Reference for Menachot 86:1
האי אשר תכסה בה מאי עבדי ליה מיבעי להו לכדתניא (דברים כב, יב) על ארבע כנפות כסותך ארבע ולא שלש
for what purpose do they use the expression 'Wherewith thou coverest thyself'? - They require it for the following Baraitha that was taught: Upon the four corners of thy covering;<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Deut. XXII, 12.');"><sup>1</sup></span> four, but not three.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' I.e., a three-cornered garment is not subject to zizith.');"><sup>2</sup></span>
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Tosefta Berakhot
Rebbi Yehudah says, “A person is obligated to say [the following] three Berachot (blessings) every day: Baruch [Ata Hashem Eloheinu Melech Haolam] Shelo Asani Goy (Blessed are You Hashem, our God, King of the world, for not making me a gentile), Baruch [Ata Hashem Eloheinu Melech Haolam] Shelo Asani Isha (Blessed are You Hashem, our God, King of the world, for not making me a woman), Baruch [Ata Hashem Eloheinu Melech Haolam] Shelo Asani Bur (Blessed are You Hashem, our God, King of the world, for not making me a boor). [The reason for saying a Beracha for not making him] a gentile is because it says ‘All nations are like nothing to Him. He considers them to be empty and void.’ (Isaiah 40:17) [The reason for saying a Beracha for not making him] a woman is because women are not obligated in Mitzvot (commandments).” [The reason for saying a Beracha for not making him] a boor is because a boor is not afraid of sin. They have said a parable to what this is similar to. [It is similar] to a king of flesh and blood who said to his servant to cook him [some] food, but he (i.e. the servant) has never cooked food in his life. In the end he ruins the food and angers his master. [Or the king told the servant] to hem for him a robe, but he (i.e. the servant) has never hemmed a robe in his life. In the end he [causes] the robe to get dirty and angers his master.
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