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# If checking the tzitzit will cause somebody to be late to praying, one can assume that they are kosher and make a beracha. <ref> Sh"t Otzrot Yosef 1:26 </ref> | # If checking the tzitzit will cause somebody to be late to praying, one can assume that they are kosher and make a beracha. <ref> Sh"t Otzrot Yosef 1:26 </ref> | ||
# One shouldn't miss [[Tefillah]] Betzibuur because of this checking as long as knows the strings were complete yesterday. <Ref> Mishna Brurah 8:22, Yalkut Yosef (Hilchot Tzitzit pg 84), See also Ben Ish Chai Bereishit Halacha 3</ref> | # One shouldn't miss [[Tefillah]] Betzibuur because of this checking as long as knows the strings were complete yesterday. <Ref> Mishna Brurah 8:22, Yalkut Yosef (Hilchot Tzitzit pg 84), See also Ben Ish Chai Bereishit Halacha 3</ref> | ||
# One should separate the strings of the Tzitzit before making the bracha, however if one's late to shul, one doesn't have to. <Ref> S”A 8:7, Beiur Halacha s.v. Tzarich writes that surely it's preferable to seperate the tzitziyot before making the bracha because the Gra considers this a certain obligation. However, Mishna Brurah 8:18 writes that if one's late to shul one doesn't have to seperate the strings. </ref> | # Tzitzit strings which become tangled together are still kosher, although it is good to separate them. <ref> Sh"t Rivivot Ephraim 1:23:5 </ref> One should separate the strings of the Tzitzit before making the bracha, however if one's late to shul, one doesn't have to. <Ref> S”A 8:7, Beiur Halacha s.v. Tzarich writes that surely it's preferable to seperate the tzitziyot before making the bracha because the Gra considers this a certain obligation. However, Mishna Brurah 8:18 writes that if one's late to shul one doesn't have to seperate the strings. </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> | # 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== | ||
[[Image:TzitzitEnd.png|right|200px]] | [[Image:TzitzitEnd.png|right|200px]] |