Tallit

=**Tallit**=

A [|tallit] is a robe used by Jews for morning prayers. It is commonly made out of wool or silk and has a neckband, called an Atarah, along with fringes that hang from the four corners of this garment. These fringes are called tzitzit and are more important than the garment itself. The tzitzit are to “remind the wearer of all the commandments in the Torah.” In the book of Deuteronomy, it is required that all four cornered garments must have tzitzit attached to each corner. A tallit should cover most of the body, although more modern versions are just a silk scarf. While donning the tallit, one must recite a prayer.



The tallit, sometimes called a prayer shawl, is part of the Jewish religion. In Hebrew, Tal means tent and Ith means little, making the word mean “little tent”. The tallit has fringes, called tzitzit, in the four corners of the shawl. Each fringe has 8 threads and 5 knots. The numerical value of the word tzitzit is 600 and when these numbers are added together, it equals 613, the number of commandments in the Torah. Therefore the tzitzit, is a religious significance of the tallit. The tying of the tzitzit is very important to the religion. There is a complex way of tying the Tzitzit and they recite a prayer as they tie, after they tie the knots there is one knot left, the knot represents the Jewish belief in one lord. The Jewish people say it in an important prayer, meaning they believe in only one god. The fringes significance to the Jewish religion is it represents and reminds the people of the Ten Commandments. The tzitzits are attached to the prayer shawl. The prayer shawl has no religious significance, but the Jewish people believe the shawl gets people in a mood to pray and gives them personal space when praying. Throughout the Jewish religion people who have followed the faith have never been separated from the prayer shawl by choice.

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pictures: 1."Traditional Tallit." No date. Online image. judaicaonline. 9 Nov. 2009. <[]> 2."Tallit." No date. Online image. theshofarman.com. 9 Nov. 2009. <[]> 3. From assignment sheet

When we got the topic 'Tallit", the first thing we searched was for tallit. First, we just wanted to have a general idea of what a tallit is. Every site said that it was a robe used for prayer and it had tzitzit. Again, neither of us knew what tzitzit is, so we researched that. The first cite that I clicked on said that the tzitzit was fringes on all corners of the tallit. I went back to the other souces, reread them, and it made sense what tzitzit was.

**Tallit :** · the jewish people have never been sperated by prayer shawl by choice · Tallit has fringes, called tzitzit -8 threads and 5 knots -One knot left after tying, represents the religions belief in one god -Tying of tzitzit is complex and prayer recited when tying -Remind people of the Ten commandments - tzitzits are found in four corners of the shawl · Number of commandments in torah is 613 · Tallit is called prayer shawl but people believe when they pray it gets them in the mood to pray and gives them personal space when praying · Tallit means “little tent”
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Meredith- A piece of art work captures a moment in time for people to look at in the future. When you look at a piece of art work you practically study it. You try to understand everything about it. As I looked at other peoples art work I noticed that different pieces of art made me really intensify on how that piece related to its faith and other faiths. The first picture I looked at was the menorah. When I looked at the menorah I noticed there were eight candles. As I read about the meaning of each candle in the summary it made me think about how that piece of art related to the tallit, the item I researched about. Like the tallit the menorah has been part of the Jewish religion for many years and is very important to the faith. Also both pieces can be found in a temple at a certain time of year. The next piece of art I looked at was the prayer rug. Even though the prayer rug is part of the Muslim faith I could connect the two pieces of art. Both pieces of art relate because they are used when people are praying and they both have different things they represent. For instance, the tallit represents the Ten Commandments and the prayer rug represents the mosque environment. When I looked at a piece of art work, it made me enhance that piece of art to another piece of art of a different faith.
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Paige- A piece of art can tell so much about one religion. Symbols are hidden in each piece of art and they represent something important. My topic, tallit, is sort of similar to the prayer rug used in the Muslim faith. Both are used for praying. The tallit has tzitzit that represent the 10 commandments and I'm sure the prayer rug has some sort of symbol representing something important in their faith. Another piece of art I thought had a connection to the tallit was the mezuzah. Like the tallit, the mezezah has a prayer with it. While putting on the tallit, you must recite a prayer. When I look at these pieces of art, I think how they are similar and different.