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TRUE OR FALSE: A tallis katan must be made out of wool

True

False

TRUE OR FALSE: A tallis katan must be white

True

False

Which of the following are true?

a) One should have a beautiful tallis

b) One need not wear a tallis gadol if he is wearing a tallis katan

c) One must buy tzitzis from a trustworthy person

d) If you take the gematria of the word tzitzis and add to it the eight strings that hand down from the knots of each tassel and the five knots tied in each tassel than this adds up to a total of 613

If the garment of a tallis is made of linen may the tzitzis be made out of wool?

a) He may use woolen tzitzis because the laws of sha’atnez do not apply

b) Everyone agrees he may use woolen tzitzis if he makes the corners of the garment out of leather

c) Everyone agrees he may not use woolen tzitzis even if he makes the corners of the garment out of leather

d) There is a disagreement if he may use woolen tzitzis if he makes the corners of the garment out of leather

The hole through which the tzitzis strings are inserted

a) Must not be more than 3 thumb-breaths both in length and width from the edge of the garment

b) May be more than 3 thumb-widths away from the end of the garment if when the tzitzis tassel is tied onto the corner it is pulled tight enough so that the hole reaches within 3 thumb-breadths of the end

c) May be more than 3 thumb-breadths away from the end of the garment if one made a cut in the area of the hole so that the opening now reaches within the 3 thumb-breadths from the end of the garment

d) There is no minimum distance that the hole has to be from the edge of the garment

e) The hole must be a minimum distance from the edge of the garment because otherwise it is considered beneath the corner and not on the corner

TRUE OR FALSE: If distance between the hole and the corner became less than the minimum measure because of the tightening of the knot of the tzitzis strings than the tallis is still kosher

True

False

TRUE OR FALSE: If the distance between the hole and the corner became less than the minimum measure because the hole tore slightly the tallis is still kosher

True

False

How should one fill the spaces between the 5 knots of the tzitzis?

a) He should have 7 revolutions between the 1st and 2nd knot, 9 revolutions between the 2nd and 3rd knot, 11 revolutions between the 3rd and 4th knot and 13 revolutions between the 4th and 5th knot

b) He should have 7 revolutions between the 1st and 2nd knot, 8 revolutions between the 2nd and 3rd knot, 12 revolutions between the 3rd and 4th knot and 13 revolutions between the 4th and 5th knot

c) He should have 6 revolutions between the 1st and 2nd knot, 8 revolutions between the 2nd and 3rd knot, 11 revolutions between the 3rd and 4th knot and 13 revolutions between the 4th and 5th knot

d) He should have 7 revolutions between the 1st and 2nd knot, 8 revolutions between the 2nd and 3rd knot, 11 revolutions between the 3rd and 4th knot and 13 revolutions between the 4th and 5th knot

The following must be 12 at least thumb-breadths

a) The distance from the first to last knot

b) The distance from the last knot to the end of the strings

c) The distance from the first knot to the end of the strings

TRUE OR FALSE: The spaces between the knots should be the same length

True

False

TRUE OR FALSE: The distance from the 1^st knot to the last knot should be 1/3 of the overall tzitzis tassel

True

False

TRUE OR FALSE: One must always check his tzitzis to determine if they are kosher before putting them on

True

False

One should check the following before putting on his tzitzis:

a) He should check the tzitzis are the proper length

b) He should check the tzitzis strings

c) He should check the strings whether they are inserted into the hole

d) He should check the braided portion of the tzitzis tassel

e) He should separate the strings to ensure they are not stuck to one another

What should one do when putting on a טלית גדול?

a) He should say the berachah before picking up the tallis

b) He should hold the tallis with both hands then say the berachah and immediately wrap his head with the tallis

c) He should put on the talis and then say the berachah

d) He should say the berachah על מצות צצית

e) He should say the berachah להתעטף בציצית with a sheva under the ‘beis’

How should one perform the עטיפה?

a) He should pull the tallis over himself so the front edge of the tallis hangs down and reaches until the point beneath his mouth

b) He should pull the tallis over himself so the front edge of the tallis hangs down and reaches until the midsection

c) Second he should bring up the corners of the tallis onto his neck

d) Second he should bring up the corners of the tallis around his body

e) He should stand like this for the amount of time it takes to walk 4 amos and then say מה יקר וכו

f) He should stand like this for the amount of time it takes to walk 8 amos

g) He should stand like this for the amount of time it takes to walk 4 amos while saying מה יקר וכו

What should one do if he puts on his talis katan at night?

a) He should say a berachah when he puts it on

b) He should say a berachah on a tallis gadol during the day and have in mind to include the tallis katan

c) He should say a berachah of על מצות ציצית during the day

TRUE OR FALSE: One should not say a berachah on a tallis katan in the morning if he slept with it

True

False

One must say a new berachah the next time he puts on his tallis if

a) He took off his tallis gadol to go to the bathroom

b) His tallis gadol fell off completely while he was wearing his tallis katan

c) His tallis gadol fell off completely while he was not wearing his tallis katan

d) When taking off the tallis he did not have in mind to put it back on

e) Most of the tallis fell off his body and he was not wearing a tallis katan

May one take the tallis of another person?

a) No

b) Yes and he can take it to a different building

c) Yes, but he may not take it out of the building

d) Yes, but he must refold it even on Shabbath

e) Yes, but he must refold it except on Shabbath

f) Yes but only during the week but not on Shabbath

Should one who gets an עליה say a berachah if he borrows a tallis

a) No, both if he borrows it from a person or from the shul

b) If he borrows from the shul, then yes

c) If he borrows from another person, then no

d) If he borrows from a person and has in mind he does not want to acquire the tallis, then definitely no

One wearing a tallis made of silk

a) May wear a tzitzis made of silk

b) May wear tzitzis made of wool

c) May wear tzitzis of a combination of wool and silk

d) May not make a berachah on any type of tzitzis

If two of the eight strands become severed are the tzitzis kosher?

a) If one of them is four thumb-breadths, then it is kosher

b) If neither of them is four thumb-breadths, then it is definitely not kosher

c) It is kosher if one is sure that the two severed stands are from two of the four original, long strands

d) If one of the eight strings was initially less than the required length, then no

TRUE OR FALSE: If one of the strings unraveled from its twisted state than it is considered as if it has been severed and is no longer part of the string

True

False

If a tallis that has tzitzis already affixed to it was divided into 2 parts and then the pieces are reconnected by sewing, what should be done with the tzitzis to avoid the problem of תעשה ולא מן העשוי?

a) If each part is large enough to be obligated in tzitzis then no tzitzis need to be removed

b) If each part is large enough to be obligated in tzitzis then one must remove two tzitzis tassels from whichever part that he wants

c) If each part is large enough to be obligated in tzitzis then one must remove all the tzitzis tassels

d) If each part is not large enough to be obligated in tzitzis then one must remove two tzitzis tassels from whichever part that he wants

e) If each part is large enough to be obligated in tzitzis, then one must remove all the tzitzis tassels from whichever part that he wants

f) If only one side is large enough to be obligated in tzitzis, then one must remove two tzitzis tassels from whichever part that he wants

g) If only one side is large enough to be obligated in tzitzis, then one must remove two tzitzis tassels from the part that is not large enough to be obligated in tzitzis.

What is the din if the corner of a tallis was cut or torn?

a) It may not be used again

b) It may not be used again if it is less than 3 thumb-breadths by 3 thumb breaths whether or not the piece was severed from the tallis

c) It may not be used again if it is less than 3 thumb-breadths by 3 thumb breaths if it was completely severed from the tallis

d) It should not be used again if it is less than 3 thumb-breadths by 3 thumb breaths whether or not the piece was severed from the tallis

e) It should not be used again if it is less than 3 thumb-breadths by 3 thumb breaths if it was completely severed from the tallis

TRUE OR FALSE: In the area of the garment upon which the tzitzis tassel may be hung one should not put any stitching with any with which it would be possible to make tzitzis strings for this garment

True

False

May one remove the tzitzis from a tallis and leave the tallis without tzitzis?

a) No

b) Yes

c) No, unless he has a good reason like putting on nicer tzitzis

One may throw in the garbage

a) Tzitzis that became pasul

b) Tzitzis that were removed

c) A talis garment without tzitzis

TRUE OR FALSE: It is proper to have pasul tzitzis as a bookmark

True

False

If one came to shul with a pasul tallis, may he keep it one

a) He can sometimes keep it on because of כבוד הבריות

b) He may never keep it on because he may not wear a 4 corner garment without tzitzis

c) On Shabbos, he may always keep it on

d) On Shabbos, he may only keep it on if he did not know before Shabbath that it was pasul

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