (as my son was tripping in them) But was told no. Did you ask about burning them instead of cutting? 9 -------------------- "Eat. Spit. Be Happy." -Davids
"Who is wise? he who can learn from every man. can be applied here, getting 'inspiration' from a one eyed whacko." - soapmaker " He who stands on toilet is high on pot" -Confucius " When life gives you lemons make lemonade..... but if life gives you a handful of cr@p, dont try making anything out of it, trust me on that one. -Dahlai Lama " I love Jews." -Somebody must have said it, somewhere "A good friend will come and bail you out of jail................. but a true friend will be sitting next to you saying "d@mn that was fun". Make aliyah, or aliyah will make you. OFF SAVING THE WORLD |
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