TallitA tallit, taleth, or tallis is a fringed garment worn as a prayer shawl by religious Jews. The tallit has special twined and knottedfringes known as tzitzit attached to its four corners. The cloth part is known as the beged ("garment") and is usually made from wool or cotton, although silk is sometimes used for a tallit gadol. The term is, to an extent, ambiguous.
TasselA tassel is a finishing feature in fabric and clothing decoration. It is a universal ornament that is seen in varying versions in many cultures around the globe. History and useIn the Hebrew Bible, the Lord spoke to Moses instructing him to tell the Israelites to make tassels (Hebrew tzitzit) on the corners of their garments, to help them to remember all the commandments of the Lord and to keep them (Numbers 15:37-40), and as a sign of holiness.
MaimonidesMedieval Jewish philosopher (1135/1138–1204)Moses ben Maimon (died 12 December 1204), commonly known as Maimonides and also referred to by the Hebrew acronymRambam, was a Sephardic Jewish rabbi who is widely acknowledged as one of the most prolific and influential Torah scholars of the Middle Ages.
Hebrew languageHebrew is a Northwest Semitic language within the Afroasiatic language family. A regional dialect of the Canaanite languages, it was natively spoken by the Israelites and remained in regular use as a first language until after 200 CE and as the liturgical language of Judaism (since the Second Temple period) and Samaritanism. The language was revived as a spoken language in the 19th century, and is the only successful large-scale example of linguistic revival.
SamaritansEthnoreligious group native to the Levant Ethnic group SamaritansࠔࠌࠓࠉࠌשומרוניםالسامريونSamaritans marking Passover on Mount Gerizim, near modern Nablus and ancient Shechem, 2006Total population≈900 (2024)Regions with significant populations Israel (Neve Pinchas, Holon)460 (2021) Palestine (Kiryat Luza, West Bank)380 (2021)LanguagesSpoken:Modern Hebrew and Levantine ArabicLiturgy:Samaritan Hebrew and Samaritan AramaicReligionSamaritanismRelated ethnic groupsJews and other Semitic-speaking peoples Part of a series onSamaritanism Revered figures Abraahm Yesaahq Yaaqob Yoosef Mooshe Aahrron Ye'oosha Scriptures and writings Religious scripture Samaritan Torah Historical writings Book of Joshua Tolidah Hagiographical texts The Hillukh Kitab at-Tabbah Kitab al-Kafi Al-Asatir Practices Animal sacrifice Dietary Kashrut laws Holy days Counting of the Omer Priesthood Samaritan High Priest Related groups Jews Hebrews Israelites Arabs Assyrians Holy places Shechem Cave of the Patriarchs Mount Gerizim sanctuary vte Samaritans (/səˈmærɪtənz/; Samaritan Hebrew: ࠔࠠࠌࠝࠓࠩࠉࠌ, romanized: Šā̊merīm; Hebrew: שומרונים, romanized: Šomronim; Arabic: السامريون, romanized: as-Sāmiriyyūn), often preferring to be called Israelite Samaritans, are an ethnoreligious group originating from the Hebrews and Israelites of the ancient Near East.Ashkenazi HebrewAshkenazi Hebrew (Hebrew: הֲגִיָּה אַשְׁכְּנַזִּית, romanized: hagiyoh ashkenazis, Yiddish: אַשכּנזישע הבֿרה, romanized: ashkenazishe havore) is the pronunciation system for Biblical and Mishnaic Hebrew favored for Jewish liturgical use and Torah study by Ashkenazi Jewish practice.
Fringe (trim)A Fringe is an ornamental textile trim applied to an edge of a textile item, such as drapery, a flag, or epaulettes. Fringe originated as a way of preventing a cut piece of fabric from unraveling when a hemming was not used. Several strands of weft threads would be removed, and the remaining warp threads would be twisted or braided together to prevent unraveling. In modern fabrics, fringe is more commonly made separately and sewn on.Samaritan HebrewSamaritan Hebrew (Samaritan Hebrew: ࠏࠨࠁࠬࠓࠪࠉࠕ, romanized: ʿÎbrit) is a reading tradition used liturgically by the Samaritans for reading the Biblical Hebrew of the Samaritan Pentateuch. For the Samaritans, Ancient Hebrew ceased to be a spoken everyday language.
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IsraelitesHebrew ethno-religious group in Canaan during the Iron AgeMap of the territorial allotment of the Twelve Tribes of Israel before Dan moved next to Naphtali due to conflict with the Philistines, based on the Book of JoshuaSheet 3 of the Joshua Roll; Joshua and the Israelites
SynecdocheSynecdoche (US: , UK: ) is a type of metonymy; it is a figure of speech that uses a term for a part of something to refer to the whole (pars pro toto), or vice versa (totum pro parte). The term is derived from Ancient Greek (sunekdokhḗ)'simultaneous understanding'. Common English synecdoches include suits for businessmen, wheels for automobile, and boots for soldiers.*As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.