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Various halachic authorities (see e.g. Rabbi Tzvi Pesach Frank in Responsa Har Tzvi 1:9, and discussion here) exempt garments produced from sheets of synthetic materials (e.g. nylon) from Tzitzit, ...
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manassehkatz
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2020-07-05T23:05:55Z (over 4 years ago)
- Various halachic authorities (see e.g. [Rabbi Tzvi Pesach Frank](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tzvi_Pesach_Frank) in Responsa Har Tzvi 1:9, and discussion [here](https://www.yeshiva.co/midrash/25573)) exempt garments produced from sheets of synthetic materials (e.g. [nylon](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nylon)) from Tzitzit, since they aren't woven. Some of these authorities (see above) maintain that if these materials are spun into fibers and woven, these have the status of a garment which is obligated in Tzitzit.
However, what about the reverse case? If one cuts a piece of [felt](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Felt), a non-woven material material made from pressed fibers (which, for the sake of the question, we will say was originally produced from wool) into a four-cornered garment, would one be required to put Tzitzit on it?
- Various halachic authorities (see e.g. [Rabbi Tzvi Pesach Frank](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tzvi_Pesach_Frank) in Responsa Har Tzvi 1:9, and discussion [here](https://www.yeshiva.co/midrash/25573)) exempt garments produced from sheets of synthetic materials (e.g. [nylon](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nylon)) from Tzitzit, since they aren't woven. Some of these authorities (see above) maintain that if these materials are spun into fibers and woven, these have the status of a garment which is obligated in Tzitzit.
- However, what about the reverse case? If one cuts a piece of [felt](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Felt), a non-woven material made from pressed fibers (which, for the sake of the question, we will say was originally produced from wool) into a four-cornered garment, would one be required to put Tzitzit on it?
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manassehkatz
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2020-07-05T21:53:31Z (over 4 years ago)
- Various halachic authorities (see e.g. [Rabbi Tzvi Pesach Frank](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tzvi_Pesach_Frank) in Responsa Har Tzvi 1:9, and discussion [here](https://www.yeshiva.co/midrash/25573)) exempt garments produced from sheets of synthetic materials (e.g. [nylon](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nylon)) from Tzitzit, since they aren't woven. Some of these authorities (see above) maintain that if these materials are spun into fibers and woven, these have the status of a garment which is obligated in Tzitzit.
However, what about the reverse case? If one cuts a piece of [felt](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Felt) (which, for the sake of the question, we will say was originally produced from wool) into a four-cornered garment, would one be required to put Tzitzit on it?
- Various halachic authorities (see e.g. [Rabbi Tzvi Pesach Frank](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tzvi_Pesach_Frank) in Responsa Har Tzvi 1:9, and discussion [here](https://www.yeshiva.co/midrash/25573)) exempt garments produced from sheets of synthetic materials (e.g. [nylon](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nylon)) from Tzitzit, since they aren't woven. Some of these authorities (see above) maintain that if these materials are spun into fibers and woven, these have the status of a garment which is obligated in Tzitzit.
- However, what about the reverse case? If one cuts a piece of [felt](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Felt), a non-woven material material made from pressed fibers (which, for the sake of the question, we will say was originally produced from wool) into a four-cornered garment, would one be required to put Tzitzit on it?
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רבות מחשבות
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2020-07-03T14:56:41Z (over 4 years ago)
Various halachic authorities (see e.g. [Rabbi Tzvi Pesach Frank](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tzvi_Pesach_Frank) in Responsa Har Tzvi 1:9, and discussion [here](https://www.yeshiva.co/midrash/25573)) exempt garments produced from sheets of synthetic materials (e.g. [nylon](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nylon)) from Tzitzit, since they aren't woven. Some of these authorities (see above) maintain that if these materials are spun into fibers and woven, these have the status of a garment which is obligated in Tzitzit. However, what about the reverse case? If one cuts a piece of [felt](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Felt) (which, for the sake of the question, we will say was originally produced from wool) into a four-cornered garment, would one be required to put Tzitzit on it?