Menachot 41: Obligations to Wear Tzitzit

A brief note:

• if we do not perform a positive commandment, we are not punished
• if we go against a negative commandment, we are punished
• if we do not choose to wear tzitzit, we are not punished
• in "a time of great anger and judgement", we might be punished for missing opportunities for self-improvement and negligence in not performing mitzvot
• Tosafot says that Jewish and Heavenly courts set out punishments for not performing positive commandments
• Tosafot say that punishment applies when one is obligated in a mitzvah (sukka, etc.)
• Tzitzit is only obligated if the person is wearing a four-cornered garment (which requires tzitzit)