tallit

Fringed ritual garment

A tallit is a Jewish prayer shawl, traditionally white with black or blue stripes, worn during morning prayers and on Yom Kippur.

It has fringes (tzitzit) at each corner as commanded in the Torah.

Some Jews wear a smaller version (tallit katan) under their clothes throughout the day.

He draped the tallit over his shoulders before the service began.

garment

shawl

Draped shoulder covering

  • wrapEnclose by winding around
  • clothWoven or knit material
  • fabricWoven or knit material

wool · silk · cotton · corners · stripes · white · blue · black · atarah · neckband

fringes

tassels

Ornamental hanging tufts

strings · wool · twisted · tied · commandment · symbolic · ritual · blue · white · windings

ritual

tefillin

Jewish prayer boxes worn daily

Torah · Shabbat · Yom Kippur · High Holidays · Sukkot · festival · morning service · observance · mitzvah · commandment

prayer

blessing

Prayer seeking divine favor

siddur · morning · congregation · cantor · ark · meditation · devotion · covering · standing · swaying

lifecycle

wedding

Marriage rite and feast

gift · inheritance · coming-of-age · heirloom · ceremony · tradition · milestone

Opposites
sacred vs. secular garments

tallitstreetwear

Skate and hip-hop clothing

business suit · work clothes · t-shirt · jeans · uniform

Jewish vs. non-Jewish religious garments

tallitchasuble

Liturgical overgarment for clergy

alb · stole · cassock · surplice · clerical collar

ritual vs. everyday attire

tallitstreet clothes

Ordinary daily attire

plain clothes · daily wear

Family

tallis, tallith

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