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A tallit is a Jewish prayer shawl worn by men over the head or shoulders during morning prayer. A tallit is a rectangular-shaped garment with tassels called tzitzit on the four corners that serve as a reminder of the commandments. Your Dictionary: Tallit Definition Hand Painted Tallit: Definition of Tallit and Reason it is WornSource:
by hong kong phooey on February 16th, 2010
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by ChabadRabbi on February 16th, 2010
A tallit (also pronounced tallis) is a prayer shawl that Jewish men wear when praying their morning prayers. A tallit is traditionally white and has stripes that are usually black or dark blue. The tallit is a rectangular piece of material, with strings tied to each of its four corners.
Jewish men often wear a small tallit under their shirts as well and you can sometimes see the strings at the edges of the tallit sticking out by their waists.
The tallit fulfills the Torah law to wear "fringes" on the corners of your garments. These fringes are intended to remind the wearer of his obligations to G-d (see Numbers 15 37-40).
Generally, only married men wear a (large) tallit. In some communities boys over thirteen (bar mitzvah) wear a tallit for prayers. Women wear neither the large nor the small tallit. A tallit is not worn at night (and women are exempt from most laws that are time-bound).
You can see a rear photo of a man in a tallit here: http://tinyurl.com/yg3lx3p
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