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Tallit and Tzitzit
The Forget-Me-Not Knots
This is no fringe mitzvah! The tallit and tzitzit serves as constant reminders of our obligations to G-d and our fellows.
Jewish Practice » Tallit and Tzitzit
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Laws of Tzitzit
Parshat Shelach
By Aryeh Citron
Our Sages say that one who fulfills this mitzvah properly merits to have a wife and children. He is also protected from sin, and in that merit, he is assured that he will see the face of the divine presence...
Jewish Practice » Miscellaneous » Parshah Halachah » Laws of Tzitzit
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Tzitzit
Fringe Judaism
Most people don't think of Judaism as a fringe religion. Yet that's our uniform. Under their shirts, Jewish men and boys wear a poncho called a tallit katan, with fringes hanging from each corner...
Jewish Practice » Mitzvah Minutes » Daily » Tzitzit
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Tzitzit and Talit
Explore the significance of the ritually fringed four-cornered garment.
Video » The Deed » Tzitzit and Talit
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Tzitzit for Cheap!
A Conversation Between Two Souls
By Yossy Gordon
Two souls meet midway between heaven and earth. "Nu, what can you tell me about the world I am about to enter?" asks the descending soul.
Library » Stories » Fables & Parables » Tzitzit for Cheap!
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A Fitting Antidote
By Zalman Posner
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?
Parshah » Bamidbar - Numbers » Shelach » Parshah Columnists » Reflections on the Parshah » A Fitting Antidote
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Do I need to wear a tallit when I receive an aliyah?
By Dovid Zaklikowski
A discussion of the different customs regarding wearing a tallit when receiving an aliyah and when leading the prayer services.
Jewish Practice » Tallit and Tzitzit » Handbook » Do I need to wear a tallit when I receive an aliyah?
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My Father's Tzitzis
By Jessica Klein Levenbrown
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...
Jewish Practice » Tallit and Tzitzit » Readings » My Father's Tzitzis
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The Kabbalah of the Tallit
By Aron Moss
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
Jewish Practice » Tallit and Tzitzit » Readings » The Kabbalah of the Tallit
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Tzitzit
ציצית
הלכות ציצית - הקדמה הלכות ציצית מצות עשה אחת והיא לעשות ציצית על כנפי הכסות וביאור מצוה זו בפרקים אלו:
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