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Moshe92
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« on: February 16, 2010, 03:51:37 PM »

How do most people here wash tzitzit? Do you put it in a bag and then put it in the washing machine? I don't know much about things like that because I'm becoming more observant and my family isn't religious.
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« Reply #1 on: February 16, 2010, 04:00:56 PM »

Interesting question. I hand wash mine and let them hang dry.
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« Reply #2 on: February 16, 2010, 04:28:52 PM »

That also sounds like a good idea, Mishmaat.
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« Reply #3 on: February 16, 2010, 05:05:47 PM »

Interesting question. I hand wash mine and let them hang dry.

Same here.
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« Reply #4 on: February 16, 2010, 05:41:28 PM »

I wear them till they are too dirty and then buy a couple of new pair...

It is surely difficult to wash them... I have not asked how my Rabbis take care of theirs. I may just ask...

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« Reply #5 on: February 17, 2010, 02:11:17 AM »

I avoid washing my tzitzit in washing mashine because it can tear or mess the fringes and I am not sure if such tzitzit is kosher. So I also prefer hand washing.

My advice is to put them in a wash tub, fill it with water, and a handful of washing powder and let it soak for several hours. It really easy to wash the tzitzit after that.
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« Reply #6 on: February 22, 2010, 07:00:09 PM »

If you're in the NY area most dry-cleaners know how to deal with it.
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« Reply #7 on: February 22, 2010, 07:37:22 PM »

If you're in the NY area most dry-cleaners know how to deal with it.

Thanks for the advice, but I'm in the Boston area. I think washing by hand is the best idea.
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« Reply #8 on: February 28, 2010, 05:29:41 PM »

Please dont them get too dirty because it gives a bad impression to people that we are not clean.  I see many Hasids with filthy tzitzit and it isn't good. 

I grew up in a very orthodox religious neighborhood and sometimes, it seems like the Orthodox are not the cleanest or most hygienic. 



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« Reply #9 on: March 16, 2010, 07:51:49 AM »

I wear them till they are too dirty and then buy a couple of new pair...

It is surely difficult to wash them... I have not asked how my Rabbis take care of theirs. I may just ask...



And what do you do with the older pair? I have heard that it is forbidden to throw away tzitzit. If you have a Rav, why didn't you consult him in the first place?
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« Reply #10 on: March 16, 2010, 10:18:14 AM »

I wear them till they are too dirty and then buy a couple of new pair...

It is surely difficult to wash them... I have not asked how my Rabbis take care of theirs. I may just ask...



And what do you do with the older pair? I have heard that it is forbidden to throw away tzitzit. If you have a Rav, why didn't you consult him in the first place?

I have not thrown them away... I just keep the old ones in a drawer. I just bought three new TzitTzits last Sunday.

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