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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

A tallith of silk of the same color was bound with a silver cord about his forehead.

From Saul of Tarsus A Tale of the Early Christians by Miller, Elizabeth

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 Kohler, Kaufmann

From his coat Jael took a small bit of cloth suspended like an ornament on a neck cord and holding it toward Jesus said, "Her little tallith."

From The Coming of the King by Babcock, Bernie

"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 Babcock, Bernie




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