Topic Tags: tallit

Latest Rituals

Memory of Joe and Others

A poem describing the ritual of removing the tzitzit from a dead person’s tallit and giving them to his or her beloveds prior to burial

tallit, tzitzit

Person sitting on a bench, wearing a prayer shawl, holding an open book with Hebrew text.

Tallit

Some couples wrap the baby in a tallit, perhaps the one used as their huppah, as a symbol of covenant or welcome

covenant, tallit

Hands in a purple-patterned fabric holding knotted white cords, showcasing intricate details.

To Touch an Eternity

Poem marking the occasion of a child’s Bat/Bar Mitzvah

Close-up of a black fabric drawstring bag on a wooden surface, with white rope drawstrings.

Women of the Shawl

A poem dedicated to women who are crafters of tallitot

spools of thread in a loom