Questions tagged [tallit-gadol]
A Jewish prayer shawl. The tallit is worn over one's clothes during the morning prayers (Shacharit). The tallit has special fringes known as tzitzit attached to its four corners.
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What is the source of the minhag for a chatan to wear a tallit under the chupah?
I am about to get married in Israel and I've heard that an Ashkenazi chatan typically wears a Kittel under a chuppah. However, in the UK my experience is that most wear a tallit.
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Were there any instances of Ashkenazim using a tallit with white stripes?
I heard that such tallits were worn by Yekke and Yemey Norayim. Did anyone else use white stripes from Ashkenazim?
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Does a tallith absolutely require eyelets on each of its corners?
Does a tallith absolutely require eyelets—on each of its corners—where the tzitzith are affixed? Or, al pi halachah, may the tzitzith be simply threaded through each corner [with, say, a tapestry ...
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Hayyim Vital on the tallit katan
Hayyim Vital tells us that his teacher was careful to wear his tallit katan (a four-cornered vest) over his shirt but under his other garments. In his words:
הטלית קטן היה לובשו למטה משאר מלבושיו ע&...
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What is the standard, minimum sizing requirement for a tallith gadol?
Al pi halachah, what are the standard, minimum mainstream sizing requirements for fitting a tallith gadol to an individual?
For Example: Must the tallith gadol wrap around one's entire head and body, ...
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Purchasing a replacement Tallis
I am replacing a custom made tallis. What should I look for? What are the dimensions that I need? I do not wear mine covering my head.
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Tallis Gadol during Kabbalas Shabbos (Minhag Ashkenaz?)
What is the Ashkenazi minhag as regards wearing a tallis gadol during Kabbalas Shabbos (i.e. the ceremony/liturgy of welcoming in Shabbos on Friday evening)? Should it be worn, or not?
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Tallit on Shabbat which is 9 av
Should one wear tallit gadol during the shachris on Shabbat if it is the 9 av (as in 2022)? On other shabbatot the person does wear a tallit.
I know that in this case the observance takes place on the ...
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When to wear Tallit?
Should one only wear a Tallit during the daily main prayers three times a day or can one wear a Tallit whenever they pray to G-d.
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A bracha on a tallit gadol and not kosher T"Katan
Does partially intentionally wrong kavanah make a bracha a bracha levatalah?
If I put on my tzitzit and notice that a string is missing (or something else which would invalidate it as proper tzitzit) ...
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Cover the forehead when praying even if the head tefillo cannot be seen?
I observed someone praying shacharis who had covered with his tallis both his head and also his forehead down to his eyes.
I thought that the possuk Devorim 28 (10)
וראו כל עמי הארץ כי שם ה' נקרא ...
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Tallit katan instead of tallit gadol when traveling
If you're traveling and trying to pack lightly, can you pack tefillin and "just" a tallit katan? Can you rely on a tallit katan rather than a tallit gadol, even if you'd normally wear tallit ...
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Cleaning Tallis Godol and Tallis Koton
According to Halacha is one allowed to give in his Tallis Godol or Kotton to a cleaners if the actual work will be done by non Jews?
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Which comes first after picking up shel rosh: talis or tefilin?
If a person picked up his tefilin before his talis, he puts on his tefilin first (Shulchan Orech OC 25:1). Additionally, if a person picked up his shel Rosh before his shel yad (ibid. :6) he puts down ...
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Winter Talit - A very cold corona safe minyan
I am currently davening outside with a minyan like most people here in Israel. It is, however, very cold. Is there any reason why there are not talitot are not specially made blankets?
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When are men supposed to start wearing a tallit?
I am looking for halachic origins. I am also curious about the Sephardic and Ashkenazim halachic justifications for their choice (when to wear it). I learned that Sephardic boys start wearing theirs ...
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Wearing Tallit after the morning?
If someone didn't wear a tallit during morning prayers, when they put it on in the afternoon let's say, do they make a bracha? Based on my searches online the info has been rather conflicting or just ...
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Cleaning a Talis together with silver Atora [closed]
Can I wash my heavy wool talis together with the silver Atora,what happens if I won’t remove the Atora? I will appreciate if anyone can assist me,thank you!
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Wearing Tallis Like a Scarf [duplicate]
The Kaf Hachaim (8:9) writes
אותם בני אדם שמניחין הטלית כשהוא מקופל ומשלשלים סביב צוארם על כתפיהם
בענין שקצה האחד כשהוא מקופל עם ב' ציציות יורד לפניו בצד ימין וקצה השני
עם שני ציציות יורד ...
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Is an "Ateret Chatan" only for Chassanim?
I really like the kind of atara for a tallis that has rows of metal squares (like this). On this link, it is called an "Ateret Chatan" and the description says "A popular addition to a tallis for a ...
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Why do conservative Jews wear a tallit like a shawl? [duplicate]
I have had the opportunity to pray with conservative men several times both in orthodox and conservative synagogues. Inevitably the conservative men I prayed with wore their tallit like a shawl unlike ...
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Replace tzitzis on Tallis with no broken strings? just because the new strings are nicer? [closed]
My friend gave me his tallis with a set of new strings to tie. however, I was once told that its better not to remove tzitzis from a garment unless the strings actually need to be replaced.
Can I ...
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What Mitzvah is it to fold one's Tallis?
Many sources bring down an idea from the Maharil that one should fold their Tallis on Motzai Shabbos in order to immediately start the week with 'being involved in a Mitzvah'. (One such source is the ...
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Practical advice for keeping tallis on while waving 4 species
Whenever I wave my four species in shul, I always find that my tallis repeatedly slips off my head and shoulders. I typically have to adjust it every single set of waves, which is rather distracting. ...
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Is a new blessing required when taking off and putting back on your tallit?
You remove your tallit while services are ongoing (say, to go to the bathroom). When you put it back on, do you have to say the blessing on the tallit again?
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Wearing or not wearing a tallit gadol
Related to Why do we don the tallit gadol? and Is there any basis for Chabad minhagim regarding tallit gadol?
I'm not really clear on the rules of when someone who is called for a function during ...
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Burial with Geniza
I once heard a Rav say that one way in which he disposes of his stash of Geniza is to bury it with the deceased if the family allows. He claimed that it was a segula (I can’t recall his source). I ...
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Said the wrong brocho, now what?
If someone was putting on his tallit and instead of saying the brocho on the talit he said the brocho on teffilin.
Then 10 seconds pass
What should he do (theoretically)?
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Single Guy Wearing a Tallis [duplicate]
Can a single guy who isn't sefardi or yeki (who's minhag is that single men wear talisim) wear a Shuls talis-gadol during davening? And if so, does he have to say a Bracha? How would the process be?
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Why remove tallis before maariv on motzei Tisha B'av?
There is a widespread practice not to wear tallis and tefillin for the morning prayer on Tisha B'Av, instead putting them on for the afternoon prayer. There is also a prohibition against wearing ...
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Wearing a Tallis for Aliyah at Chabad
If there is someone who is not married. However, when he gets an Aliyah he usually wears a tallis (follows Ashkenazi Minhagim), should he wear one if called up for an Aliyah at a Chabad where the ...
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Why isn't a tallit gadol worn by everyone and at all tefillot? [duplicate]
Follow up to Why do we don the tallit gadol?:
Two reasons are given in the answers. One is that when praying, we want to appear presentable before the king. Another reason suggests that it better ...
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Wearing Talit and Tefillin at Mincha
I put on my tallit and my tefillin for Shacharit on each appropriate weekday morning. But I do not wear them when I go back to shul to daven mincha. It is still day, so there would be no issue of ...
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Selichoth with Tallith and Tefillin
Assuming one is saying selichoth during the time of tallith and tefillin (e.g. ~6AM in the greater New York metropolitan area), should one put them on first or wait till after selichoth? Does it make ...
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Are Tzitzis obligated in Tzitzis
According to the Rosh (Moed Katan 3:43), a garment worn solely to absorb sweat is not considered a בגד (with regard to the obligation of מצות קריעה - mournful rending). This principle is invoked by ...
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Are there any exceptions to not wearing tallit on Tish'a B'Av morning?
In Minhag Ashkenaz, people do not wear the tallit gadol for Tish'a B'av Shacharit. I don't recall if this is a universal rule that applies to everyone, or if it is OK for those involved with certain ...
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What is the reason for all the FRINGES along the edges of the Tallit Gadol [duplicate]
What, if any, is the significance of all the fringes along the edges of the Tallit Gadol?
Image from: https://tallit-shop.com
(I completely understand the commandment concerning Tzitzit on the four ...
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Tallit - to bless or not to bless?
My family has a hanhagah (practice) not to make a berachah on a tallit when putting the same beged on a second time in the same day. However, I’ve seen many others carefully make another berachah when ...
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Talis Falling - vs. Leaving the Sukkah [closed]
Why is it then when one's Talis falls off unintentionally, he is required to make another blessing (Ashkenaz for sure) as it constitutes an interruption (hesech hada'as), but when it comes to Sukkah, ...
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Using 'ד for Hashem's Name
Many tallitot have the bracha before putting on the tallit written on the atarah. But as you can see in the picture below, the Name of Hashem is abbreviated as a 'ד when it is usually rendered 'ה. The ...
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Why does a Tallit-gadol and a Tallit-katan have Tzitziyot?
Why does a Tallit-gadol and a Tallit-katan have Tzitziyot?
Where is there a discussion that a Tallit-gadol and/or Tallit-katan must have Tzitzis or Tzitziyot?
I understand Torah says to put ...
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Sewing up the tallit?
The tallit forever falls off your shoulders because of gravity and has to be raised again and again. Why is it not sewn together so it always stays perfectly on your shoulders? (Sure, if you do, ...
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Is there a spiritual/symbolic significance as to why the black and white tallis seems to be the standard amongst Orthodox? [duplicate]
The majority of Orthodox Jews I've seen wearing tallit tend to wear this style.
I was curious if there was any sort of spiritual/symbolic significance associated with this style.
The main reason I ...
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Morning blessings without Tefillin, Tallit, or Tzitzit
If a person doesn't have Tallit, Tzitzit, or Tefillin, does a person say the morning blessings regarding them during Shacharit?
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Why cover one's face during shofar?
I noticed two people in the synagogue this Rosh Hashana who, whenever the shofar was sounded, covered their respective faces with their respective tallits. I didn't feel comfortable asking them why. (...
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Wearing tallit "late"
Based on this question.
If one (who has the tradition of wearing a tallit while davening shacharit, be it because he is married, or over 13) can not wear a tallit in the morning, does he put one on ...
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Discolored Tzitzis
The Rambam says that the tzitzis strings must be the same color as the garment they're attached to (with exception to the techeiles string which is always blue). (Source?)
All of the tallisos these ...
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Why are tzitzis on a tallis katan tied the way they are?
Almost everywhere I've seen, they're tied on the bottom edge (i.e., the side where the decorative fringes are).
Yet according to the halacha, tzitzis need to hang in such a way that they are notef al ...
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Is enabling a mitzva a one-time mitzva, or each time the person does it?
As I understand it, if someone is too poor to get married/do a specific mitzva, it is a mitzva in itself to help them perform it.
In the case of mitzvos which are continuous, such as the laying of ...
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Why don't we wear tallit and tefillin on Tisha B'Av morning?
I am aware that an onen (person whose close relative has died but has not yet been buried) does not wear tallit and tefillin.
As I understand, during Tish'a B'Av, we are considered aveilim (mourners, ...
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