Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A shawl with ritually knotted fringe at each of four corners traditionally worn by Jewish men and boys, especially at morning prayer.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Same as
tallat .
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A traditional Jewish
prayer shawl.
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
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Examples
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Gali Tibbon/Agence France-Presse/Getty Images ENROBED IN A TALLIT: A member of the religious group Women of the Wall wore the traditional Jewish prayer shawl of men called the tallit during a prayer service at the women ' s section of the Western Wall in Jerusalem Monday.
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The night I came up with my now infamous kaffieyh tzitzit aka tallit kattan shel Shabbatai Tzvi one of the thoughts that crossed my mind was to create a blue and white kaffieyh laden with Magen Davids instead of black diamonds.
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Police said wearing the shawl - known as a tallit - was a violation of a High Court ruling that a dress code must by abided by at the Jewish holy site.
- Latest Popular Stories, Instablogs Community Marco Villa 2010
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Police said wearing the shawl - known as a tallit - was a violation of a High Court ruling that a dress code must by abided by at the Jewish holy site.
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As the Ashrei concludes a middle-aged man wearing tallit and kipah prayer shawl and yarmulke comes forward to introduce the prayer for Sukkot, the harvest holiday being celebrated this week.
American Grace Robert D. Putnam 2010
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Am I supposed to wear a tallit and/or a yarmulke though I'm not Jewish?
Ali Berlow: Fasting (Or Not) On Yom Kipppur Ali Berlow 2011
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Fixing his silken yarmulkeh, he would remove his tallit from its embroidered velvet satchel, kiss its fringes, then sweep its silken length over his shoulders like a set of detachable wings.
Cheryl Pearl Sucher: Life Is Prayer During The Days Of Awe Cheryl Pearl Sucher 2011
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Am I supposed to wear a tallit and/or a yarmulke though I'm not Jewish?
Ali Berlow: Fasting (Or Not) On Yom Kipppur Ali Berlow 2011
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The donning of the tallit, prayer shawl, is done by those who have completed their bar or bat mitzvah -- whatever it was that just occurred, it had none of the requisite elements of a bat or bar mitzvah.
Rev. Wil Gafney, Ph.D.: Eddie Long Is Not A 'King' Ph.D. Rev. Wil Gafney 2012
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In addition the tallit is donned by pulling it over one's head and reciting the traditional prayer, which was not done.
Rev. Wil Gafney, Ph.D.: Eddie Long Is Not A 'King' Ph.D. Rev. Wil Gafney 2012
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