A Woman Wearing Tzitzit
Question
May an Ashkenazic woman, who has the practice of reciting a blessing over positive time-bound commandments, wear tzitzit and recite a blessing over them when she is alone at home, or is there still a concern of arrogance? This is referring to a righteous woman who wants to fulfill the mitzvah one time.
Answer
Shalom u'vrachah
A woman is forbidden to wear tzitzit.
This is both because of arrogance and because of the prohibition of lo yilbash.
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Smicha "Yoreh-Yoreh" (2012), Rav Amram Fried's Beit Horaah
Orach Chaim, Yoreh Deah
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Rema (Orach Chaim siman 17 se'if 2):
It appears like arrogance, and therefore they should not wear tzitzit.
And see Magen Giborim, who explains that with tzitzit of the kind that men wear, there is a prohibition of lo yilbash.
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