tallith
Fringed ritual garment
A tallith is the fringed prayer shawl worn by Jewish men during morning prayers.
The fringes at the corners, called tzitzit, are commanded in the Torah as reminders of divine law.
Also spelled tallit.
He draped the tallith over his shoulders before the service began.
Garment for worship
- fringesOuter edges or tassels
- cornersWhere edges converge
- woolSheared animal fiber
- linenFlax-derived textile
stripes · atarah · neckband · white · blue · draped · wrapped · folded
Jewish house of worship
- prayerAddress to deity
- blessingPrayer seeking divine favor
- TorahJudaism's core scripture
- mitzvahJewish law commandment
morning service · Shabbat · Yom Kippur · bar mitzvah · bat mitzvah · chuppah · burial shroud · minyan
Binding formal pledge
- commandmentAuthoritative rule to obey
- protectionGuarding against harm
- devotionDeep, loyal commitment
- pietySincere religious devotion
holiness · remembrance · divine presence · identity · tradition · heritage · modesty · sanctity
prayer shawl
Garment for worship
linen · stripes · atarah · neckband · white · blue · draped · wrapped · folded · tefillin
synagogue
Jewish house of worship
mitzvah · morning service · Shabbat · Yom Kippur · bar mitzvah · bat mitzvah · chuppah · burial shroud · minyan · congregation
covenant
Binding formal pledge
- commandmentAuthoritative rule to obey
- protectionGuarding against harm
- devotionDeep, loyal commitment
piety · holiness · remembrance · divine presence · identity · tradition · heritage · modesty · sanctity · faith
- Ashkenazi JewsAshkenazi, Ashkenazi Jews, Yiddish, shtetls, Hasidic
- synagogueark, bimah, Torah scroll, Torah ark, aron kodesh
- Judaicamenorah, Torah scroll, Talmud, Torah study, mezuzah
tallithstreet clothes
Ordinary daily attire
casual wear · workwear · business suit · work clothes · uniform