TZITIS – WHAT A HOT DEAL
September 11, 2022
One of the simplest commandments to perform is the Mitzvah of Tzitis. Buy it, maintain it, wear it. You put it on in the morning and then you are on automatic pilot throughout the rest of the day without having to do anything else. Imagine being able to earn while not working. That’s Tzitis, earning Mitzvos every second with very little effort. An insurance protection policy, offering unprecedented benefits to the individual wearing them. It’s a deal no
one can afford to pass up.
My Rosh Hayeshiva, HoRav HaGoan Chaim Pinchos Scheinberg Zt”l was known far and wide for his uncompromising performance of this Mitzvah. He wore many pairs and when asked why, he would joke and say, “I wear for for all those that don’t”.
How foolish on our part would it be to forfeit such a priceless opportunity.
As a student in the Yeshiva, I had the privilege of sitting right next to him. One day he gave a Halocha Shuir about the importance of wearing Tzitis. He also encouraged everyone at that time to try and wear a woolen garment, even in the hot summer months. When I asked what was wrong with wearing cotton, since its cooler, he simply responded that wool was the higher standard. Then he laughed pointing to the pile of woolen Tzitis he was wearing and remarked,
“better to be hot in this world and cold in the other world, then cold in this world and hot in the other world”.
He trained us by example, to try and perform all Mitzvos in the best way possible. He would say “when it comes to your personal endeavors do you settle for second best, then don’t settle for second best when it comes to performing Hashem’s Mitzvos. Live by a higher standard.
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