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אורח חיים כ״דOrach Chayim 24

Siman 24 of 697 in Orach Chayim — 6 se'ifim

הלכות ציציתLaws of Tzitzit· siman 24

Se’if 1א׳

אִם אֵין אָדָם לוֹבֵשׁ טַלִּית בַּת אַרְבַּע כְּנָפוֹת, אֵינוֹ חַיָּב בְּצִיצִית, וְטוֹב וְנָכוֹן לִהְיוֹת כָּל אָדָם זָהִיר לִלְבֹּשׁ טַלִּית קָטָן כָּל הַיּוֹם, כְּדֵי שֶׁיִּזְכֹּר הַמִּצְוֹת בְּכָל רֶגַע. וְעַל כֵּן יֵשׁ בּוֹ חֲמִשָּׁה קְשָׁרִים כְּנֶגֶד חֲמִשָּׁה חֻמְּשֵׁי תּוֹרָה, וְאַרְבַּע כְּנָפַיִם שֶׁבְּכָל צַד שֶׁיִּפְנֶה יִזְכֹּר וְנָכוֹן לְלָבְשׁוֹ עַל הַמַּלְבּוּשִׁים. לְפָחוֹת יִזָּהֵר שֶׁיִּהְיֶה לָבוּשׁ צִיצִית בִּשְׁעַת הַתְּפִלָּה.

[Various] Practices of Wearing ציצית and it's Rewards and Punishments. Containing 6 Se'ifim: If a person does not wear a garment with four corners then he is not obligated in [the מצוה of] ציצית. [However,] it is good and proper that a person should be cautious to wear a small טלית every day, in order that he should remember the מצות at every moment. Therefore, there are five knots [in each corner] which correspond to the five books of the Torah, and there are four corners, so that in whichever direction he faces, he will remember. It is proper to wear ציצית over his garments and at the very least, he should be careful to wear ציצית at the time of prayer.

Se’if 2ב׳

מִצְוָה לֶאֱחֹז הַצִּיצִית בְּיָד שְׂמָאלִית כְּנֶגֶד לִבּוֹ בִּשְׁעַת קְרִיאַת שְׁמַע, רֶמֶז לַדָּבָר וְהָיוּ הַדְּבָרִים הָאֵלֶּה וְגו' עַל לְבָבֶךָ.

It is a מצוה to grasp the ציצית with one's left hand near one's heart while reciting Kriyat Shema. This is alluded to [in the verse] "And these words shall be...on your heart."

Se’if 3ג׳

טוֹב לְהִסְתַּכֵּל בַּצִּיצִית בִּשְׁעַת עֲטִיפָה כְּשֶׁמְּבָרֵךְ.

It is good to look at the ציצית while donning them, when you say the blessing.

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Shulchan Aruch, Orach Chayim — Torat Emet 363 edition, via Sefaria — public domain

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