#5200 A Prison Present
– Q. See question above. Since I’m wearing a taalit katan, should I offer to leave it with the imprisoned? Is it a mitzva to leave even if I won’t comply with the mitzva until I get back home?
Although some Rabbis maintain that he should not, since after all one is liable to comply with his own obligations and mitzvos firstly, Horav Shlomo Miller”s Shlit”a opinion is that in some situations it may be recommended to leave the taalis koton with the imprisoned.
Since different factors could be involved, on each case, further consideration and reasoning is necessary.
Rabbi A. Bartfeld as revised by, Horav Yaakov Hirschman, Horav Dovid Pam, Horav Aharon Miller, Horav Chanoch Ehrentreu and Horav Kalman Ochs Shlit’a
Answered by: Hagaon Rav Shlomo Miller Shlit'a
Published: November 29, 2024