cotton tallit

Tallit & tzitzit solutions for people with wool allergies

Every once in a while we get inquiries from people with wool allergies, or wool sensitivities. The good news is that one leading tzitzit maker in Jerusalem recently introduced a very high quality 100% cotton tallit in a few different designs, including a black-striped cotton tallit and a light blue-striped cotton. Today we received an...

This week we had a customer who had decided to go with a hand-woven Gabrieli tallit, but kept debating between cotton and wool. At first she ordered it in wool, but then had second thoughts: I have a question about wool vs. cotton. I saw a tallit today in our synagogue gift shop and it was...

Non-Wool Tallit Alternatives

In general, the tallit has traditionally been made of wool for centuries, and today, most quality tallits are made of 100% virgin wool. It looks good, hangs well, lasts and is the fabric of choice from a halachic standpoint. But what do you do if you happen to be allergic to wool? Silk or Acrylic...

What’s wrong with a silk tallit?

Why are the vast majority of tallitot made of wool? Why is a silk tallit or a cotton tallit the exception and not the rule? According to halacha, wool is the material of choice for a tallit, although other materials are acceptable as well. The only problem fabrics would be synthetics, according to some...