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# However, one should not wear a Tallit Gadol at night,<ref>Bach 18; Magen Avraham 18:1; Mishna Berura 18:4; Birkay Yosef 18:1</ref>  unless one is the shliach tzibur (cantor) for Maariv and he isn’t wearing an appropriate outer garment (like a jacket).<ref>Pri Megadim in Ashel Avraham 18:1; Mishna Berura 18:4</ref>
# However, one should not wear a Tallit Gadol at night,<ref>Bach 18; Magen Avraham 18:1; Mishna Berura 18:4; Birkay Yosef 18:1</ref>  unless one is the shliach tzibur (cantor) for Maariv and he isn’t wearing an appropriate outer garment (like a jacket).<ref>Pri Megadim in Ashel Avraham 18:1; Mishna Berura 18:4</ref>
# Another exception would be for Sephardim, where it is customary for a chatan (groom) to wear a Tallit Gadol at his wedding ceremony, he may do so even at nighttime. If it is before sunset he should make a bracha and if after sunset than without a bracha.<ref>Halacha Berura 1, 18:2</ref>
# Another exception would be for Sephardim, where it is customary for a chatan (groom) to wear a Tallit Gadol at his wedding ceremony, he may do so even at nighttime. If it is before sunset he should make a bracha and if after sunset than without a bracha.<ref>Halacha Berura 1, 18:2</ref>
# Strings can be tied onto a garment at night even though we do not recite the beracha before putting it on then. <ref> Sh"t Yabia Omer OC 8:3 </ref>


==Material Requirements==
==Material Requirements==
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# If one wears more than one four-cornered garment they are all obligated in tzitzit but the beracha is only recited on the first one that he puts on. But if one recited the beracha and only had in mind to wear one four-cornered garment and then changed his mind and put on another one, he must recite a new beracha. <ref> Shulchan Aruch 8:12 </ref>
# If one wears more than one four-cornered garment they are all obligated in tzitzit but the beracha is only recited on the first one that he puts on. But if one recited the beracha and only had in mind to wear one four-cornered garment and then changed his mind and put on another one, he must recite a new beracha. <ref> Shulchan Aruch 8:12 </ref>
# There is a dispute whether four cornered blankets are obligated in Tzitzit. It is preferable to round off one of the corners, so that it no longer has 4 corners. <Ref>Mishna Brurah 8:18</ref>Others say that we're not strict for this concern. <ref>[http://www.yutorah.org/lectures/lecture.cfm/763919/Rabbi_Hershel_Schachter/Shiur_#8_-_Yevamos_-_דורשים_סמוכים,_כל_שישנו Rav Hershel Schachter on yutorah.org ("Yevamot 8," min 90)]. See also another shiur by [http://www.yutorah.org/lectures/lecture.cfm/788501/Rabbi_Hershel_Schachter/Hilchos_Tzitzis Rav Hershel Schachter on yutorah.org ("Hilchot Tzitzit", end of shiur)]</ref>
# There is a dispute whether four cornered blankets are obligated in Tzitzit. It is preferable to round off one of the corners, so that it no longer has 4 corners. <Ref>Mishna Brurah 8:18</ref>Others say that we're not strict for this concern. <ref>[http://www.yutorah.org/lectures/lecture.cfm/763919/Rabbi_Hershel_Schachter/Shiur_#8_-_Yevamos_-_דורשים_סמוכים,_כל_שישנו Rav Hershel Schachter on yutorah.org ("Yevamot 8," min 90)]. See also another shiur by [http://www.yutorah.org/lectures/lecture.cfm/788501/Rabbi_Hershel_Schachter/Hilchos_Tzitzis Rav Hershel Schachter on yutorah.org ("Hilchot Tzitzit", end of shiur)]</ref>
==Tying Requirements==
# Even though the minhag is that a child, less than 13 doesn't tie the tzitzit for an adult, he may tie tzitzit for a child less than 13 to wear, since his mitzvah is only a mitzvah of chinuch anyway. <ref>Rabbi Hershel Schachter in Bikvei HaTzoan (p. 10)</ref>
# One may tie the tzitzit strings onto the tzitzit garment at night, even though we do not recite the beracha before putting it on during the night. <ref> Sh"t Yabia Omer OC 8:3 </ref>
==Shehecheyanu==
==Shehecheyanu==
# If one buys a new tallit, a shehecheyanu is recited. <ref> S"A 22:1, Kitzur S"A of Rav Rephael Baruch Toledano, siman 9, the proper time for tzitzit and who is obligated, seif 5 </ref> According to Ashkenazim some poskim say to say it after the beracha on the tallit<ref> Mishna Berura 22:3 </ref>, while some say to say it prior to the beracha on the tallit<ref> Baer Heitev 22:2 </ref>. Sephardim should say it after. <ref> Birkei Yosef 22:2. </ref>
# If one buys a new tallit, a [[Shehecheyanu]] is recited. <ref> S"A 22:1, Kitzur S"A of Rav Rephael Baruch Toledano, siman 9, the proper time for tzitzit and who is obligated, seif 5 </ref> According to Ashkenazim some poskim say to say it after the beracha on the tallit<ref> Mishna Berura 22:3 </ref>, while some say to say it prior to the beracha on the tallit<ref> Baer Heitev 22:2 </ref>. Sephardim should say it after. <ref> Birkei Yosef 22:2. </ref>
# The beracha may be recited as long as someone is still wearing it for his first time. <ref> Halacha Berura 22:7, Kitzur S"A of Rav Rephael Baruch Toledano, siman 9, the proper time for tzitzit and who is obligated, seif 5 </ref>
# The beracha may be recited as long as someone is still wearing it for his first time. <ref> Halacha Berura 22:7, Kitzur S"A of Rav Rephael Baruch Toledano, siman 9, the proper time for tzitzit and who is obligated, seif 5 </ref>
# One should recite the beracha on a new tallit katan if it brings him joy. <ref> Ben Ish Chai Bereishit Halacha 7. </ref>
# One should recite the beracha on a new tallit katan if it brings him joy. <ref> Ben Ish Chai Bereishit Halacha 7. </ref>