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Lubavitcher Rebbe on Tallis and Tefillin Practice

The sources found do not address the user's question about the Lubavitcher Rebbe's teachings on wearing a tallis gadol before marriage or on changing the tefillin knot to Chabad custom. The only source provided discusses the obligation and custom of wearing a tallis katan according to the Shulchan Arukh.

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On the question of wearing a tallis gadol before marriage, Shaarei Halacha uMinhag, Orach Chaim 15 states that one should follow the custom of the surrounding community in which one finds oneself, while noting that duchening should plainly be performed while wearing a tallis, with apparently no difference of custom on that point.

This same ruling is echoed in Shaarei Halacha uMinhag, Orach Chaim 16, which likewise holds that wearing a tallis gadol before marriage follows the practice of the local community, while nesiat kapayim should be done while wearing a tallis, again with no apparent variation in custom.

Regarding the tefillin knot, Shaarei Halacha uMinhag, Orach Chaim 18 holds that changing the tefillin knot to the Chabad custom is proper, while criticizing the reverse — switching from the Chabad knot to another custom after one has already accepted the rulings of Rabbeinu HaZaken; it also takes up the related questions of borrowing another person's tefillin and the requirements and customs surrounding the knot itself.

The general background for the tallis katan and tzitzit, including the obligation to wear a four-cornered garment and the five knots corresponding to the five books of the Torah, is laid out in Shulchan Arukh, Orach Chayim 24:1, which forms the halachic backdrop against which the specific Chabad customs discussed above are being applied.

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Shulchan Arukh, Orach Chayim

שולחן ערוך, אורח חיים כ״ד:א׳ — ד"ה הנהגת לבישת הציצית ושכרה ועונשה

Shulchan Arukh, Orach Chayim 24:1

Joseph Karo states that although one who wears no four-cornered garment is not obligated in ציצית, it is proper to wear a טלית קטן throughout the day, preferably over one’s garments and at least during prayer, so that its five knots, corresponding to the five books of the Torah, and four corners remind him of the mitzvot in every direction.

הנהגת לבישת הציצית ושכרה ועונשה. ובו ו סעיפים: אם אין אדם לובש טלית בת ארבע כנפות אינו חייב בציצית וטוב ונכון להיות כל אדם זהיר ללבוש טלית קטן כל היום כדי שיזכיר המצות בכל רגע וע"כ יש בו חמשה קשרים כנגד חמשה חומשי תורה וארבע כנפים שבכל צד שיפנה יזכור ונכון ללובשו על המלבושים. לפחות יזהר שיהי' לבוש ציצית בשעת התפל':

[Various] Practices of Wearing ציצית and it's Rewards and Punishments. Containing 6 Se'ifim: If a person does not wear a garment with four corners then he is not obligated in [the מצוה of] ציצית. [However,] it is good and proper that a person should be cautious to wear a small טלית every day, in order that he should remember the מצות at every moment. Therefore, there are five knots [in each corner] which correspond to the five books of the Torah, and there are four corners, so that in whichever direction he faces, he will remember. It is proper to wear ציצית over his garments and at the very least, he should be careful to wear ציצית at the time of prayer.

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Shaarei Halacha uMinhag, Orach Chaim 18

שערי הלכה ומנהג, או"ח ח"א סי׳ י״ח

Shaarei Halacha uMinhag, Orach Chaim 18

The passage states that changing the tefillin knot to the Chabad custom is proper, while criticizing a change from the Chabad knot to another custom after accepting the rulings of Rabbeinu HaZaken; it also discusses borrowing another person’s tefillin and the requirements and customs concerning their knot.

On this pageThe passage states that changing the tefillin knot to the Chabad custom is proper, while criticizing a change from the Chabad knot to another custom after accepting the rulings of Rabbeinu HaZaken; it also discusses borrowing another person’s tefillin and the requirements and customs concerning their knot.

Shaarei Halacha uMinhag, Orach Chaim 18 — page scan on HebrewBooks

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Shaarei Halacha uMinhag, Orach Chaim 15

שערי הלכה ומנהג, או"ח ח"א סי׳ ט״ו

Shaarei Halacha uMinhag, Orach Chaim 15

The passage states that wearing a tallis gadol before marriage should follow the custom of the surrounding community, while duchening should plainly be performed while wearing a tallis, with apparently no اختلاف of custom on this point.

טו לגישת טלית גדול קודם הנישואין כ״ח ניסן, ת שט״ז במ״ש אודות לבישת טלית גדול קודם הנשואין, הנה על כגון זה נאמר, שצריך לנהוג כמנהג הסביבה בה נמצא, אבל פשיטא שנשיאת כפים צ״ל בלבישת טלית, וכמדומה שאין כל חילוקי מנהגים בזה.

On this pageThe passage states that wearing a tallis gadol before marriage should follow the custom of the surrounding community, while duchening should plainly be performed while wearing a tallis, with apparently no اختلاف of custom on this point.

Shaarei Halacha uMinhag, Orach Chaim 15 — page scan on HebrewBooks

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Shaarei Halacha uMinhag, Orach Chaim 16

שערי הלכה ומנהג, או"ח ח"א סי׳ ט״ז

Shaarei Halacha uMinhag, Orach Chaim 16

The passage states that wearing a tallis gadol before marriage should follow the custom of the surrounding community, while nesiat kapayim should be performed while wearing a tallis, with apparently no difference of custom on that point.

On this pageThe passage states that wearing a tallis gadol before marriage should follow the custom of the surrounding community, while nesiat kapayim should be performed while wearing a tallis, with apparently no difference of custom on that point.

Shaarei Halacha uMinhag, Orach Chaim 16 — page scan on HebrewBooks

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