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# One may untangle tzitzit on shabbat, unless they have never been worn before, in which case it would be considered mitaken. <ref> Sh"t Yabia Omer OC 5:3 </ref> | # One may untangle tzitzit on shabbat, unless they have never been worn before, in which case it would be considered mitaken. <ref> Sh"t Yabia Omer OC 5:3 </ref> | ||
==If the strings ripped== | ==If the strings ripped== | ||
# If one of the 8 strings ripped from the point that | [Image:TzitzitEnd.png|right|200px] | ||
# If one of the 8 strings ripped from the point that the strings hang from the last double knot, the Tzitzit is Kosher. However, if 2 of the 8 strings ripped completely down to the knots, the Tzitzit is Kosher only if the two ripped strings come from different sets of 4 strings (one from one side, and the other from the other), assuming that it was tied consistently with the same 4 strings on each side throughout the knotting. (See diagram on right for picture of what is meant by the 2 sets of 4 strings hanging off the tzitzit knots).<ref>Kitzur S"A 5:13</ref> | |||
# The amount that is needed to tie a bow (Kedi Anivah) is considered by some to be 4 cm. <Ref>Rav Mordechai Eliyahu (comments to Kitzur 9:13) writes that Kedi Anivah is 4 cm, although Kitzur S"a 9:13 writes that it is supposed to be 4 Agudlin.</ref> | # The amount that is needed to tie a bow (Kedi Anivah) is considered by some to be 4 cm. <Ref>Rav Mordechai Eliyahu (comments to Kitzur 9:13) writes that Kedi Anivah is 4 cm, although Kitzur S"a 9:13 writes that it is supposed to be 4 Agudlin.</ref> | ||
==Tuck In or Out== | ==Tuck In or Out== |