Talit
The tallit (also transliterated: prayer shawl, tallis ...) or shawl prayer, is a long rectangle of wool provided with (fringes) on which are plotted bars any color (usually black, blue, or white), whose Jewish practicing adult wraps for the morning prayer.
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- The standard Israeli pronunciation of the word is tallit.
- Some communities Sephardic pronounced tallit.
- Some communities from North Africa say taleth
- Pronunciation Ashkenazi is even Tolis Tales.
The tallit, a command
Prescribing the command to wear tzitzit (fringes) is given in the following passages from the Torah :
"And the Lord said to Moses : Speak unto the Children of Israel and tell them they do, from generation to generation, tzitzit to the edges of their clothes ... "( Numbers , 15:37-41).
"Thou shalt fringes around the garment which you cover yourself The reason for the command
The commandment prescribing tzitzit is one of those few, the Torah , which is a special reason is given, in addition to the general reason. Thus the Torah says:
"When you have these fringes, you watch and you remember all the commandments of the LORD, to put them into practice, you will recall, so my commandments, you will practice and be holy for your God" ( Numbers , 15:39-40).
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