Are tzitzit strings made from low-quality wool (caught on thorns, plucked from the animal, or warp remnants) valid?
Synopsis
All authorities agree such strings are invalid — not because of an intrinsic disqualification, but because using degraded materials is a disgrace to the mitzvah. The Magen Avraham and Aruch HaShulchan add that material so poor that no garment could be made from it is also technically invalid.
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Must tzitzit strings be spun with explicit verbal declaration of intent (lishmah)?
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Are tzitzit strings valid if spun by a non-Jew while a Jew stands over him and instructs him to do it lishmah?
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Must tzitzit strings also be twisted/spun-together (shezurah) lishmah?
3 opinions across 3 eras
If tzitzit strings come undone from their twisting and become sixteen strands, are the tzitzit valid?
2 opinions
What is the minimum and standard length requirement for tzitzit strings?
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Are tzitzit strings made from stolen wool valid?
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Are borrowed tzitzit strings valid (do they count as 'his own')?
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Are tzitzit strings from wool of an animal that was worshipped (avodah zarah) valid?
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