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Tallit and Tzitzit Basics


		What is the Tzitzit and Tallit? What is the difference between a tallit and tzitzit, and what are the reasons for wearing them?



		The Obligation Who is obligated to wear tzitzit, and from what age?



		The Garment and Fringes What kind of garment, and what kind of tzitzit? See also our brief tzitzit buyer's guide.



		The Proper Time for Tallit and Tzitzit This is a day-based mitzvah -- but some wear the tzitzit at night as well!



		The Tallit Who wears a prayer shawl, and when?



		Donning Tzitzit or a Tallit The proper way to don tzitzit and tallit -- complete with an illustrated guide -- and the blessings recited when doing so.



		Wearing the Tzitzit and Tallit How the tzitzit are worn, and where one may wear the tzitzit and tallit.



		Techelet (Blue Thread) The origins of the blue thread on the tzitzit, and the reason why some wear it today -- and others do not.



		Tzitzit and Talit -- Video Explore the significance of the ritually fringed four-cornered garment. 5 Watch (6:12)

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