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Readings on Tallit and Tzitzit



My Father’s Tzitzit
My Father’s Tzitzit
After all, what could he teach a girl who got straight A’s in school and wanted to go to an Ivy League college? And yet, today, what I remember from college seems like a blur of intellectual trivia compared to the simple lessons of my father . . .
The Kabbalah of the Tallit
The Kabbalah of the Tallit
The garment surrounds our body, the fringes hang off it. They represent the two aspects of G-d's being: His true self that is totally beyond our grasp, and the tiny fraction of His being we can experience
Fringes of Fright
Fringes of Fright
I’m not talking about a small fine or even some lashes. This could mean that my father, and maybe even me, would sit in a dark and dingy jail cell. A wave of heat overcame my body.
A Fitting Antidote
A Fitting Antidote
How do we take religion out of the once-a-week class? How does one acquire a feeling of (and for) religion? Where does one derive the strength to live by religious ideals, even in moments of weakness?
Hanging by a Thread
Hanging by a Thread
What was bothering Korach? Do G‑d’s commandments make sense? What is a dispute that is for the sake of Heaven?
Strangers In The Night
Strangers In The Night
In Chassidic circles it is customary for men to begin wearing the Tallit at marriage, what is the connection between marriage and the Tallit?
The String Guy
The String Guy
Before Itche and Jono can help a guy with his Mitzvah Pledge, they have to help him figure out why he has a string tied around his finger.

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