If kosher tzitzit are removed from one garment, may they be re-attached to a different garment?
Synopsis
Even if tzitzit meet the minimum remaining-length requirement in their current state, removing them entirely and re-attaching them to a new garment is treated as a fresh initial attachment, requiring the full original minimum length.
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What minimum length must remain on a torn tzitzit string for the tzitzit to remain kosher?
5 opinions
When two ends of tzitzit tear, is it definitively invalid or does it depend on whether the ends come from the same string?
2 opinions
When a string tears and both ends have insufficient length individually, but combined they have k'dei anivah, is the tzitzit valid?
2 opinions
If a string tears at its very root (the point where it attaches to the corner of the garment), is the tzitzit invalid even if remnants exist?
2 opinions
If a tzitzit string is knotted back together after tearing, does the knotted string restore validity?
1 opinions
How is k'dei anivah (the minimum remaining length) measured when the strings are unusually thick?
3 opinions
From where must the minimum remaining length (k'dei anivah) be measured — from the anaf (branch/hanging section) or may it include the gedil (wound/twisted section)?
5 opinions across 3 eras
When relying on Rabbeinu Tam's standard (two complete strings required), is it preferable to seek replacement tzitzit or may one simply continue wearing the current pair?
2 opinions
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