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Ritual fringes

(tzitzit)

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Knotted ritual fringes attached to the four corners of the prayer shawl.

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How to tie your own tzitzit

Translations

  • Hebrewציצית
  • GermanSchaufäden
  • RussianЦицит
  • FrenchFranges rituelles
  • DutchSchouwdraden
  • ItalianTzitzit
  • CzechCicit
  • HungarianCicit
  • SpanishTzitzit
  • GreekΤσιτσίτ
  • PolishCicit
  • Arabicتسيتسيت – هُدَّاب
  • Yiddishציצית
  • LadinoFrandjas

Bibliography

Hertzel, Hillel Yitzchak. Tzel Heharim: Tzitzit: The Comprehensive Guide to the Ritual Four-Cornered Garment According to the Sephardic Tradition. Jerusalem & New York: Feldheim Publishers, 2006.

Juhasz, Esther, ed. “Tzitzit – Ritual Fringes.” The Jewish Wardrobe: From the Collection of The Israel Museum, Jerusalem, Milan: 5 Continents Editions, 2012, pp. 44-63.

Sterman, Baruch, and Judy Taubes. The Rarest Blue: The Remarkable Story of an Ancient Color Lost to History and Rediscovered. Guilford: Lyons Press, 2012.

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