<div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="auto"><font face="trebuchet ms, sans-serif" size="4"><span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:large">W</span>hat's the difference, if there is one, between not blowing or not hearing Shofar<span class="gmail_default"> on the one hand;</span> </font></div><div dir="auto"><font face="trebuchet ms, sans-serif" size="4"><br></font></div><div dir="auto"><font face="trebuchet ms, sans-serif" size="4"><span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:large">and </span>not removing a four cornered garment that is tied with Passul Tzitzis<span class="gmail_default">, on the other hand </span></font></div><div dir="auto"><font face="trebuchet ms, sans-serif" size="4"><span class="gmail_default"><br></span></font></div><div dir="auto"><font face="trebuchet ms, sans-serif" size="4"><span class="gmail_default">and is there any difference between not removing and putting on such a garment</span>?</font><div dir="auto"><font face="trebuchet ms, sans-serif" size="4"><br></font></div><div dir="auto"><font face="trebuchet ms, sans-serif" size="4">If one wears Tefillin that are Passul one has failed to fulfill that Mitzvah. </font></div><div dir="auto"><font face="trebuchet ms, sans-serif" size="4">There is no prohibition however<span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:large">, there is no violation</span> in wearing such Tefillin.</font></div><div dir="auto"><font face="trebuchet ms, sans-serif" size="4"><br></font></div><div dir="auto"><font face="trebuchet ms, sans-serif" size="4"><span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:large"></span><span class="gmail_default" style="font-size:large">P</span><span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:large">utting on Passul Tefillin is not an active violation </span></font></div><div dir="auto"><font face="trebuchet ms, sans-serif" size="4"><span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:large">whereas</span>s <span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:large">putting on</span> a four cornered garment with<span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:large">out</span> Tzitzis <span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:large">is</span><span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:large"> an active violation of the Aseh</span></font></div><div dir="auto"><font face="trebuchet ms, sans-serif" size="4"><br></font></div><div dir="auto"><font face="trebuchet ms, sans-serif" size="4"><span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:large">true, from the perspective of not fulfilling the command they are the same</span></font></div><div dir="auto"><font face="trebuchet ms, sans-serif" size="4"><span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:large">yet there is a greater act of rebelliousness in putting on a non-Tzitzis adorned four cornered garment than putting on the fake tefillin</span></font></div><div dir="auto"><font face="trebuchet ms, sans-serif" size="4"><br></font></div><div><span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:large">and that seems to capture the essence of Shev VeAl TaAseh</span></div><div><span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:large"><br></span></div><div><span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:large">Is it possible that keeping on such a garment similarly reflects a greater act of rebelliousness than passively not taking the Lulav or hearing Shofar?</span></div><div><span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:large"><br></span></div><div><span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:large">I have forgotten how this emerged - was it not to do with HaRav Bakshi Doron bringing a proof for something or other?</span></div></div></div>
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