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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Holy Objects of a Messianic
Messianic Judaism is a heretical offshoot of Judaism which maintains that Jesus was the Mashiach which may violate the prohibition of avodah zarah (see above link). Would the tefillin or tallit* used ...
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Silver Atarah for Tallit
Inspired by this question: What is the origin of the silver atarot worn by some [typically married] men on their Shabbat tallitot?
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Tallit pattern archive
I have noticed when looking at old photos that there seem to have been many more patterns for tallit striping in the past. As there seem to be only two major manufacturers (Talit[a]nia and Mishkan ...
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Is it yuhara to wear a different tallit pattern?
Assume that one is davening in a very homogeneous community, would it be yuhara to wear say, an all-white tallit when everyone else wears black-striped ones? Similarly (should I seperate this into ...
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Can a noahide wear a tallit without the tzitzit fringes during their personal prayers?
I am a Noahide and I want to wear some kind of shawl during my personal prayers at home, understanding the importance and relevance of the tzitzit fringes to the Jewish people. I would not want to ...
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Toldot Aharon Tallit
According to Wikipedia, which cites a sefer of takanot by the Toldot Aharon Rebbes, chassidim of that sect do not wear wool, for fear of shaatnez. If this is the case, what material are their tallitot ...
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What is the importance of the tallit during prayer?
What is the difference whether one wears a tallit or not during תפילה (prayer/worship, sacred service)?
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Question about the Tallit [duplicate]
I am not Jewish but I would like to know what the significance is with the different number of stripes on the different tallit. I am compelled to buy one but want to purchase the right thing. I would ...
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Origin of wearing tallit with two corners in front and two in back?
As referenced here, the earliest source I've found for wearing one's tallit with two corners/tzitziyot in front and two back is Ba'al HaItur (c. mid-1100s). But, I'm left wondering where Ba'al HaItur ...
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May one wear a tallit gadol with all four corners in front?
Qitzur Shulhhan Arukh - Yalqut Yosef (Orahh Hayim 8:26) states that one should wear one's tallit such that two corners are in front and two in back.
Nevertheless, I have encountered no small number ...
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Colourful Tallitot
Is there a preference, if one is davening at a schul where everyone wears the same tallitot (black or white), to borrow a tallit, assuming it is of a kosher size, rather than wearing one's own if it ...
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Let's play Name that Gadol - women wearing Tallis story
There is a story that I have heard with multiple names being used as the Rabbi in the story. It goes like this:
A woman came to [insert name of Torah Sage here] and said that it would enhance her ...
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Using a flag as a tallit
Would a rectangular cloth be halachically invalid as a tallit (kattan or gadol) because it happens to be a national flag? Would any other specific pattern or logo make a difference?
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Only my grandfather was Jewish. Can I pray at home in my grandfather's tallit?
I'm a "patrilinear" Jew, only my grandfather was really jewish for halakhà. I'm proud of my jewish heritage and I follow many jewish traditions (like Kasheruth, Pesach, Yom Kippur...) From 2007 I ...
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When do you take off a Tallis which was put on for the Torah reading?
I have seen in many Ashkenazi synagogues that the person called to the reading of the Torah at Shabbos mincha puts on a tallis.
Typically, he takes this tallis off after the kedusho of the ...
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Are there opinions who say you can't wear all four tzitzit in front, as the Temanim do?
There are several historic communities that have traditionally worn a talleth with all four corners of sisith drawn towards the front.
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What are the rules for covering one's head with a talit for sefaradim?
There seems to be a bunch of different minhagim related to covering one's head with a talit.
My question pertains to sefaradim.
Are the rules different for married/non-married?
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Is there any basis for Chabad minhagim regarding tallit gadol?
I often daven at Chabad shuls and I have noticed that they have some particulars regarding tallit usage inconsistent with the rest of Ashkenazi Jewry, including:
not wearing when receiving an aliyah ...
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Tzitzit Knot Problem
I have noticed that sometimes the knots (not the strings) on a the tzitzit from a Tallit Katan or a Tallit Gadol either come or become tangled. Is it permissible to untie and then retie the tzitzit? I ...
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How should a tallit gadol be washed?
What is the best way to wash a tallit gadol?
Mine is a fairly traditional large black and white wool tallit with plain white (not techelet) tzitzit. After a few years in shul it's a little yellow ...
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Can I fold my neighbour’s tallis if I find it in Shul unfolded a day or more after Shabbos?
Related to Can you fold a tallis on Shabbos?
Folding one’s tallis after Shabbos is a seguloh for Sholom Bayis (unfolding a dish towel and helping one’s wife after Shabbos is a bigger seguloh ...
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the reason for a tallit being used as a chuppah
Is there any reason for or significance to a tallit being used as the chuppah canopy in a Jewish wedding?
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What are Geonim's definitions of Attiphath Yishma'elim?
I would like to specifically know what the definitions of attiphath yishma'elim were among the Geonim. The opinions of the Rishonim on the subject seem to be convoluted (i.e. no one really knew what ...
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Techelet on Talit Gadol not Talit Katan
I don't have the money right now to equip all of my talitot katan with techelet, but I'd like to put it on my Talit Gadol (Please, no discussion of Techelet itself - I've made up my mind on that one). ...
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Stripes on talis with techeilet
This answer mentions says that the stripes on the tallis are reminiscent of techeilet. Now, we have a few different dyes that claim to be techeilet, which many people wear. Usually, talises with ...
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Why wear tallis on head at different times of davening? [duplicate]
Different people have different customs about covering their heads with their tallis during davening. For example, some cover their heads for shmoneh esrei, others cover their heads for all of ...
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Wearing tallis and tefillin before z'man
About the time the clocks change for the season, there is always an issue at the early early minyan about when to put on tallis and tefillin. In a few weeks of the year, that time can come 5 - 15 ...
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Origin of Reform/Conservative "scarf" talleisim
I've noticed that Reform and Conservative often use small "scarf" talleisim (here's an image). Where did this practice originate? (Is there any connection to the scarves that some Christian priests ...
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Must a Divorced Man Wear a Tallis While Davening?
According to a common custom among Ashkenazim, a man only starts wearing a tallis while davening after he gets married. Does a divorced man continue to wear a tallis when davening? Or could/should he ...
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Significance to the number of stripes on a tallis?
For Orthodox Ashkenazim, the most prevalent custom is to wear a tallis gadol with black stripes. In my area, I've noticed that the vast majority (of non-Chabadniks) wear tallesim with five thick black ...
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Can a woman ever wear a prayer shawl?
I've seen prayer shawls for girls available on the internet e.g. for Bat Mitzvah. I'm not sure what to think of it or if I'm comfortable with it. Can a woman wear a prayer shawl, and if so under ...
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Talis on head for people who don't wear a (black) hat
I have always been under the impression that people wear their talises over their heads when davening as their second head-covering. I understood this to be the reason why people don't wear black hats ...
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If a Tallit is thoughtlessly brought into a bathroom, is it still ok?
If a Tallit was thoughtlessly taken into a bathroom - for example to remove a stain - is it defiled, or can it still be used?
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Would adding buttons and button holes to a tallis gadol disqualify it?
I've seen fitted tallisim katanim with buttons connected the front and back for smooth wear. Could you also add buttons and button holes to a tallis gadol to hellp it stay on? Or would that ...
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Borrowing a talis and wearing a talis katan. Say a b'racha?
The common and accepted practice among married Ashk'nazim, at least, is that they don a talis katan in the morning without saying a b'racha for the mitzva, and, later, when donning the talis gadol for ...
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What consititutes a "complete interruption" between talis katan and gadol?
This page references an uncited location in the Mishneh Berura and says that "[O]ne only makes separate berachos if there is a complete interuption between the talis katan and gadol. Just walking to ...
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Do the Gemara and the Rema prohibit, or encourage, women putting on talit and/or tefillin?
An article in Ynet Judaism (in Hebrew) addresses the recent controversy regarding the prayer of Women of the Wall at the western wall. And claims the following claims:
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Changing minhag about tallit gadol
I first became involved with a non-orthodox congregation where it was customary for everyone over Bar Mitzvah age to wear a tallit gadol. However, I understand that it is an Ashkenazi minhag not to ...
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Decorated Tallis gadol [duplicate]
It is quite common to see people with colorfully decorated tallises in non-Orthodox (especially Conservative) shuls, but much less common to see the same thing in Orthodox shuls. Is there any halachic ...
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What does 'בציצית' mean in 'להתעטף בציצית'?
When we don the טלית גדול, we say:
ברוך אתה ה׳ אלקינו מלך העולם אשר קדשנו במצותיו וצונו להתעטף בציצית.
I'm wondering about the meaning of the last word of the benediction. (Not midrash-like ...
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Who wears a talis on leil Shabbos?
Rabbi Chanina would don his talis gadol on erev Shabbos (Mas. Shabbos 25b, Rambam Hilchos Shabbos 30:2). While this has been practiced by individuals, is it today the practice of any particular ...
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What is the proper way to enwrap oneself in a tallis?
Before donning a tallis one is supposed to enwrap himself in it and make a blessing. I have seen many different ways of performing this wrapping. What is the correct way to wrap yourself in a tallis?
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Torn Tallis Gadol
See the picture below.
The light blue represents the entire tallis gadol. The dark blue is where the corners are. Next to the bottom left corner there is a piece of the tallis gadol (represented by ...
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Communities where men didn't put their טליתות over their heads?
I heard that the Rambam in his commentary to the Mishna mentioned cases where the custom of the place was different, one such place being יָוָן, where men didn't cover their heads with their tallitot, ...
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Moving Sefer Torah with Tallis (source?)
Often times, when someone will move a Sefer Torah from one place to another, on top of what the Sefer Torah is already normally covered with, he will put an additional covering of a Tallis-Gadol. ...
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Covering your head with a tallis at night - problem?
I once heard from a friend that if you are wearing a Tallis at night, for example as the Chazan for maariv or everybody at maariv of Yom Kipppur, you should not cover your head with it as some people ...
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Use of a commoner's talis to read the Torah on
Shulchan Aruch, Orach Chayim 153:21:
אין לקנות מעילים שנשתמש בהם הדיוט לתשמיש קדושה
One must not purchase for holy use garments that a commoner used.
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Source for checking talis over shoulder
What is the source for checking one's tzitzis while the talis is over one's right shoulder: isn't the halacha just to check the knots and strings? Can't the checking be done on a table?
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Why remove tfilin before talis?
I've heard why we put on the talis before tfilin (tadir or maylin bakodesh), but why take it off in the reverse order?
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Why do Lubavitchers fold their talisos under, on the shoulders?
A Lubavitch chasid wears his talis with the sides folded under, at the shoulders, bunching the side material under rather than over the material that lies on the shoulder (see an example). Why?
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