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 on
because they pray with it
The Jewish prayer shawl, the tallit.
There are no beads on a Tallit or Jewish prayer shawl. There are knots and strings called Tzitzit on each corner that represent the 613 commandments found in the Torah.
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.
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.
The Jewish prayer shawl
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