Halocho #564 - Wearing wool and linen

The Torah prohibits wearing clothes made of both wool and linen - this is know as Sha'atnez.

Even a single woolen thread in a linen garment is Sha'atnez, and a single linen thread in a woolen garment is Sha'atnez.

Threads made of a mixture of linen and wool may not be used.

Woolen garments with linen patches are also forbidden.

However, clothes made of leather - even if the wool is still attached - can be sewn with linen.

Source: Kitzur Shulchan Aruch 176:1-2

Rosh Chodesh Sivan will be on Friday.

- Danny
Sunday, 25 Iyar 5770 - 40th day of the Omer

Halocho #345 - Are my Tzitzit Kosher?

On each of the 4 corners of a Tallit there are 4 strings threaded through the hole.

The resulting 8 strings are knotted and twisted one-third of their length, and two-thirds is left as tassels.

If one of the 8 tassels gets cut off - even completely - the Tzitzit are still Kosher.

If two of the 8 tassels get cut off the Tzitzit may no longer be Kosher.

A tassel shorter than 4 "thumbs" - about 8-10 cm is considered "cut off".

Each tassel of the Tzitzit is made of multiple strands of wool twisted together. If Tzitzit start untwisting then the frayed section doesn't count as part of the minimal length.

If the Tzitzit get ripped out of the hole they are hanging on, they cannot be put back in; they have to be untied and then re-tied after the hole is repaired.

If a Tallit rips into 2 pieces - or a corner gets ripped off - then the Tzitzit on the smaller piece have to be re-tied after the pieces are sewn back together.

Source: Kitzur Shulchan Aruch 9:13, 15.

- Danny Wednesday, 18 Sivan 5769

Please daven for a complete recovery for Yaakov-Nisan ben Rochel-Leah - יעקב ניסן בן רחל לאה

Halocho #104 - Are my Tzitzis Kosher?

On each of the 4 corners of a Tallis there are 4 strings threaded through the hole. The resulting 8 strings are knotted and twisted one-third of their length and two-thirds is left as tassels. If one of the 8 tassels gets cut off - even completely - the Tzitzis are still Kosher. If two of the 8 tassels get cut off the Tzitzis may no longer be Kosher. A tassel shorter than 4 "thumbs" - about 8-10 cm is considered "cut off". Each tassel of the Tzitzis is made of multiple strands of wool twisted together. If Tzitzis start untwisting then the frayed section doesn't count as part of the minimal length. If the Tzitzis get ripped out of the hole they are hanging on, they cannot be put back in; they have to be untied and then re-tied after the hole is repaired. If a Tallis rips into 2 pieces - or a corner gets ripped off - then the Tzitzis on the smaller piece have to be re-tied after the pieces are sewn back together. Source: Kitzur Shulchan Aruch 9:13, 15. - Danny

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Please daven for a little girl

TAMAR bat NAAMA - תמר בת נעמה

who is undergoing chemotherapy

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Halocho #103 - Who should wear Tzitzis?

This week's Parsha - Shlach - ends with the third paragraph of Shma which talk about the Mitzva of Tzitzis. Wearing Tzitzis is supposed to remind one of all 613 Mitzvos - as it says in this week’s Parsha "...make Tzitzis, and see them and thereby remember all the Mitzvos of Hashem and do them". Once a boy is toilet-trained he should wear a Tallis Katan - a 4-cornered garment with Tzitzis from the time he wakes up until he goes to sleep. This is besides the Tallis worn in shul. Women are exempt from the Mitzva of Tzitzis, as it's a time-bound Mitzva; it only applies during the day. When putting on Tzitzis in the morning, the Bracha cannot be made until it is light enough outside to recognize a casual acquaintance from 4 Amos (2 meters) away. This is about an hour before sunrise in Israel. Men must put Tzitzis on all 4-cornered garments they wear, including ponchos. Bed sheets do not need Tzitzis. Tzitzis may be worn even when going into a bathroom, however the Tallis used for davening should not be taken into the bathroom. Source: Kitzur Shulchan Aruch 9:9-10 - Danny

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Please daven for a little girl

TAMAR bat NAAMA - תמר בת נעמה

who is undergoing chemotherapy

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Halocho #61 - Wearing wool and linen

The Torah prohibits wearing clothes made of both wool and linen - this is know as Sha'atnez. Even a single woolen thread in a linen garment is Sha'atnez, and a single linen thread in a woolen garment is Sha'atnez. Threads made of a mixture of linen and wool may not be used. Woolen garments with linen patches are also forbidden. Clothes made of leather - even if the wool is still attached - can be sewn with linen. Source: KSA 176:1-2

סימן קעו – הלכות כלאי בגדים

סעיף א - צמר רחלים ואילים עם פשתן אסור משום כלאים, בין שתפר בגד צמר או בגד פשתן אפילו בחוטי משי או בחוטי קנבוס בין שתפר בגד צמר בחוטי פשתן או בהיפוך, בין שקשר חוטי פשתן עם חוטי צמר, או שקלען יחד כל אלו אסורין משום כלאים. התוכף תכיפה אחת וקשרו, או שתכף שתי תכיפות אף על פי שלא קשר הוי חיבור לכלאים. ועל כן אסור לחבר בגד צמר בבגד פשתן אפילו על ידי סיכה, או מחט ללא חוט. סעיף ב - עורות הכבשים שעושין מהם בגדים, מותר לתפרן בחוטי פשתן ואין חוששין לנימות של צמר אף על פי שמתחברין בחוט הפשתן, משום דאלו הנימות של הצמר אינן חוטין ולא חשיבי ובטלי.