Go back

Shatnez label

(Shatnez patch)

Yad

Label attached to garments certifying the absence of any biblically prohibited combination of wool and linen (shatnez)

Notes

The prohibition refers to Leviticus 19:19.

Video

What is shatnez?

Translations

  • Hebrew
  • German
  • Russian
  • French
  • Dutch
  • Italian
  • Czech
  • Hungarian
  • Spanish
  • Greek
  • Polish
  • Arabic
  • Yiddish
  • Ladino

Bibliography

Jacobs, Jill. “What is Shatnez?” Myjewishlearning.com. No date.

Mizrachi, Meital P. (2024). From Shatnez to Upcycling: Zoom in on Sustainable Fashion in Israel and in Judaism. Fashion Theory, 28(5–6), 729–754. https://doi.org/10.1080/1362704X.2024.2397858

Philologos. “The Proof of the Exodus Hidden in the Ancient Word Sha’atnez,” Mosaic Magazine, 7 September 2022.

Select a language