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Tallit corners and tzitzit tying

It's fairly rare that a customer asks me not to tie the first knot on the tzitzit too tight. That's why I was surprised to see this note a customer added to an order for a white-on-white Beit Yosef talit. Please see that the tsitsit be tied on both tallitot to have flat corners. That...

The Mysterious Three-Layer Tallit Corner

Do you ever get distracted looking around shul on Shabbos? On Shabbos we're supposed to leave our weekday endeavors behind, avoid talking about money matters, etc., but as a tallit seller, I'm at a distinct disadvantage: How am I supposed to forget about talleisim while surrounded by dozens, sometime hundreds, of Shabbos talleisim hanging...

Tzitzit without the heat

We get a whole lot of tzitzit questions, but this one was fairly unique. Hi Ben - I would like to get tzitzit for a musician that I manage who is XL and gets very hot on stage and we need something very cool with Lubavitch knots - is that possible? The question of how to...

Gray Tallit Options

Most people are looking for either a traditional tallit with black striping (or white-on-white), or a colorful tallit, but there are also plenty of tallit buyers looking for a nice gray or gray-striped tallit, which I suppose in some ways is somewhere between the traditional black-striped look and vibrant striping. The options available are factory-made...

Buying a Tallit: Size 60 or Size 70?

We often get tallit size inquiries. Obviously it's a problem sizing someone for a tallit when he can't try it on. But fortunately perfect tallit sizing is not critical. Since a tallit is worn loosely, you have some leeway. It's not like buying a t-shirt where you have to get the fit just right. This...

Talleisim, Tzitzis…and Rockets from Gaza

One of our customers just expressed concern and asked whether we are managing to maintain operations, getting tallit and tzitzit orders out without delay. Shalom Achi, We are davening for you everyday! Just wondering if you are able to fulfill orders to America right now with all that is going on. Kol tuv, Akiva All is well. Thank...

Tzitzit for IDF Soldiers

The campaign to stop Gaza rockets has now resumed, and in the meantime Lt. Colonel (res.) Rabbi Yedidya Atlas of the IDF Central Command is continuing his campaign to supply IDF soldiers with army issue tzitzit and other religious articles needed by soldiers in the field. IDF soldiers with two layers of protection He told...

Lost Tefillin

UPDATE: All of these tefillin have now been returned to their owners. The story of how the tefillin owners were found is a good read in and of itself. We are posting the following as a "public service message." ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Subject: Lost tefillin in unclaimed baggage store in Alabama HELP! HELP! HELP! Hashovas Aveida! We went to a store...

Custom Tallit

We often get requests for a custom tallit. Often the customer just has various option requests and letter embroidery. Here's a typical request of this sort. Shalom! I am getting married soon. My kallah wants to buy me a new tallit. I was looking over your website and wondering if you could put it together....

Chassidic Tallit

Not everyone buying a Chassidic tallit is Chassidic. Sometimes it's someone who is connected with a Chassidic kehilah or someone who traces his family lineage to Chassidic roots and wants a tallis close to what his zeide or alter zeide must have worn. The Echt Turkish tallit used to be quite common among many chassidim,...

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