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What is the minimum size of a garment required to be obligated in tzitzit?

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Synopsis

The minimum size for a garment to require tzitzit is that it covers the head and majority of the body of an independent child. Authorities dispute whether covering the child's body alone is sufficient or whether an adult must also be able to wear it occasionally in public.

Shulchan Aruch, Orach Chaim 16:1Rambam, Mishneh Torah, Hilchot Tzitzit, chapter 3; cited in Aruch HaShulchan 16:2 and Turei Zahav 16:1Tur, Orach Chaim 16; cited in Aruch HaShulchan 16:2, Turei Zahav 16:1, Beur HaGra 16:1:2Bach on Tur, Orach Chaim 16; cited in Magen Avraham 16:2 and Mishnah Berurah 16:2
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