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Funny how it takes a kerfuffle to get people thinking about what they wear, especially within the precincts of the sanctuary. In the wake of Donald Trump’s donning a prayer shawl, or tallit, while ...

Activists will hold a special prayer at the Western Wall in support of women’s right to wear a tallit. The prayer, which is being organized by Women of the Wall, will be held Dec. 17 as an act of ...

Republican candidate Donald Trump’s donning a Jewish prayer shawl on Saturday during a visit to a Detroit black church has left some members of the American Jewish community scratching their heads, ...

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As he shuddered with tears in his eyes, Ariel from Hungary clutched the tallit (prayer shawl) and tefillin (phylacteries) bag he received moments before standing in front of the Western Wall. His ...

Stripes is one of the trends for this season and we’ve been inspired by this.” The striped, beige scarf drew attention earlier this week, when its resemblance to a tallit, or Jewish prayer shawl, ...

I experienced my first taste of yeshiva learning when I was a 20-something wannabe rock star. My band had just broken up and I was in between recording clients. After perusing an attractive brochure ...

H&M has apologized for a women’s scarf that looks like a tallit (prayer shawl) and said it would pull the item from shelves in Israel. "We are truly sorry if we have offended anyone with this piece.