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This custom, alluded to in the Talmud (Rosh Hashanah 17b), is a fulfillment of the precept of the fringed garment mentioned in the end of Numbers ch.15. It symbolizes being enveloped in prayer and in God's presence.
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∙ 13y agoThe prayer shawl worn by Jewish men (women too in some denominations) is called a tallit or tallis. It is only worn when the Torah is read from during specific weekly services.
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∙ 14y agoA tallit (the prayer shawl) is wrapped around a Jewish male during prayer, especially in the morning, and I think in the study of Torah.
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∙ 12y agoThat is the Tallit, a rectangular fringed garment (Numbers ch.15) worn around the shoulders in Jewish morning prayers.
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∙ 15y agoIt is called a Tallis (or Tallit).
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∙ 12y agoTallit.
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∙ 10y agoTallit.
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What is the tallit?
The Jewish prayer shawl
What is the name of the cape Jewish men wear?
A prayer shawl called a Tallith.
What are the fringes on the jewish prayer shawl called?
Tzitzit.
What is a tallis?
It's the Yiddish word for the Jewish prayer shawl.
What do the beads represent on a Jewish prayer shawl?
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.
What do the colors for the israel flag represent?
The Jewish prayer shawl, the tallit.
Can a Jewish groom wear a skull cap and prayer shawl?
Most traditionally, the groom would wear the skull cap during a Jewish wedding. In certain Jewish communities the prayer shawl is draped over the bride and groom while they are under the Chuppa (wedding canopy).
What does the word tallith mean?
A tallith is a fringed shawl traditionally worn by Jewish men at prayer.
What is the Hebrew name for prayer shawl?
The Hebrew name for the 'prayer shawl' is 'tallit'. Many Jews of European decent also refer to the tallit as a 'tallis'. Jewish people do not call it a prayer shawl.The tallit is traditionally worn only by men (and in some synagogues, only married men) for morning prayer services. The only time when a tallit is worn for evening prayers is on Yom Kippur.
What is a prayer shawl and cap?
shawl-tallit cap -kippah
How does the prayer shawl works?
The prayer shawl, or Tallith, is draped over the shoulders. It symbolizes God's encompassing nearness.
What are Jewish temple memorial bands?
Some believe that the dark stripes on the tallit (prayer shawl) are in memorial of the destruction of the Holy Temple.
