Hayom Yom 14 Sivan - Blessing when putting on a tallis katan in the morning

The daily Hayom Yom with Rabbi Yosef Katzman · May 28, 2026 · 3m

בִּלְבִישַׁת טַלִּית קָטָן בַּבּוֹקֶר

When putting on a tallis katan in the morning —

בְּיָדַיִם נְקִיּוֹת וּבְמָקוֹם שֶׁמּוּתָּר לְבָרֵךְ

if one’s hands are pure and he is in a place where it is permitted to recite a blessing —

"מְבָרְכִים "עַל מִצְוַת צִיצִית

he should conclude the blessing with the words, …al mitzvas tzitzis,

כֵּיוָן שֶׁאֵין בְּטַלִּית קָטָן שֶׁלָּנוּ שִׁעוּר עִטּוּף

since a tallis katan of the kind we wear is not large enough to enable one to enwrap himself in it.

אִם אָסוּר לְבָרֵךְ

If [while dressing in the morning one is in a place where] it is forbidden to recite a…