tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7309929059139673041.post7284683678902285981..comments2024-03-28T02:08:17.990+02:00Comments on Daas Torah - Issues of Jewish Identity: Scarves and Halacha by Rabbi Yair HoffmanDaas Torahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07252904288544083215noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7309929059139673041.post-54902916885184595222013-12-22T05:21:20.860+02:002013-12-22T05:21:20.860+02:00I believe the writer is in error in postulating th...I believe the writer is in error in postulating that since we wear it around our necks it is not a beged rosh. It's pretty clear from the poskim's discussion of how to wear a talis that wearing a talis around the neck is the same as wearing it on the head, which is exempt from tzitzis. Apparently there's nothing about the head specifically - what's chayav in tzitzis is the body alone, and the head and neck are the same WRT this.Fotheringay-Phippsnoreply@blogger.com