Rabbi Avraham Benhaim Halacha The Halacha of Tzitzit Part 13 Is the Obligation of Tzitzit Upon Blin

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Good morning and have a good week. We will continue with the law of tzitzit and start with this question. Since we spoke earlier, we discussed the question of women, whether they are exempt from the mitzvah of tzitzit. We asked what if they do want to wrap themselves in a tallit, should they stop wearing them and also say a blessing. Later, we discussed the question of and also say a blessing. Later, we discussed the question of whether they can put tzitzit on, or at least put the tzitzit on a tallit for their husband or for their husband. In any case, we discussed this matter. Now, we will be asked about a person who is completely blind. Is he obligated to perform the mitzvah of tzitzit or not? You may ask me why, but there is a special matter regarding the mitzvah of tzitzit. The Torah says, "And make for special matter regarding the mitzvah of tzitzit. The Torah says, "And make for them a tzitzit of a blue thread, and you have seen it and remembered all the commandments of the Lord." Therefore, the Torah has attached a mitzvah of seeing the tzitzit. Indeed, from this our rabbis learned that there is no mitzvah of tzitzit at night, because at night it does not belong, and you have seen it. Because at night there is darkness, it is not a time for seeing. This is one opinion, which is the halakha. But there are other things. There are those who demanded, for example, that

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2. 3:15Shemini, in the parashah that talks about the animals that can be eaten, what can be…
3. 6:22Why, because the Holy One, blessed be He, did not command them? The Holy One, blessed…
4. 10:08why something is similar to a person two sick people who went to the doctor and…
5. 13:18dead person. So let's assume that it was kosher. Who gave you permission to eat kosher?…
6. 16:59blessed be He, wanted to purify us. Because if He does not purify us, we will…
7. 20:04people of Israel and saved the people of Israel and did not persecute the people of…
8. 23:09fulfill a mitzvot, that reminds me of all the mitzvot. But where do we learn in…
9. 26:51for without that light that I am carrying in my hand, you will not see me.…
10. 30:01the Torah, the Parashat Tzititzit came before them. In any case, it is only by the…

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