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tallit
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tallit [ˈtælɪθ (Hebrew) taˈliːt]
n pl tallaisim [tæˈleɪsɪm] tallites, tallitot (Hebrew) [-liːˈtɔt]
1. (Non-Christian Religions / Judaism) a white shawl with fringed corners worn over the head and shoulders by Jewish males during religious services
2. (Non-Christian Religions / Judaism) a smaller form of this worn under the outer garment during waking hours by some Jewish males
[from Hebrew tallīt]
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In a story published the same year, "Grandeur et decadence d'un taleth polonais" ["The Rise and Fall of a Polish Taleth"], Ben-Levi traces the stages of acculturation of a French Jewish family from the Old Regime, through the Napoleonic era, into the July Monarchy, as mirrored by shifting attitudes toward a prayer shawl passed from father to son.
The emperor and the Jews by Samuels, Maurice / Judaism: A Quarterly Journal of Jewish Life and Thought
 
 
 
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