A Woman Wearing Tzitzit
Question
May an Ashkenazi woman, who follows the practice of reciting blessings over positive time-bound commandments, wear tzitzit and recite a blessing over them when she is alone at home, or is there a concern of yohara even then? This refers to a righteous woman who wants to fulfill the mitzvah one time.
Answer
Hello and blessings
It is forbidden for a woman to wear tzitzit.
Both because of yohara, and because of lo yilbash.
Source
Rema (Orach Chaim siman 17 se’if 2):
It appears like yohara, and therefore they should not wear tzitzit.
See Magen Giborim, who explained that with the tzitzit that men wear, there is a prohibition of lo yilbash.
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