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#Leather garments are exempt from the obligation of Tzitzit, even on a rabbinic level.<ref>Gemara Menachot 40b. Shulchan Aruch 10:4</ref> | #Leather garments are exempt from the obligation of Tzitzit, even on a rabbinic level.<ref>Gemara Menachot 40b. Shulchan Aruch 10:4</ref> | ||
#Along the same lines, some poskim equate leather with synthetic materials, such as polyester (usually used for mesh Tzitzit), nylon, and rayon, and maintain that they are also exempt from Tzitzit.<ref>Rav Moshe Feinstein in Igres Moshe 2:1</ref> Others differentiate between woven synthetic materials, which should be treated like cotton, and non woven synthetic materials, which should be treated like leather.<ref>Rav Tzvi [[Pesach]] Frank in Har Tzvi 1, 9</ref> Therefore, it is best not to use synthetic materials for the mitzvah, but if one does one should refrain from making a bracha on it.<ref>Tzitz Eliezer 12:3; Ohr LeZion 2:3</ref> | #Along the same lines, some poskim equate leather with synthetic materials, such as polyester (usually used for mesh Tzitzit), nylon, and rayon, and maintain that they are also exempt from Tzitzit.<ref>Rav Moshe Feinstein in Igres Moshe 2:1</ref> Others differentiate between woven synthetic materials, which should be treated like cotton, and non woven synthetic materials, which should be treated like leather.<ref>Rav Tzvi [[Pesach]] Frank in Har Tzvi 1, 9</ref> Therefore, it is best not to use synthetic materials for the mitzvah, but if one does one should refrain from making a bracha on it.<ref>Tzitz Eliezer 12:3; Ohr LeZion 2:3</ref> | ||
# Tzitzit strings may not be made from stolen material. <ref> Shulchan Aruch, OC, 11:6 </ref> However, the Rama says that if one turned stolen wool into strings it is permissible to use them bedieved. <ref> Rama on Shulchan Aruch, OC, 11:6 </ref> Everyone agrees that one may not make a bracha on a tallit made with such Tzitzit. <ref> Halacha Berura, 11:25 </ref> | # Tzitzit strings may not be made from stolen material. <ref> Shulchan Aruch, OC, 11:6 </ref> However, the Rama says that if one turned stolen wool into strings it is permissible to use them bedieved. <ref> Rama on Shulchan Aruch, OC, 11:6 </ref> Everyone agrees that one may not make a bracha on a tallit made with such Tzitzit. <ref> Halacha Berura, 11:25 </ref> | ||
# For a discussion of using [[Techelet]] (blue) strings as Tzitzit see the [[Techelet]] page. | # For a discussion of using [[Techelet]] (blue) strings as Tzitzit see the [[Techelet]] page. | ||
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==Color Requirements== | ==Color Requirements== | ||
# Some say that the strings of the talit should be the same color as the talit itself and the custom is to do so. However, Ashkenazim do not have this custom and wear white strings on their talit in all cases. <ref> Shulchan Aruch OC 9:5 and the Rama </ref> | # Some say that the strings of the talit should be the same color as the talit itself and the Sephardic custom is to do so.<ref> Ben Ish Chai Noach Halacha 11 </ref> However, Ashkenazim do not have this custom and wear white strings on their talit in all cases. <ref> Shulchan Aruch OC 9:5 and the Rama </ref> | ||
==Garment Requiremnts== | ==Garment Requiremnts== | ||
# In order for a garment to be obligated to have tzitzit, the corners must be square, not round. <ref> Shulchan Aruch, OC, 10:9 </ref> | # In order for a garment to be obligated to have tzitzit, the corners must be square, not round. <ref> Shulchan Aruch, OC, 10:9 </ref> | ||
