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<div style="font-size: 11pt;font-family: Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;"><span
style="font-family: Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;">My understanding is
that Briskers don't wear a <span style="font-style: italic;">talis katan</span>
outside the house on shabbos because the shiur is "<span
style="font-style: italic;">ad habirchaim"</span> according to the Gaon
as brought in <span style="font-style: italic;">Keser Rosh </span>by
talmidei Reb Chaim Voloshiner. And since "until the knees" is a
subjective criterion depending upon each person's height</span>, there
is no specific "one size fits all" length.<br><br>Interestingly, Rav
Moshe Shternbuch brings a Rav Moshe that says that the source is
unreliable and the Gaon never said such a thing.<br><div
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