Wool Tzitzit

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Question

Hello, 1. I would like to ask if a person wearing tzitzit made from a material other than wool fulfills the Torah commandment? Or is it only with wool tzitzit? 2. Is wool considered an enhancement of the mitzvah?

Answer

Hello

There is a disagreement among the poskim on this matter. According to the Shulchan Aruch, only with wool does one fulfill the Torah commandment, while the Rema holds that one fulfills it with other materials as well.

The Mishnah Berurah writes that one should be stringent according to the Shulchan Aruch, but in a situation where wearing wool is difficult, it is better not to be stringent, as a garment with tzitzit that is not enjoyable to wear does not constitute a mitzvah.

Source

Shulchan Aruch Orach Chaim, Siman 9, Seif 1. Mishnah Berurah, there, Seif Katan 3.

Tosafot, Niddah 61:

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