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Putting on Tefillin after sunset:
If a person is doing Mivtzoim, (reaching out to others to encourage them to perform Mitzvot) and after sunset meets a Jew who has not yet donned Tefillin that day, what should he do?
Answer: He should put the Tefillin on him after sunset if it is before the stars have come out (according to the regularly accepted time – not according to the Rabbeinu Tam system), but he should not say the blessing with him. It is best to do it in a private place

There are no hard and fast rules about white shirts. In general, a white shirt is considered to be a modest but respectable garment, and a person should wear clothing that is respectable.


Also, part of the day is spent standing in prayer in front of the Creator, and this certainly warrants respectable attire.


In any case, the main thing is not the external garments, but rather the spiritual ones, namely, a person’s thought, speech, and deed. Physical clothing is only a means to the end, the goal being purity of spiritual garments.

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