Why is it forbidden for tzitzit to be exposed in a cemetery?

by Rabbi Naftali Silberberg

Library » Mitzvot » Tallit and Tzitzit | Subscribe | What is RSS? PRINT EMAIL COMMENT A dead person is (obviously!) exempt from all mitzvahs. Therefore, it is forbidden to be in the presence of a Jewish corpse while one’s Tzitzit are openly dangling from beneath the shirt, for this is, so to say, mocking the deceased who can longer perform this Mitzvah. One should tuck his tzitzit into his pants if: It is forbidden to be in the presence of a Jewish corpse while one’s tzitzit are openly dangling from beneath the shirt, for this is, so to say, mocking the deceased who can longer perform this mitzvah a) he is within a Jewish cemetery. b) he is in the same house as a Jewish body (even if the corpse is in another room). c) He is within four cubits (approximately six feet) from a Jewish corpse or grave—unless it is outdoors and there is a wall or fence which separates them.   ADD A COMMENT Please email me when new comments are posted (you must be  logged in). RELATED CATEGORIES Life Cycle » Death » Burial/Cemetery Daily Life » Clothing » Tallit and Tzitzit Email to a friend Post a comment cancel Loading...