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tallith

[tah-lis, tah-leet] / ˈtɑ lɪs, tɑˈlit /


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In its pamphlet distributed to teachers last week, the Ministry of Education refers to learning about Talmud and Torah, tallith and tefillin as "inspiration from the glorious past of the Jewish nation."

From Time Magazine Archive

"Affright not Joel," Martha replied to her brother, "but tell me whether the kittuna of this Rabbi is wool or flax, or his tallith handsomely embroidered."

From The Coming of the King by Bernie Babcock

They laid the body on the floor in front of the prison cells and covered it with the tallith as with a shroud.

From Neighbors Life Stories of the Other Half by Jacob A. (Jacob August) Riis

Whilst the Rabbi pronounced the curse his whole frame had shook under the folds of the tallith.

From An Obscure Apostle A Dramatic Story by C. S. de Soissons

As both phylacteries and tallith came into use at the divine service in connection with the recital of the Shema and the chapter on the zizith, the symbols assumed a higher meaning.

From Jewish Theology by Kaufmann Kohler


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