Daily Halacha - Is It Permissible to Pray While Wearing a Costume?
A guide to navigating costumes and prayer according to Jewish law
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Is it permissible to dress a child in a four-cornered costume without tzitzit [such as the High Priest's garments]?
In the Shulchan Aruch [17, 3], a child who knows how to wrap himself, his father needs to buy him a small tallit. However, since the child's intention is only to dress up and does not benefit from the garment, it is permissible. To satisfy all authorities, it is good to round the corner of the garment.
Is it permissible to pray while wearing a costume?
It is more appropriate to remove the costume and not pray in it, especially when it is a costume of animals [Yalkut Yosef Siman 90].
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