Tallit
Tefillin
Tzitzit
Kippah
Women Clothing
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What is a tallit?
What is a Jewish Prayer Shawl
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What is another name for Tefillin?
What is a phylacteries
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What is a tzitzit?
What is is the name for specially knotted ritual fringes worn by observant Jews. Tzitzit are attached to the four corners of the tallit (prayer shawl) and tallit katan.
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What is the Kippah otherwise known as?
What is a yarmulke from the meaning, "fear the king".
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What does a traditional Jewish women wear to synagogue?
What is sleeves that cover the elbows, shirts that cover the collarbone, skirts that cover the knees, and clothing that is not too tight fitting
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When and were is it worn?
What is The tallit is worn over the outer clothes during the morning prayers (Shacharit) and worn during all prayers on Yom Kippur.
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What are they?
What is are a set of small black leather boxes containing scrolls of parchment inscribed with verses from the Torah, which are worn by observant Jews during weekday morning prayers.
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What does the Torah state about the Tzitzit
What is The Torah states in Numbers 15:38: "Speak to the children of Israel, and say to them, that they shall make themselves fringes on the corners of their garments throughout their generations, and they shall put on the corner fringe a blue (tekhelet) thread." Wearing the tzitzit is also commanded in Deuteronomy 22:12: "You shall make yourself twisted threads, on the four corners of your garment with which you cover yourself."
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What does Jewish law state?
What is Jewish law dictates that a man is required to cover his head during prayer, and wearing a head covering outside of the synagogue was originally a custom
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Why are skirts worn by Orthodox Jewish women?
What is because pants are considered to show the female form in an inappropriate way, as well as the fact that there is an explicit verse against cross-dressing in the Torah.
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What do the Tallits have attached to them?
What is The tallit has special twined and knotted fringes known as tzitzit attached to its four corners. Most traditional tallitot are made of wool.
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How do you wear it?
What is The hand-tefillin, or shel yad, is placed on the upper arm, and the strap wrapped around the arm, hand and fingers; while the head-tefillin, or shel rosh, is placed above the forehead.
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What do the eight threads correspond to?
What is the eight threads correspond to the eight days that elapsed from the Israelites leaving Egypt until they sang the song of deliverance at the sea (Exodus 15).
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Do men, women, or both sexes wear the Kippah?
What is worn by Jewish men to fulfill the customary requirement held by some orthodox authorities that their head be covered at all times, and usually worn by men and, less frequently, women in Conservative and Reform communities at times of prayer.
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Can Orthodox women be married? If they are, what does the torah make them do?
What is Orthodox women who are married are bound by Biblical law to cover their hair, with either a hat, snood, scarf or wig. It is considered a great thing for a married Jewish woman to dress up for her husband, thus jewelry and cosmetics can be a staple in a woman's repertoire.
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Where do people first where a Tallit?
What is Tallitot are often first worn by children on their Bar Mitzvahs. In orthodox a Tallit is customarily presented to a groom before marriage as part of the settlement.
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What is the significance?
What is The Torah commands that they should be worn to serve as a "sign" and "remembrance" that God brought the children of Israel out of Egypt.
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Usually, what colors are the tzitzits?
What is blue and white
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In Israel, what does wearing a kippah represent?
What is In Israel wearing a kippah also has a social significance. While wearing a kippah shows that you are somewhat religious, not­wearing one is like stating, "I'm not religious." The style of kippah in Israel can also indicate political and religious affiliations. Classical orthodoxy uses a large, smooth, black one shaped like a bowl.
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Has traditional Jewish clothing for women changed over the years?
What is Traditional Jewish clothing for Women has not changed through the years because its foundation, the Torah and Jewish law, has not changed in all this time.
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What is the history of the Tallit?
What is The use of the tallit begins in the Biblical period around 1800 BCE. The ancient Jewish tallit design was different than that known today. Originally it was a large white rectangular garment with tzitzyot in each corner and was used as a garment, bed sheet, and burial shroud.
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What does the bible say about the Tefillin?
What is writes that "as long as the tefillin are on the head and on the arm of a man, he is modest and God-fearing and will not be attracted idle talk; he will have no evil thoughts, but will devote all his thoughts to truth and righteousness
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What do the Tzitzit remind us of today?
What is Remind us not only of the commandments, but of the many attempts over the ages to reform the commandments to make them more relevant to each age and Remind us of our obligation as reform Jews to commit to continue the practice of turning over the commandments and all of Torah to see how it can help us lead better lives.
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Where did the Kippah come from
What is Our answer is in the Torah. The concept of a head covering was actually formalized with the priestly garments of Israel. See Shemot (Exodus) 28:1-4. The sons of Aaron (the first Cohain HaGadol) and the Levi'im (tribe of Levi, Levites) were the ones appointed as the cohanim (priests). They were to represent G-d to the people, but also the people to G-d. Such a holy service was not to be taken lightly, and called for special garments. Among this holy attire was the turban. The Hebrew word mitznefet comes from the root "to wrap," implying that this was a turban-style of head covering.
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Why do Orthodox Jewish women wear what they wear to synagogue?
What is Jewish women wear something conservative and nice to Synagogue. If you are talking about Orthodox, then they dress within the laws of tzniut (modesty).
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