The tallit (Jewish prayer shawl adorned with ritual fringes) has its roots in over 3000 years of Biblical history and has strengthened the covenantal connections between God and the Jewish people throughout history.
Still, there is a lot more to this ancient ritual practice. Bringing the mitzvah of tzitzit to life for a contemporary, gender egalitarian and spiritually curious audience, Rabbi Esther from ‘A Small Sanctuary’ presents the first episode of a three part series on the tallit.
In the next episode, we will do a deep dive in rabbinic sources to argue in favor for a gender inclusive approach to wearing a tallit.
In this introductory episode, we will look at the following topics
- what is a tallit? 1:54
- the scriptural basis from Numbers and Deuteronomy 2:32
- the difference between a tallit gadol (prayer shawl) and tallit katan (sacred undergarment) 8:41
- a note on Orthodox Jewish practice 11:36
- a note on non-Orthodox (egalitarian) Jewish practice 12:12
- the tallit as sacred garb 13:18
- a note on tekhelet (the blue fringe) 15:32
- the tallit as an identity marker 18:53
- the symbolism of radical equality, dignity and sovereignty as represented by the tallit 20:27
- the tallit as a prayer item 21:31
- a note on the emotional and spiritual resonance of wearing a tallit 22:21
- concluding thoughts 23:56
- sneak peek to next episode: all-gender access to the tallit 26:00
Resources
MyJewishLearning’s basic article about the tallit (for beginners)
www.myjewishle...
Gabrieli Tallit (source of the silk tallit featured)
gabrielitallit...
Ben’s Tallit Shop (excellent, affordable and reliable online store for a large range of traditional tallitot)
tzitzit.tallit...
Advah Designs (USA-based, ethically sourced, inclusive, all-gender tallit shop)
www.advahdesig...
P’til Tekhelet (organization advocating for, researching, and producing blue fringes from the dye of the Murex trunculus)
www.tekhelet.com
Netzitzot (small business making tallit katan for women)
www.netzitzot.com
The Tzitzit Project (small business making tallit katan for all genders)
www.tzitzitpro...
Any questions, thoughts and comments? Please them in the comment sections below! I look forward to learning with you.
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