What is the minimum length and width for a tallit katan to fulfill the tzitzit obligation?
Synopsis
Later authorities raised concerns about the widespread practice of wearing very small tallit katans. Some specified that the minimum should be one and a half amot (with three-quarter amot front and back), corresponding to approximately 9 'vires' (a unit of measure used in Russia) per side.
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