Talit, Tzitzit & Tefillin

“And the LORD spoke unto Moses, saying: “Speak unto the children of Israel, and bid them that they make them throughout their generations fringes in the corners of their garments, and that they put with the fringe of each corner a thread of blue… that ye may remember and do all My commandments, and be holy unto your God.” (Numbers 15:37-40)

And thou shalt bind them for a sign upon thy hand, and they shall be for frontlets between thine eyes…” (Deuteronomy 6:8)

A biblical and everlasting emblem or the Jewish faith, the Tallit (prayer shawl) serves a number of objectives in Jewish life, including as a “chuppa” (marriage canopy) and, of course, a shawl that is worn and actively “used” during certain weekday, Shabbat and Yom Tov prayers. As commanded by the Torah, a tallit is a garment with four fringes, to which are attached “tzitzit” and “techelet”, reminders of the covenant between the Jewish people and God and a symbol of one’s commitment to leading a mitzvah filled life.