(pronounced Tah-leet)

The Tallit is a Jewish prayer shawl. A Bar and Bat Mitzvah person recieves the Tallit at the ceremony, usually from a grandparent or other adult family member. The most important part of the tallit are the Tzeetzeet (or fringes) on the corners of the Tallit. They are specially made with the number of knots, equal to 613 (the number of commandments in the Torah). The backround and below are pictures of the Tallit I received at my Bat Mitzvah. The idea behind a Tallit is that the wearer of it is taking upon their shoulders, the commandments of the Torah as there are the 613 knots in the Tzeetzeet.

Here is another picture of my Tallit

inside the bag where I keep it when

I'm not using it. Notice the four stings

at the top. Those are the Tzeetzeet.

Here's me wearing my Tallit.

Here's another picture of my Tallit. I know

they are hard to see but try to notice the

Tzeetzeet at the bottom of the picture.