#tallit

[weisswodka]

Outfit Check with tallit and tallit bag

[h4ganah]

On a given day I am either

"I must never avoid being visibly jewish in public or the antisemites win"

or

"If anyone notices I am jewish I WILL die"

[johnthestitcher]

June is for Gay Weddings! This emotional picture of two Jewish men sharing a tallit is just beautiful!

[bobemajses]

Tallit weavers, Sudylkiv, Ukraine, 1912-1913

[newyorkthegoldenage]

Today is the first day of Yom Kippur, the Jewish Day of Atonement. Here, Nathan Cohen, 82, Abraham Pollock, 81, and Harry Brown, 88, as Pollock blew the shofar (ram's horn) betokening the beginning Yom Kippur, Sept. 20, 1942, at the Daughters of Jacob Home at 167th St.

Photo: Bettmann Archive/Getty Images

[the-first-man-is-a-cat]

Jerusalem, c. 1934 - 1939

[girlactionfigure]

Why do some tallitot have black stripes, some have blue, and some none at all?

The stripes are often symbolic — many believe they echo the ancient tekhelet (blue thread) once commanded in the Torah. Blue-striped tallitot recall this lost tradition, while black stripes (especially among Ashkenazi Jews) often represent mourning, humility, and memory.

At the center of it all are the tzitzit — ritual fringes tied with deep intention. Their knots and windings symbolize God’s oneness, the 613 mitzvot, and our eternal bond with the Divine.

Whether your tallit is blue, black, or plain, each one wraps you in thousands of years of tradition, identity, and faith.

[hillbillybubbeleh]

Hallel (1978) by Bill Aron; gelatin silver print; in From the Corners of the Earth