Q&A: Small Tallit
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Small Tallit
Question
What is the point of wearing a small tallit all day?
Answer
There is value in fulfilling commandments. Strange, but that’s how it is.
Discussion on Answer
1. You didn’t ask about obligation, and I wasn’t talking about obligation. You asked what the point is, and that’s what I answered. If you put on a garment with tzitzit, you have one more commandment.
2. It’s not in the act, but in your being clothed in it. The question of whether there is a commandment at every moment is not well-defined. There is a commandment to be clothed in tzitzit. As for the practical difference—how much reward you’ll get? I don’t know.
1. One is obligated to fulfill positive commandments and to be careful not to violate prohibitions. What is the point of putting yourself into a situation where you become obligated in a commandment?
2. Is the commandment in the act of putting it on, or in every moment that it is on you? If it is in every moment, how exactly is that measured?