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# One may wear one's Tzitzit under one's clothes even if it will touch one's skin. <ref> Halacha Brurah 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 onto 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 is unsure if it would even be obligated in Tzitzit, so one should try to refrain from doing so. </ref> | # One may wear one's Tzitzit under one's clothes even if it will touch one's skin. <ref> Halacha Brurah 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 onto 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 is unsure if it would even be obligated in Tzitzit, so one should try to refrain from doing so. </ref> | ||
==Symbolism of | ==Symbolism of Tzitzit== | ||
# The five knots of the | # The five knots of the Tzitzit represent the 5 books of the Torah. <ref> Kitzur Shulchan Aruch of Rav Rephael Baruch Toledano, siman 9, proper behavior while wearing Tzitzit, seif 1 </ref> | ||
==Treatment of the Tzitzit and its Garment== | ==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 Shulchan Aruch of Rav Rephael Baruch Toledano, siman 9, proper behavior while wearing tzitzit, seif 1 </ref> | # One should make sure his tzitzit stay clean and wash them often so that they remain white in color. <ref> Kitzur Shulchan Aruch of Rav Rephael Baruch Toledano, siman 9, proper behavior while wearing tzitzit, seif 1 </ref> | ||
