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title: Siman 21 – What should be done with snapped off tsitsis?
description: "אChelek 1 1. Any mitzva item (that doesn’t have any inherent kedusha) which can no longer be used should still not be directly thrown away nor used degradingly. Examples: cut off tsitsis - sukka walls - lulav - shofar -…"
url: "https://mishnaberurasummaries.com/docs/siman-21-what-should-be-done-with-snapped-off-tsitsis/"
updated: "2022-11-08"
category: Laws of Tsitsis
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# Siman 21 – What should be done with snapped off tsitsis?

אChelek 1

1. Any mitzva item (that doesn’t have any inherent kedusha) which can no longer be used should still not be directly thrown away nor used degradingly. Examples: cut off tsitsis - sukka walls - lulav - shofar - tallis for tefilla. You will get a beracha if you’re machmir even to put the tsitsis in geniza. (Rama  - MB , , )

1. If the item can still be used for the mitzvah in the future, you may not use it for any non-mitzva use. (ShA )

1. You can do another mitzva with broken tsitsis, use it for a bookmark. (MB )

1. A tallis katan, even one that has tsitsis on it, is allowed to be used for non-mitzva purposes. (MB )

1. You may bring a tallis katan into a toilet room but it isn’t proper to do so with a tallis gadol or a kittel. (MB )

1. The Ari z”l wrote that one should sleep at night wearing a tallis katan. (MB )

1. Be careful not to let your tsitsis drag along the ground. (ShA )

## Key

**ShA**
: Shulchan Aruch

**MB**
: Mishna Berura

**ShaH**
: Shaar Hatsiun

**ShaT**
: Shaaray Teshuva

**BeH**
: Beur Halacha

**BaH**
: Baer Haytayv

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