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#If 1 of the 8 strings ripped from the point that the strings hang from the last double knot, the Tzitzit are kosher.<ref>Shulchan Aruch O.C. 12:1, Mishna Brurah 12:3</ref> | #If 1 of the 8 strings ripped from the point that the strings hang from the last double knot, the Tzitzit are kosher.<ref>Shulchan Aruch O.C. 12:1, Mishna Brurah 12:3</ref> | ||
#If 2 of the 8 strings ripped [[Reference of Measurements in Halacha#Kdei%20Aniva|kdei aniva]] from right beneath the knots, the Tzitzit are invalid only if the two ripped strings come from different sets of 4 strings (one from one side, and the other from the other side), this is assuming that they were tied consistently with the same 4 strings on each side throughout the knotting. (but if you are not sure any 2 rips [[Reference of Measurements in Halacha#Kdei%20Aniva|kdei aniva]] below the know would invalidate). (See diagram on right for picture of what is meant by the 2 sets of 4 strings hanging off the Tzitzit knots) (but see below in extenuating circumstances re the defintion of [[Reference of Measurements in Halacha#Kdei%20Aniva|kdei aniva]]) | #If 2 of the 8 strings ripped [[Reference of Measurements in Halacha#Kdei%20Aniva|kdei aniva]] from right beneath the knots, the Tzitzit are invalid only if the two ripped strings come from different sets of 4 strings (one from one side, and the other from the other side), this is assuming that they were tied consistently with the same 4 strings on each side throughout the knotting. (but if you are not sure any 2 rips [[Reference of Measurements in Halacha#Kdei%20Aniva|kdei aniva]] below the know would invalidate). (See diagram on right for picture of what is meant by the 2 sets of 4 strings hanging off the Tzitzit knots) (but see below in extenuating circumstances re the defintion of [[Reference of Measurements in Halacha#Kdei%20Aniva|kdei aniva]]) | ||
#When a string tears anywhere | #When a string tears anywhere ABOVE the final knot, the ''tzitzis'' become not ''kosher'' <ref>[https://www.sefaria.org/Mishnah_Berurah.12.4?lang=bi&with=all&lang2=en ''Mishnah Berurah, Orach Chaim'' 12:4.]</ref> | ||
#As to the definition of [[Reference of Measurements in Halacha#Kdei%20Aniva|kdei aniva]] the amount that is needed to tie a bow [[Reference of Measurements in Halacha#Kdei Aniva|kdei aniva]] is considered by some to be 4 cm. <ref>Rav Mordechai Eliyahu (comments to Kitzur 9:13) writes that kdei anivah is 4 cm. Kitzur Shulchan Aruch 9:13 writes that it is supposed to be 4 agudlin.</ref> but if the strings are completely ripped after all of the knots but the strings in the knots section are longer than kdei anivah then in an extenuating circumstance one can use those tzitzit. However, one should not recite a bracha on such tzitzit.<ref>Shulchan Aruch 12:3 writes that the opinion of Rashi is that the kdei anivah is measured from the end of the knots and Tosfot and Rosh hold that it is measured from the beginning of the knots. The halacha is that in an extenuating circumstance one can follow Tosfot but the minhag is like Rashi. Yalkut Yosef OC 12:2 agrees. Mishna Brurah 12:13 writes that in an extenuating circumstance it is kosher but one may not recite a bracha upon them.</ref> | #As to the definition of [[Reference of Measurements in Halacha#Kdei%20Aniva|kdei aniva]] the amount that is needed to tie a bow [[Reference of Measurements in Halacha#Kdei Aniva|kdei aniva]] is considered by some to be 4 cm. <ref>Rav Mordechai Eliyahu (comments to Kitzur 9:13) writes that kdei anivah is 4 cm. Kitzur Shulchan Aruch 9:13 writes that it is supposed to be 4 agudlin.</ref> but if the strings are completely ripped after all of the knots but the strings in the knots section are longer than kdei anivah then in an extenuating circumstance one can use those tzitzit. However, one should not recite a bracha on such tzitzit.<ref>Shulchan Aruch 12:3 writes that the opinion of Rashi is that the kdei anivah is measured from the end of the knots and Tosfot and Rosh hold that it is measured from the beginning of the knots. The halacha is that in an extenuating circumstance one can follow Tosfot but the minhag is like Rashi. Yalkut Yosef OC 12:2 agrees. Mishna Brurah 12:13 writes that in an extenuating circumstance it is kosher but one may not recite a bracha upon them.</ref> | ||
#If 3 (separate) strings are ripped , ''even though there is more than [[Reference of Measurements in Halacha#Kdei%20Aniva|kdei aniva]] left in all strings'', Rabbanu Tam holds that it is a pasul. The shulchan aruch holds that's not the halacha but a good stringency. The ramah appears to hold like rabbanu tam but the Mishnah berura/buir halacha appears to put it back like the shulchan aruch.<ref>Shulchan Aruch OC 12:01 and Ramah there and Mishnah Berurah SK 11 and Biur halacha citing the Pri Migadim</ref> | |||
# If a strings ripped completely it is permitted to tie the two parts together and then retie the strings from scratch. Similarly, one can retie a part of a string to itself as long as the tzitzit is still valid. However, one may not tie the two strings together if they are invalid and by retying them that would validate them.<ref>Taz 12:3, Magen Avraham 15:1, Aruch Hashulchan 12:12, Mishna Brurah 12:7</ref> | # If a strings ripped completely it is permitted to tie the two parts together and then retie the strings from scratch. Similarly, one can retie a part of a string to itself as long as the tzitzit is still valid. However, one may not tie the two strings together if they are invalid and by retying them that would validate them.<ref>Taz 12:3, Magen Avraham 15:1, Aruch Hashulchan 12:12, Mishna Brurah 12:7</ref> | ||
