How should one hold tzitzit during Kriat Shema?
Synopsis
The Mechaber rules one should hold the tzitzit in the left hand near the heart. Later authorities add details from the Arizal about holding between specific fingers and transferring to the right hand at the tzitzit paragraph.
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