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Tag Archives: tallis

Does a tallit prayer shawl have to have stripes?
Tallit

Does a tallit prayer shawl have to have stripes?

Posted on September 8 by Maria Bywater

Stripes are not required for a tallit, although they are strongly traditional in some communities. In Ashkenazi Jewish communities –communities that trace their roots to Eastern Europe in the Middle Ages—prayer shawls traditionally have black or blue stripes. The stripes call back to the blue dye used to color one of the tzitzit strings in … Continue reading →

Where do you put the tzitzit holes on your tallit? Follow this ancient rule of thumb
Tallit / Torah and Mitzvot

Where do you put the tzitzit holes on your tallit? Follow this ancient rule of thumb

Posted on May 28 by Maria Bywater

So you’ve finished making the main body of your tallit —or tallis, prayer shawl— and you’re ready to add the corner pieces, the square pieces of fabric that decorate the corners of the tallit and help reinforce the holes for the tzitzit strings. Does it matter how close to the edges of the tallit you … Continue reading →

Get Inspired by this Curved Seam Tallit Applique
Readers' Projects / Tallit

Get Inspired by this Curved Seam Tallit Applique

Posted on March 7 by Maria Bywater

Inspired by a quilting class in curved piecing and staring down a sizable fabric stash, Deborah Freedman crafted this tallit featuring the rolling hills around the Old City of Jerusalem. Deborah created the scenes on each of the two ends of the tallit as separate pieces, and then she appliqued the pieces on to the … Continue reading →

Get Inspired by this Tallit for the Generations
Readers' Projects / Tallit

Get Inspired by this Tallit for the Generations

Posted on May 1 by Maria Bywater • 2 Comments

This bold, modern tallit was created by reader Susan Yaskin as a bat mitzvah gift for her granddaughter. The tallit and matching bag are made from Dupioni silk. An embroidery service created the lettering and Stars of David for the bag. The blue and gold colors and the diagonal stripes give the tallit a modern … Continue reading →

The Sacred Space of Teaching
Spiritual Audacity / Tallit

The Sacred Space of Teaching

Posted on April 6 by Maria Bywater

Yesterday evening we finished a four-day tallit making class at a local synagogue. Eighteen students participated, most of them around bar and bat mitzvah age, but some as young as eleven and also several adults. Yesterday’s class was dedicated to finishing tying the tzitzit, which we started the week before. So much positive energy. Every … Continue reading →

Tallit / Traditions and Rituals

Does a Tallit / Tallis Have to Have Stripes?

Posted on February 8 by Maria Bywater

A reader recently asked about stripes on a tallit, so I thought the topic would make a good blog post. A tallit, Jewish prayer shawl, does not have to have stripes. You’ll often see tallits with stripes in Ashkenazi communities. In Sephardic Jewish communities, however, the tradition is for the tallit to be plain white. … Continue reading →

How Big Should a Tallit Be?
Bar-Bat Mitzvah / Tallit

How Big Should a Tallit Be?

Posted on December 18 by Maria Bywater

Whether you plan to make a large prayer shawl or a scarf-style tallit, these guidelines will help you determine the best size for you. Before making a final decision, you’ll probably want to try on a few prayer shawls to gauge how they look on you. If you don’t have access to any finished examples, … Continue reading →

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ABOUT: Maria Bywater is the designer behind Huppahs.com, the leading national wedding huppah rental company, and the author of Sew Jewish. Here on the Sew Jewish blog she shows you how to sew Judaica and Jewish-theme projects. She's a participating author in the Jewish Book Council's Read On Speakers' Bureau. Reach her by email at maria.bywater {at} sewjewish.com. More...

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