Funny how it takes a kerfuffle to get people thinking about what they wear, especially within the precincts of the sanctuary. In the wake of Donald Trump’s donning a prayer shawl, or tallit, while ...

Is there such a thing as a “woman’s tallit”? Maybe not. On fashion runways this season, non-gender-conforming styles are all the rage. And to some extent, that’s also true for those blue and white ...

Did you hear the one about how Donald Trump visited Great Faith Ministries, an African-American nondenominational church in Detroit — and at the end of his speech, the minister gave him a tallit (a ...

Activists will hold a special prayer at the Western Wall in support of women’s right to wear a tallit. The prayer, which is being organized by Women of the Wall, will be held Dec. 17 as an act of ...

As he shuddered with tears in his eyes, Ariel from Hungary clutched the tallit (prayer shawl) and tefillin (phylacteries) bag he received moments before standing in front of the Western Wall. His ...

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The Tallit is more than just a piece of fabric; it symbolizes Jewish heritage and spirituality. A Tallit, or Jewish prayer shawl, is worn during Jewish rituals and prayers. Significance of Tallit in ...

Shavuot reminds us what has kept Jews as a people. When you see a Jewish person walking outdoors with an object wrapped in a black-striped prayer shawl (tallit), you can usually safely assume that ...