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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...

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,...

Found: Israel’s Worst English

This is way off topic for this blog, but I couldn't help snapping a shot of this food stand I saw on the way to work. Israel is not China: Most Israelis speak some English, many speak good English and some speak great English. But when making bilingual signs, it seems many sign makers figure...

Buy a tallit from the experts

I know it's not easy to buy a tallit. For of all, most people buy a tallit only a few times during their lifetime, so their tallit shopping experience is highly limited. And even if you do have a general idea of how to go about buying a tallit, there are so many options...

Beit Yosef Hamefoar Tallit

Once I received an inquiry from a savvy eBay shopper who claims to have come across a Beit Yosef Hamefoar Tallit in a size 50, and wanted to know our price for it. But the truth is the Beit Yosef Hamefoar Tallit is not made in smaller sizes (45, 50, 55) and never has...

Tallit with Blue Stripes

The traditional wool blue-striped tallit is a perennial favorite. Blue seems to be a popular color for tallit striping among bar mitzvah boys and adult men alike. And blue stripes are apropo in just about any congregation, from very traditional to very modern. If you intend to stick close to the traditional wool tallit and...

Dry Cleaning Your Tallit

I'm often asked about dry cleaning a tallit, but the truth is I'm not really the right person to turn to for information. I've sold thousands of tallits, but I've only sent a tallit to the dry cleaners a few times. This year my Shabbos tallis got lucky: one of the few "extra credit"...