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The stripes on the Tallis (prayer shawl) are a reminder that we are missing the sky-blue techelet.
In biblical times the fringes consisted of blue thread and white threads. The stripes remind us of the missing blue ones, since the formula for making the blue dye was lost.
See tzitzitfor more information.
The Tallith (prayer shawl) is worn to symbolize being enveloped in the prayer and by God's presence.
Tallit is a Hebrew word. It is spelled (טלית).
It is a small double clip, connected with a chain, that helps hold the tallit on.
Tallit is the Hebrew word for tallit. The English term is "prayer shawl."
In Jewish tradition, a boy does not wear a tallit intil he becomes a bar mitzvah (turns 13) as wearing a tallit is an adult obligation.
it is important as it is a jewish tradition they are passed down from a farther to his son who then gives it to his son and so onbecause they pray with it
A Tallit has tassels on each of its four corners. These tassels are supposed to have some white and some sky-blue (Techelet) threads. We have lost the tradition have to produce these sky-blue threads. To remind us that they are supposed to be there, the Tallit has stripes on it.
A good place to buy a tallit online is from Israel. Shipping is affordable and your purchase helps support Israel. The following is a partial list of reputable webstores that sell tallits: aJudaica Israel Judaica Source Gabrieli Tallit Art and Judaica HaSofer Ben's Tallit Shop
A tallit is a garment with 4 corners. It's made of wool and rectagular in shape. Each corner has fringes called Tzitzit. You can read more about it and see pictures at http://www.answers.com/topic/tallit.
In Orthodox Judaism, only adult married men wear a proper tallit. In more Liberal Forms of Judaism, men over the age of 13 (the Jewish age of maturity) wear a tallit. Mature women are also permitted to wear a tallit, but if they take on the obligation, they are required to wear it consistently.
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