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 ...

As Jews, we celebrate adulthood at age 12 or 13. And while that may have once felt like adulthood, in the modern world, tweens are not considered grown-ups. Instead, b’nai mitzvah mark the beginning ...

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 ...

Prayer shawls, or tallitot, have long been an important part of Jewish ritual tradition. Although the date of their first appearance is unknown, Torah dictates that we wear fringes (tzitzit) on the ...

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Republican candidate Donald Trump’s donning a Jewish prayer shawl on Saturday during a visit to a Detroit black church has left some members of the American Jewish community scratching their heads, ...

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Netanyahu is gifted Zachary Baumel's tallit Netanyahu was given the tallit by Rabbi Yaakov Shapira and Rabbi Aviezer Strauss, who was one of the other two fallen soldiers killed along with Baumel ...

During a performance in Mexico, singer Yaakov Shwekey presented Hamas captivity survivor Eli Sharabi with a tallit worn during the filming of the music video of Shwekey’s song “Kaddish”, embroidered ...

JTA — Apparently, everything old is new again — again. In recent months, fast fashion retailers Old Navy and H&M both made waves on social media by selling items that looked remarkably like a tallit, ...

If you watch this clip, you''ll observe, starting at about 2:15, a woman being talked to by two policemen. She is then led away to the Machkama police station. She can be seen as even shrugging her ...