Ki Seitzei 22:12 · unit 8

TT #219 · Parashas Ki Seitzei · Third Aliyah · Passuk 22:12

The Complete Passuk

גְּדִלִ֖ים תַּעֲשֶׂה־לָּ֑ךְ עַל־אַרְבַּ֛ע כַּנְפ֥וֹת כְּסוּתְךָ֖ אֲשֶׁ֥ר תְּכַסֶּה־בָּֽהּ׃

You shall make yourself twisted cords on the four corners of your garment with which you cover yourself.

Chabad.org — 22:12

Source Citation

Torah Temimah points to Sifrei / classic.

Sefaria

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text
גְּדִלִים תַּעֲשֶׂה לָּךְ – לְמַעַן תִּזְכֹּר אֶת כָּל מִצְוֹת ה׳.

English: “You shall make yourself twisted cords” — so that you may remember all the commandments of Hashem.

On the daf / in context: The purpose clause (linked from the parallel verse in Bamidbar) supplies the reason for the mitzvah.

Type of Learning

Teleological derash linking tzitzit to remembrance of the mitzvot.

What Is Learned

Tzitzit serve as a visual reminder of all the commandments.