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with regard to the prohibitions against eating leavened bread on Passover and eating on Yom Kippur, which are punishable by karet, we rely on letters sent from the rabbinical court in Eretz Yisrael publicizing whether the year was declared a leap year and when they have declared the New Moon; here,
Rather, Rava said: This is a statement that I said, and it was stated in the West, Eretz Yisrael, in the name of R' Zeira in accordance with my opinion: The reason for the rabbinic decree is lest one’s cloak rip within 3 fingerbreadths of the edge of the corner of the garment, which is where the tz
And in such a case the tzitzit would be unfit because the Torah states: “You shall prepare yourself twisted cords” (Deuteronomy 22:12), which teaches: Prepare it, and not from what has already been prepared. Consequently, the strings must be attached to the garment for the sake of the mitzva of tz
Because of this rabbinic decree, R' Zeira untied the tzitzit and removed them from his linen cloak. Rav Zeira said: The rabbinic decree prohibiting tzitzit on a linen garment is also due to the concern that one might affix tzitzit to a nighttime garment. Since the mitzva of tzitzit does not apply
And Rava said: This is a statement that I said, and it was stated in the West, Eretz Yisrael, in the name of R' Zeira in accordance with my opinion: If a garment is made from cloth and its corners are made from leather, it is required to have tzitzit. Conversely, if a cloak is made from leather an