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Purchasing a New Tallit During Sefirat Ha’omer

A customer by the name of Nir was getting ready to buy a Beit Yosef Talit from our webstore before Pesach, but, like many noble plans during that time of year, he wasn't able to make the purchase as planned. After Pesach, when he had more time on his hands, he was ready to...

Tzitzit for Christians?

Occasionally we get inquiries from Christians who would like to buy a tallit or even wear tzitzit. In fact, I know from one of the tallit distributors I work with that Judaica stores in downtown Jerusalem sell a lot of tallits to Christian tourists. Usually they sell inexpensive synthetic (acrylan) tallits which presumably are...

How much does a Megilas Esther cost?

This post is way off the topic of our tallit, tzitzit and tefillin blog, but I thought I'd write up a short informational post as a public service at this time of year. Have you been toying with the idea of buying a Megillas Esther for years and want to know how much it...

Nonslip Tallit: Comparing the Options

Recently we had a customer from Vancouver who ordered a Tashbetz Tallit with Ptil Tekhelet tzitzit. He was quite pleased with it, and decided to buy another tallit. I love the white-on-white Tashbetz Tallis and the Rambam techelet tzizit, thank you! It's a long story, but now I'm interested in buying a traditional black-striped non-slip tallis...

Why are tefillin called “tefillin”?

At the end of Parshas Bo, the Torah mentions tefillin twice. The first time the Torah commands us: והיה לך לאות על-ידך ולזכרון בין עיניך Rabbi Aryeh Kaplan zt"l translates this verse, " must also be a sign on your arm and a reminder in the center of your head" (Shemos 13:9). A few verses later, the...

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...

On tallit slippage

Recently we received an inquiry from a customer concerned about tallit slipping. I prefer a full size tallit and I am 5'8" tall (173cm I think). I am quite broad across the shoulder and my current tallit always slips off my shoulders. My current slippery tallit is 130cm long and 178cm wide. I think the...

Tallis Hameshubach & Tallis Hamefoar

Mishkan Hatchelet is arguably the leading tallit maker in Israel, and therefore in the world, but their top-of-the-line tallit models may all be unfamiliar to you. Why? Because the same tallitot, when distributed outside of Israel, are marketed under a different set of names. So if you are comparing Keter Judaica products such as...

Malchut Tallit vs. Beit Yosef Tallit

If you are looking for a white-on-white tallit, two of the most popular options are the Malchut Tallit, by Talitnia, and the Beit Yosef, by Mishkan Hatchelet. Malchut by Talitnia Note that the Malchut Tallit is only available in Sizes 60, 70, 80 and sometimes 90, so if you need a smaller size, e.g. 45,...