Ashkenazi with Sephardic Tzitzit
In my line of work, usually the questions customers email to me are fairly run-of-the-mill. Questions like, "Can I switch the atara on the Gvanim Tallit?" or "How do I have sidebands added to a Prima A.A. Tallit?" But occasionally I get a more piquant question, like this inquiry from Michael G.:
If I grew...
Chabad Tallis and Tzitzis: What Sets Them Apart
Chabad has a propensity for doing things their own way, and the Chabad tallis and Chabad tzitzis are no exception. The Chabad tallis has a unique, elaborate striping pattern and a second hole on each corner. The tzitzis tying method employs a very creative innovation of inserting the shamash through the second hole, which...
Tallit & Tzitzit
I recently received an interesting inquiry from a prospective customer. I'm not 100% sure what he meant, but I decided to write a detailed response that covers several points related to his question on tallit and tzitzit. His brief question was as follows:
I just wondered if the tallit and tzitzits you sell are of...
Tzitzit strings…pre-tied and tzitzit made of colored yarn?
If you do a Google search for the word "tzitzit," some of the top-ranking websites you see are maintained by Christians. We recently received the following email from a woman in the state of Washington:
I see, while browsing on the Web, many tzitzit made from colored cotton yarns, including beads, and already tied, just...
Yemenite Tzitzit
Techelet Tzitzit: Does the Dye Have to Be from a Kosher Animal?
Over the past few months I have received several inquiries about whether the dye used to make techelet tzitzit has to be made from a kosher animal. For instance, just yesterday I received the following inquiry from someone in eastern Washington state who has been looking into various tzitzit and techelet topics:
In my research...
Tzitzit Avodat Yad
If you are searching for tzitzit strings to tie yourself or are trying to decide which type of tzitzit to have tied on your next tallit or tallit katan, you may have come across the term avodat yad, which is Hebrew for "handmade." In this context, a better translation is probably hand-spun. Do you...
NeaTzit
Rockets, Iron Dome…and Tzitzit
In recent days, several of our customers and other well-wishers who are aware we are located in Eretz Yisrael have sent us emails voicing solidarity and support.
One message read as follows:
We are following the events unfolding in Israel, praying for everyone's safety, and the success of the IDF. G-d willing, this will bring an...