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Jewish Wedding Preparation: Tallit & Tefillin

The day before my wedding I kept practicing how to tie my wedding tie. A year later, when my friend Alex got married, I realized there are more lofty preparations to make for a Jewish wedding. He stayed at my apartment the night before the wedding, and at 11:30 p.m. his biggest concern was...

Sephardic Tallit

In Israel, you can buy a Sephardic Tallit down the block at your local Judaica shop, but in many parts of the world, the Sephardic Tallit selection may be scanty. We're here to fix that. Beit Yosef Tallit My personal favorite is the Beit Yosef Tallit, which is made entirely of wool – including the corner reinforcements...

Inexpensive Tallit

Before I get down to nuts and bolts, let me just say that I like to think just about every tallit I sell is an inexpensive tallit. We are a family-run operation and try to keep our prices as low as possible (see our Price Guarantee). Generally speaking, what constitutes an inexpensive tallit depends on...

Made in Israel – or Not?

All of the products we sell are made in Israel – with one exception. Our standard velvet tallit bags. A few weeks ago I spoke with a distributor from one of Israel's leading Judaica companies. I asked him why almost all tallit bags are sold with a tefillin bag as well. After all, there are...

The Chabad Tallis…at Hadassah Medical Center

I forgot to take my tallis with me. In fact, I forgot to take a lot of things – but that's what happens when your nine-year-old comes into the house 15 minutes before Shabbos, bleeding all over the floor with a big gash gaping open on his forehead. In fact, I'm thankful Hashem gave me...

Chabad Tallis: Why no atara?

Almost all tallits come with an atara (neckband), which can vary from plain white with a very subtle leaf motif to very ornate with vibrant colors. But there are two notable exceptions: the Turkish tallit and the Chabad tallis. The custom of adding an atara originated to ensure that the tallit was worn the same...

Tallit Sizes: Get it Right

When I first started out in the tallit business, grappling with all the different sizes left me dazed and confused: Size 18, Size 24, Size 36, Size 45, etc., all the up to Size 90. These sizes are used throughout the industry and should actually be easier for English speakers, because they are based...

Should Single Men Wear a Tallit?

The custom regarding at what age to start wearing a tallit can be somewhat puzzling. Some young men start wearing a tallit when they reach the age of bar mitzvah, while others wait until they get married. Why the discrepancy? The Magen Avraham cites a passage of the Gemara that indicates unmarried men did not...

Handmade Tallit – Four Israeli Tallit Designers

Tallit buyers, for the most part, can be divided into two kinds of people: those in the market for a traditional tallit and people who prefer a modern look. If you are the latter type, chances are you have no need for a handmade tallit, but simply need to find a quality wool black-on-white...

Rav Moshe Feinstein on Women and Tallits

Although the issue of women and tallits has evolved over time, Rabbi Moshe Feinstein's remarks on the topic still reverberate to this day. In the 1970s feminist Orthodox Jewish women consulted with him to ask whether they could wear a tallit. The following is an excerpt from his responsum to them, dated 19 Elul...