Does an adult's embarrassment to wear a garment in public exempt it from tzitzit even if it covers a child's head and majority of body?
Synopsis
If an adult would be embarrassed to wear a garment in public (due to its small size), authorities dispute whether this exempts it from tzitzit even when it technically meets the child-coverage measure.
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