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הרב אהרון ירחי • מתי מותר לקחת טלית מחברו ומה הדין בטלית שאולה?

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הרב אהרון ירחי • מתי מותר לקחת טלית מחברו ומה הדין בטלית שאולה?

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Not true. According to Halacha, everything is permitted. That is why when writing Halacha, we write the laws for the masses, not to include piety and the like. Open the Halacha, and that is the way to write and state it as it is written, but how one behaves is a matter between oneself and the Holy One, Blessed be He, and that was a holy and abstinent person. One of the laws—thank you very much—one of the laws that I introduce because I want to state this law: There is a dispute among the authorities regarding a person who does not have a Tallit. A person who does not have one and wants to wrap himself in a Tallit, sees...in the synagogue, sees someone has a bag with Tefillin and a Tallit, is it permitted for him to take it and wrap himself in the Tzitzit or not? Of course, when I say "take it," I mean he will not wander off with it and take it for himself, but rather he stands right here by this [item] and takes it; this is called in our Sages 'language, " presuming consent." Is it permitted for a person to take a Tallit or Tefillin without the owner's knowledge or? On this matter, the Rishonim differ; there is a great dispute on this. The Rosh, for example, writes that it is permitted; not only permitted—it is a mitzvah! He says: "It is a pleasure for a man to perform a mitzvah with his property," it is satisfying for a person to perform a mitzvah with his own money. Why? What do you care? It is there and it is not missing. You take his Tallit, wrap yourself, make a

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  2. 3:41wants to wrap himself in a tallit, he takes a tallit from the window; there is…
  3. 7:20therefore, a person who does...whoever looks, there are those who join the fingers, there is vitality...yes,…
  4. 10:56commandment or not. Therefore, since the dispute is in the commandment and Maran's opinion is that…
  5. 15:04the same way; if you can't return it in the same way, don't take it at…
  6. 18:46there? He is a robber! A person goes and sees an object belonging to his friend…
  7. 22:26conduct were also like that. Therefore he says: "I am particular that no one takes my…
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  9. 30:23person to take someone else's object and use it. Furthermore—books. Maran says that what is allowed…
  10. 34:07them, return them home, or put them in a locker that is locked. But when a…

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