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84:15 Hand covers - ''gloves'' are allowed (by some authorities) to go out with them on Shabbat and are forbidden by others.1 On that which is made to warm both hands together - a ''muff'' one can be more lenient.2

1) The stringent opinion is concerned that one may have to remove a glove while in the public domain, and end up carrying it. Nowadays, the custom is to be lenient and wear gloves in the public domain on Shabbat; according to some, the justification for following the lenient opinion is that, at present, our streets do not fulfill the criteria of a Biblical public domain, but rather a semi-public domain - ''carmelit'' - and therefore, even if one would be accidently carrying the gloves, it would not be a violation of a Biblical prohibition. However, according to the Mishna Berurah (301:141), one who is strict on himself, should follow the stringent opinion and not wear gloves, unless they are sown or tied to one's sleeves before Shabbat (See also Shulchan Aruch 301:37). 2) This is the opinion of the Taz, who reasons that even if a person removes one hand from the muff, the other hand will still be in place, and one will not end up carrying it. However, there are those who do not feel that one can be more lenient with a muff, and the Mishna Berurah (302:139) rules that one should not differentiate between a muff and a gloves.

בתי ידים ''כפפות'' יש מתירין לצאת בהם בשבת ויש אוסרין ובזה העשוי לחמם שתי הידים ביחד ''מוף'' יש להקל טפי
84:16 It's permitted to go out (wearing) a ''tallit'' with ''tzitzit''1 in the usual way.2 However, if one folds it around one's neck in a place where it's not normally worn like this, it's forbidden.3

1) A ''tallit'' is a four-cornered prayer shawl that one wears in Synagogue; it has ''tzitzit'' (threads) attached to each corner. See Chapter 9 for more details. 2) It can even be worn under one's coat. 3) Since it's being worn in an unusual way, it's not considered part of one's clothing, but rather a separate object being transported.

מותר לצאת בטלית מצוייצת בדרך מלבוש אבל אם מקפלו סביב צוארו במקום שאין הדרך ללבשו כך אסור

84:17 A garment that has (two) straps or laces to close it with them, or it has clasps to close it,1 and one of them is broken, even though the second remains in place it's not considered as significant.2 Nevertheless, if one intends to mend it (the first one) afterwards, by getting the matching half, then the one that remains isn't considered an insignificant part of the garment, because it's like a ''load'' and it's forbidden to go out with that garment. However, if one doesn't intend to mend it, then because the one that remains is not considered as significant, and is annulled with regard to the garment, and it's allowed to go out with it. If it's a valuable object such as a silk strap or a silver clasp, then even if one doesn't intend to fix it it isn't annulled with regard to the garment, and it's forbidden to go out with it.

1) The straps or laces or clasps are fastened one to the other to close or hold the garment. 2) Because it has no useful function without the first one.

בגד שיש לו רצועות או משיחות לקשרו בהן או שיש לו קרסים לחברו ונפסק אחד מהן אף על פי שהשני שנשאר כנגדו אינו חשוב מכל מקום אם דעתו לתקנו אחר כך להביא לו בן זוגו אם כן זה שנשאר אינו בטל לגבי הבגד והוי כמו משא ואסור לצאת בבגד זה אבל אם אין דעתו לתקנו אם כן כיון שזהו שנשאר אינו דבר חשוב הרי הוא בטל לגבי הבגד ומותר לצאת בו ואם הוא דבר חשוב כגון משיחה של משי או קרס של כסף אף על פי שאין דעתו לתקנו אינו בטל לגבי הבגד ואסור לצאת בו

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