Tzitzit: Difference between revisions

# If one buys a new tallit, a [[Shehecheyanu]] is recited. <ref> Shulchan Aruch 22:1, Kitzur Shulchan Aruch of Rav Rephael Baruch Toledano, siman 9, the proper time for Tzitzit and who is obligated, seif 5 </ref> There is a split between Ashkenazi poskim as to whether to say the bracha prior<ref> Baer Heitev 22:2 </ref> to putting on the Tallit or after<ref> Mishna Brurah 22:3 </ref>, Sephardim should say it after. <ref> Birkei Yosef 22:2. </ref>

# The bracha may be recited as long as someone is still wearing it for their first time. <ref> Halacha Berura 22:7, Kitzur Shulchan Aruch of Rav Rephael Baruch Toledano, siman 9, the proper time for Tzitzit and who is obligated, seif 5 </ref>

# One should recite the bracha on a new Tallit Katan if it brings one joy. <ref> Ben Ish Chai Bereishit Halacha 7. </ref>

# If one places new strings on an old garment a [[Shehecheyanu]] is not recited. <ref> Mishna Brurah 22:2, Kaf Hachayim 22:3 </ref>

# One who wears a Tallit that has been worn before, even if this is his first time fulfilling the mitzvah does not recite a [[Shehecheyanu]]. <ref> Sh"t Yechave Daat 2:31 </ref>

# [[Shehecheyanu]] should not be recited if one acquired a new [[Talit]] Katan. <ref> Kitzur Shulchan Aruch of Rav Rephael Baruch Toledano, siman 9, the proper time for Tzitzit and who is obligated, seif 6 </ref>