THE FRINGES The mitzvah of tzitzit is a safeguard against immoral temptations. The tzitzit have the power to protect us from the “suggestions of the serpent” — the negative ideas of those who are far from God’s service and who put obstacles in the way of people who want to draw closer to the truth. Then it becomes possible to follow the guidance of the Tzaddikim and their followers, who are the “guardians of the Covenant.” This is the way to find truth and faith, to become worthy of true faith and of coming to the Land of Israel and witnessing miracles. Then the redemption will come. Whatever one needs will be given in abundance, and in his study of Torah he will be able to understand whatever he learns.Because of the greatness of the mitzvah of tzitzit you should be very careful to perform it properly. When you wrap yourself in the holy tallit and recite the blessing, have in mind that you would like to be worthy of achieving all these goals (7:4).
צִיצִית
א. צִיצִית שְׁמִירָה לְנִאוּף, וְעַל־יְדֵי זֶה נִצּוֹלִין מֵעֲצַת הַנָּחָשׁ, שֶׁהֵם דִּבְרֵי עֵצוֹת רָעוֹת שֶׁל הָרְחוֹקִים מֵעֲבוֹדַת ה', שֶׁהֵם מוֹנְעִים הַרְבֵּה מִלְּהִתְקָרֵב אֶל הָאֱמֶת. וְזוֹכִין לְקַבֵּל עֲצַת הַצַּדִּיקִים וְהַנִּלְוִים אֲלֵיהֶם, שֶׁהֵם בְּחִינַת תִּקּוּן הַבְּרִית. וְעַל־יְדֵי זֶה זוֹכִין לֶאֱמֶת וְלֶאֱמוּנָה וּתְפִלָּה וְאֶרֶץ יִשְׂרָאֵל וְנִסִּים, וְעַל יְדֵי זֶה תָּבוֹא הַגְּאֻלָּה מְהֵרָה, וְיִזְכֶּה לְפַרְנָסָה, וּלְהָבִין הֵיטֵב בְּכָל מָקוֹם שֶׁיִּלְמֹד. עַל־כֵּן צְרִיכִין לִזָּהֵר מְאֹד בְּמִצְוַת צִיצִית, וּלְכַוֵּן בִּשְׁעַת עֲטִיפַת הַצִּיצִית הַקְּדוֹשִׁים וּבִרְכָתָן, שֶׁיִּזְכֶּה לְכָל זֶה עַל־יְדֵי הַמִּצְוָה הַקְּדוֹשָׁה הַזֹּאת: (לק"א סי' ז' אות ד')
THE FRINGES
The mitzvah of tzitzit is a safeguard against immoral temptations. The tzitzit have the power to protect us from the “suggestions of the serpent” — the negative ideas of those who are far from God’s service and who put obstacles in the way of people who want to draw closer to the truth. Then it becomes possible to follow the guidance of the Tzaddikim and their followers, who are the “guardians of the Covenant.” This is the way to find truth and faith, to become worthy of true faith and of coming to the Land of Israel and witnessing miracles. Then the redemption will come. Whatever one needs will be given in abundance, and in his study of Torah he will be able to understand whatever he learns.Because of the greatness of the mitzvah of tzitzit you should be very careful to perform it properly. When you wrap yourself in the holy tallit and recite the blessing, have in mind that you would like to be worthy of achieving all these goals (7:4).