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# One may wear the tzitzit under his clothes even if it will touch his skin. <ref> Halacha Berura 8:33. Sh"t Rivevot Efraim 4:15 quotes several achronim however who hold that it may be a disgrace to the tzitzit to sweat into them directly, and himself allows being lenient on a hot day. Halichot Shlomo 3:11 says that this would not be a disgrace at all. Sh"t Teshuvot Vihanhagot 1:25 says if you wear them specifically as an undershirt to stop the sweat from wetting your shirt than he's unsure if it would even be obligated in tzitzit, so one should try to refrain from this. </ref> | # One may wear the tzitzit under his clothes even if it will touch his skin. <ref> Halacha Berura 8:33. Sh"t Rivevot Efraim 4:15 quotes several achronim however who hold that it may be a disgrace to the tzitzit to sweat into them directly, and himself allows being lenient on a hot day. Halichot Shlomo 3:11 says that this would not be a disgrace at all. Sh"t Teshuvot Vihanhagot 1:25 says if you wear them specifically as an undershirt to stop the sweat from wetting your shirt than he's unsure if it would even be obligated in tzitzit, so one should try to refrain from this. </ref> | ||
==Symbolism of tzitzit== | |||
# The five nots of the tzitzit represent the 5 books of the Torah. <ref> Kitzur S''A of Rav Rephael Baruch Toledano, siman 9, proper behavior while wearing tzitzit, seif 1 </ref> | |||
==Treatment of the Tzitzit and its Garment== | |||
# One should make sure his tzitzit stay clean and wash them often so that they remain white in color. <ref> Kitzur S''A of Rav Rephael Baruch Toledano, siman 9, proper behavior while wearing tzitzit, seif 1 </ref> | |||
==Sanctity of the tzitzit== | ==Sanctity of the tzitzit== | ||
# One may remove strings from one pair of Tzitzit in order to be put onto another pair of Tzitzit, however, one may not remove the strings from a pair of Tzitzit if it is not going to be used. <ref>Tosfot (Shabbat 22a s.v. 22a), S"A 15:1</ref> | # One may remove strings from one pair of Tzitzit in order to be put onto another pair of Tzitzit, however, one may not remove the strings from a pair of Tzitzit if it is not going to be used. <ref>Tosfot (Shabbat 22a s.v. 22a), S"A 15:1</ref> | ||
