Is there such a thing as a “woman’s tallit”? Maybe not. On fashion runways this season, non-gender-conforming styles are all the rage. And to some extent, that’s also true for those blue and white ...

Funny how it takes a kerfuffle to get people thinking about what they wear, especially within the precincts of the sanctuary. In the wake of Donald Trump’s donning a prayer shawl, or tallit, while ...

Activists will hold a special prayer at the Western Wall in support of women’s right to wear a tallit. The prayer, which is being organized by Women of the Wall, will be held Dec. 17 as an act of ...

For more than 30 years, Light has been capturing the essence of people and placing it on their shoulders. Her company Holy Thread Designs creates intricate prayer shawls for men and women with ...

Did you hear the one about how Donald Trump visited Great Faith Ministries, an African-American nondenominational church in Detroit — and at the end of his speech, the minister gave him a tallit (a ...

Republican candidate Donald Trump’s donning a Jewish prayer shawl on Saturday during a visit to a Detroit black church has left some members of the American Jewish community scratching their heads, ...

A synagogue in Boca Raton, Fla., has set a world record for the largest prayer shawl. The Guinness Book of World Records certified a special tallit made for the Boca Raton Synagogue, a modern Orthodox ...

The Tallit is more than just a piece of fabric; it symbolizes Jewish heritage and spirituality. A Tallit, or Jewish prayer shawl, is worn during Jewish rituals and prayers. Significance of Tallit in ...

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As he shuddered with tears in his eyes, Ariel from Hungary clutched the tallit (prayer shawl) and tefillin (phylacteries) bag he received moments before standing in front of the Western Wall. His ...