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[Something Fishy]

@Something Fishy

20 likes and I post the picture of @whYME davening maariv wearing a gartel but no shirt.

[yungermanchik]

News to me based on seeing bochurim getting an aliya and/or davening at the amud at most non-Chabad shuls.

Yes, that is for kavod hatzibur not for the mitzvah of Tzitzis.

[whYME]

20 likes

That's all? I'm that cheap??

[Something Fishy]

That's all? I'm that cheap??

So far there are zero likes, so I guess you're not even worth that

[yelped]

20 likes and I post the picture of @whYME davening maariv wearing a gartel but no shirt.

MBMs allowed?

[Dan]

Yes, that is for kavod hatzibur not for the mitzvah of Tzitzis.

Never said anything about mitzvas tzitzes. It's still a no-no among Lubavitchers for the reasons stated above.

[yelped]

Never said anything about mitzvas tzitzes. It's still a no-no among Lubavitchers for the reasons stated above.

So if a Lubavitcher Bochur davens before the Amud (Shachris, for example) he won't wear a talis?

[Dan]

No

[yungermanchik]

Never said anything about mitzvas tzitzes. It's still a no-no among Lubavitchers for the reasons stated above.

The vast majority of Ashkenazi Jews don't wear a talis until they are married.

is about the mitzvah,

bochurim getting an aliya and/or davening at the amud at most non-Chabad shuls.

is for kovod hatzibbur. So, no Stirah.

[Dan]

is about the mitzvah, is for kovod hatzibbur. So, no Stirah.

No. I haven't been talking about the mitzvah. Lubavitcher bochurim never wear a talis until married, period.

[yungermanchik]

No. I haven't been talking about the mitzvah. Lubavitcher bochurim never wear a talis until married, period.

@aygart 's post was about the mitzvah, presumably, I don't think (m)any non-Lubavitchers were aware that Lubavitchers don't even wear it for Kovod hatzibur.

[Dan]

A Lubavitcher bochur would be wearing a hat and jacket for that purpose. But never a talis.

[EliJelly]

Most non Lubavitcher bochurim even when wearing a talis for the amud/aliya wont wear it on the head, they'll keep their hat on.

[Yehuda57]

A Lubavitcher bochur would be wearing a hat and jacket for that purpose. But never a talis.

Not so true. Depends on the rabbi of the shul. Chasanim wear for their aliyah, and many for their bar Mitzvah aliyah. Where I grew up, some said if the majority of the shul were wearing taleisim, you should wear for an aliyah (not for davenning for the amud or other kibudim).

[Dan]

many for their bar Mitzvah aliyah.

Never seen this.

Where I grew up, some said if the majority of the shul were wearing taleisim, you should wear for an aliyah (not for davenning for the amud or other kibudim).

Some are Lubavitcher rabonim?
FWIW, Rabbi Chaikin told me no exceptions, other than ufruf of course.

[Yehuda57]

Never seen this.
Some are Lubavitcher rabonim?
FWIW, Rabbi Chaikin told me no exceptions, other than ufruf of course.

Yes, though I didn't grow up a member of the Lubavitch shul, so I could be getting things wrong

[yungermanchik]

20 likes and I post the picture of @whYME davening maariv wearing a gartel but no shirt.

Nuuuu?!

[ExGingi]

No. I haven't been talking about the mitzvah. Lubavitcher bochurim never wear a talis until married, period.

Except if saying סליחות by the omud in Elul (and someone in the minyan is aware).

ETA: And in that case the Tallis needs to go over the head, even for a bochur.

[ExGingi]

A Lubavitcher bochur would be wearing a hat and jacket for that purpose. But never a talis.

And when kovud hatzibbur (and self-respect) went out the window, along went jackets (and sometimes hats).

[Ver hut gazugt]

And when kovud hatzibbur (and self-respect) went out the window, along went jackets (and sometimes hats).

to add. Those are not just kovid hatzibur, I would probably be in the category of הכין