December 2013 – Ben's Tallit Shop

Tekhelet Research Conference in Jerusalem

Some 350 participants and 20 speakers are expected to take part in an international conference on techelet research on December 30 at the Menachem Begin Heritage Center in Jerusalem. Rabbi Yitzchak Halevi Herzog The conference was initiated to mark the centennial of the late Chief Rabbi Dr. Isaac Halevi Herzog's ground-breaking doctoral dissertation, "The Dyeing...

Bar Mitzvah Sets

To tell you the truth, we avoid using the term bar mitzvah set because it can mean different things to different people. Often a bar mitzvah set consists of a tallit, matching bag and matching kippah. In other cases a bar mitzvah set revolves around a set of tefillin and often includes a siddur...

Maaseh Oreg: Spectacular handwoven tallit at an affordable price

Maaseh Oreg has been weaving fantastic tallits for many years, but is not widely known. The work is done on handlooms in a small Negev community, but you may have passed by their shop in the Old City, just off the Cardo. Although the designs are not as eye-catching at those by other handwoven...