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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

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

The hood of his tallith had slipped from his head on to his shoulders.

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

Behold all that Jael the fisherman hath left of his betrothed—a little tallith found upon the floor where she had struggled!

From The Coming of the King by Bernie Babcock

She saw him go down in his working clothes; she did not know that he had hidden the tallith under his apron.

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




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