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Jewish Prayer-Shawl explained
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Jewish Prayer-Shawl in Scripture...
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Representation of the Torah's 613 prohibitions &
affirmations
The fringe tassels themselves are called
tzitzit. Their strings and knots are a
physical representation of the Torah's 613
do's and don'ts. Each letter in the Hebrew
alphabet has a corresponding numerical value.
The numerical values of the five letters "צִיצִת
-Tzitzis"
that comprise the Hebrew word tzitzit
add up to 600. Add the eight strings
and five knots of each tassel, and the
total is 613.
There are 613 "laws"
better:
Instructions/teaching's in the Law of
Moses! There are 365 prohibitions.
Thou shall NOT” and 248
are affirmations “Thou shall”! These
knots also corresponded to
the ineffable Holy Name of G-d!
In the “Torah”,
the Old Testament or Jewish writings: “YHVH”!
(For that title of the Name of G-d) {The word
"Torah" means "teaching" or "instruction";
not "law"!}
Alternatively, the fringes are like a royal
insignia, reminding their wearers that they are
always in the service of the King. The reminder
is provided by the symbolism of the turquoise
thread, which is the reminiscent of the Throne
of Glory! |
The ineffable Holy Name of G-d!
It is the Jewish practice never to write this
Secret Name, but to replace it with the Name of
HaShem / Adonai, meaning, "the L-rd". There is
also a Rabbinical tradition of saying "G-d's
Name simply as " HaShem", meaning "the Name"! It
is a Jewish way in the Jewish literature that
may appear odd to non-Jewish readers. When
writing the Name "God", the Jewish writer will
leave out the "o" and write it "G-d"! This way
the Name of G-d has not been fully written;
therefore it is not defiled.
See
also: Is
the Name of "Jehovah" the Name of G-D? |
Halakhah”
means “walk” or "Teaching's
Here we see a very profound message from G-d! He
wants us to have our daily walk governed by the
{Law} Teaching's/Instructions of G-d! It’s not
something
we visit on “Sabbath”
and then forget the six other days of the week!
G-d
said: I
want to give you a garment that’s going to
remind you about My Holy Law every moment of
every day!
So that you can look down and see G-d's 613 Commandments
and know that you have to live every day of your
life in such a fashion that you obey them and
honor YHVH! Representing the "Teaching's" or the
"Law" of G-d, by putting on a rope around it;
literally tying it around yourselves and
carrying "His Teaching's" is what G-d intended
that wherever we go we will be constantly
reminded of His Divine Word!
Today because Jewish people wear Western
clothes, instead of Eastern clothes they keep
this law by wearing a four corner garment as an
undershirt. The little tassels are coming out of
the four corners around their beltline, Why?
For the Orthodox Jew, this is their way of
honoring the commands given to them in the
Book of Numbers.
This modern day undergarment (an adaptation of
the traditional Prayer Shawl) keeps them focused
on G-d’s commands throughout their day. |
"Shuts out” the world around you...
When deep in prayer a Jewish man will put his
prayer-shawl up over his head, and crosses over
the fringes of the “tsiy tsith" representing the
Law and the Name of a Holy G-d {YHVH}. A Jewish
man will began to pray and in this fashion
literally “shuts out” the world around him.
Therefore when they pray under the “talith”,
the prayer-shawl,
they are symbolically and literally covering
themselves with the Shekinah presence of G-d!
From Ancient Biblical times a custom was a
“prayer-clothed” If you ever visit a Jewish
Synagogue or at the Western Wall in Jerusalem
you will see a Jewish man praying, covered with
his Prayer-shawl
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The
white color on Prayer Shawl is
representing
the
purity and G-d's Heavenly Holy Throne! This
is the dwelling place of the L-rd!
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The
Blue Color
represents
“Ruach
HaKodesh” the Holy Spirit of G-d!
It’s likely was the
L-rd Yeshua, Jesus the Christ,
means in Matthew
6:6
for Yeshua/Jesus is
talking about praying and He said:
But when you pray, go into your [most] private
room, and, closing the door, pray to your
Father, Who is in secret; and your Father, Who
sees in secret, will reward you {in the open}.
(Matthew 6:6
Amplified)
He realizes that just his “talith”
adds value to his person, so his faith is to be
effective! It must involve the totality of his
life! All of a Jewish man’s actions throughout
the day are directly connected with his faith!
That is why they respond the way they do in
protecting their land, in protecting their
people! They don’t just go to the job and do
their military stuff during the day and come
home and think about G-d! We segment G-d to a
certain day and segment G-d to a certain place!
A Jewish man will have a “prayer closet” with
him always reminding him of the "commandments"
of G-d and of His Holy Name!
There is something's we need to discern,
understand, learn and apply in our lives!
Prayers sent to YHVH should not be a public
display of vain repetitions characterized
(acculturated) by religiosity! Prayer is a form
of "2 ways" communication with G-d! It is most
effective when all surrounding distractions are
removed. This is why a Jewish man encloses
himself in a “talith,” shutting off the mundane
and elevating his spirit; only to commune with
G-d! A secret place of prayer!
The mitzvah of tzitzit is in the third
section of the Shema, which is recited
during the morning prayers. Therefore, during
the morning prayers it is customary to don a
tallit gadol (“big tallit”)—a prayer shawl.
Wearing a tallit is the ideal way to
observe the mitzvah, for only in a tallit
is the individual enwrapped in the
garment. |
To recite a blessing, thanking G‑d (YHVH
- HaShem} -
צִיצִת
-Tzitzis
Before performing a mitzvah, we are commanded to recite a blessing, thanking G‑d for sanctifying us with His commandments. The following blessing is recited before putting on the t
zitzit:
בָּרוּך
אַתָּה
ה'
אֱ-להֵינוּ
מֶלֶך
הָעוֹלָם
אַשֶׁר
קִדְשָנוּ
בְּמִצְוֹתָיו
וְצִוָנוּ
עַל
מִצְוַת
צִיצִת
Baruch atta Ado-noy Elo-hai-nu Melech ha'olam
asher kid-sha-nu b'mitz-vo-tav v'tzi-vanu al
mitzvat tzitzit.
One who wears a tallit while praying need
not recite this blessing. When reciting the
blessing on the tallit, he should have in
mind that this blessing covers his tzitzit
as well.
Tallit:
Before the morning prayers, we put on the
tallit before donning the tefillin.
The ideal way to perform the mitzvah of
tzitzit is by completely draping oneself in
the fringed garment, which is accomplished only
through wearing the tallit. A slightly
different blessing is recited when putting on
the tallit:
בָּרוּך
אַתָּה
ה'
אֱ-להֵינוּ
מֶלֶך
הָעוֹלָם
אַשֶׁר
קִדְשָנוּ
בְּמִצְוֹתָיו
וְצִוָנוּ
לְהִתעַטֵף
בְּצִיצִת
Baruch atta Ado-noy Elo-hai-nu Melech ha'olam
asher kid-sha-nu b'mitz-vo-tav v'tzi-vanu
l'hit-atef b'tzitzit.
Related Links:
http://www.chabad.org/library/article_cdo/aid/537949/jewish/What-is-the-Tzitzit-and-Tallit.htm |
If techeilles treads are unavailable, however,
this absence did not prevent the performance of
the
blue thread,
the commandment of tzitzis remains in effect
nowadays even without techeilles
In the past century, there have been certain
venerable rabbis who claimed to have identified
the chilazon, based on this fish's
distinguishing features described in the Talmud.
Since then, tzitzit with techelet
has made a comeback, and one can often spot
people sporting such tallitot. There are
many, however, who have cast doubts on the
re-identification of the chilazon.
(Turquoise
wool. One of the strings of each fringe is to be
dyed turquoise
with the blood of an aquatic creature
known as chilazon. The exact indentify of the
creature that is the source of this blue dye
unknown nowadays, so that
techeilles is unavailable currently.
Rabbi Sholom DovBer, the fifth Rebbe of
Lubavitch, maintained that according to the
teachings of Kabbalah the chilazon will
not reemerge until the coming of the
Messiah! Three commands—blue ribbon:
Related Links:
http://www.chabad.org/library/article_cdo/aid/530130/jewish/Tzitzit-and-Talit-Video.htm |
The strings of the tzitzit & tallit must be
inspected, to ensure that they are still kosher!
Since torn tzitzit strings could
invalidate the entire tallit (see
The Garment and Fringes),
the strings of the tzitzit and tallit
must be inspected every day before they are worn
to ensure that they are still kosher.
During the tzitzit inspection, it is
proper to separate and disentangle the
individual fringes. Each string is
representative of a particular and unique
mitzvah, and shouldn't be "entangled" with
another. |
In most communities, a person who is called up
to the Torah for an aliyah—even if he is
a bachelor or isn’t praying at the moment—dons a
tallit out of respect for the
congregation. Similarly, the chazzan
always wears a tallit, even if he isn’t
married, and even during the afternoon and
evening services, when he is the only one who
wears the tallit. On the other hand,
many, including Chabad, do not follow this
tradition. |
What is the deeper significance of the Tallit?
The Tallit has two parts - the garment itself
and the tzitzit or fringes. The garment
surrounds our body, and the fringes hang off it.
They represent the two aspects of G-d's being.
His true self is totally beyond our capacity to
grasp, represented by the garment that envelops
us. It is only a tiny fraction of His being we
can experience, the little fringes dangling off
the corners, that we can experience.
No matter how holy we feel, G-d is infinitely
Holier. He is the Tallit that surrounds us. But
no matter how unholy we feel,
G-d
comes down to us and asks us to talk to Him. He
is the Tzitzit reaching down for us to grab onto
and kiss. We need to have this in mind when we
pray, so we wear a Tallit. |
So what is a woman who wishes to wear a tallit
to do?
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Kabbalah teaches that the tallit garment is a
metaphor for G‑d's infinite transcendent light.
The fringes allude to the immanent divine light
which permeates every element of creation. By
wearing a tallit gadol or a tallit katan, a Jew
synthesizes these two elements and makes them
real in his life. |
To remove a Tallit before entering...
It is customary, however, to remove a Tallit
before entering a restroom. This is an act of
respect accorded to a garment which is reserved
for prayer It is customary, however, to remove a
Tallit before entering a restroom. This is an
act of respect accorded to a garment which is
reserved for prayer |
Tallis/Tzitzis,
according
the Chumash
38
צִיצִת
-Tzitzis
i.e., fringes, Alternatively, the word refers
not to the fringes themselves, but to what they
call upon their wearers to do. The translated
word "צִיצִת
" "
Tzitzis"
means to peer at something intently (Song
of Songs 2:9), and as states in verse 39, one
should look at the tzitzis
in order to remember all the
commandments.
By performing this commandment with the proper
intent, one can learn to see that G-d guides the
world, so that, in effect, one sees Him and
remembers the duty to be loyal to Him!. |
*Hem: Greek:' kraspedon' (GSN-2899), a tassel of twisted wool (Matthew 9:20; Matthew 14:36; Matthew 23:5; Mark 6:56; Luke 8:44). One was required at each of the four corners of the outer garment (Numbers 15:38-41; Deuteromony 22:12). Pharisees considered tassels special marks of sanctity and sought to enlarge them (Matthew 23:5). |
The woman with the 12 years of blood issue
The woman with ‘the 12 years of blood issue’ had made a demand on the anointing-power of G-d! Her faith has made her whole! Just by touching in faith the “tassels” of His Garment! The L-rd spoke to her, that her trust and confidence; which is her faith, in Him, in G-d was the reason of her restored health. (Mark 5:34 Amplified) G-d will never say "No" to anyone who comes to Him in faith (Matthew 7:7-11; Matthew 17:20; Matthew 21:22; Mark 9:23; Mark 11:22-24; John 14:1-15; John 15:7,16; James 1:5-8). Jesus/Yeshua recognized that she had faith enough to get her healing. Here is an example of true faith and determination which all can follow with profit. The touch of faith is different from the physical touch but it is just as real. Too many people are looking to the faith of the preacher or the one who prays instead of getting and exercising personal faith. It is all covered by the promises of G-d. Personal faith comes by hearing the Word of G-d (Romans 10:17) and by the Holy Spirit (1 Corinthians. 12:4-11). Nothing is impossible for our "faith" today as in woman's time (Matthew 17:20; Mark 9:23). Scriptural References:
And behold, a woman who had suffered from a flow
of blood for twelve years came up behind Him and
touched the fringe of His garment; {The
authority of a Jewish man} For she kept saying
to herself, If I only touch His garment, I shall
be restored to health. {Yeshua} Jesus turned
around and, seeing her, He said, Take courage,
daughter! Your faith has made you well. And at
once the woman was restored to health.
And {Yeshua}Jesus said, Who is it who touched
Me? When all were denying it, Peter {and those
who were with him} said, Master, the multitudes
surround You {and} press You on every side! But
{Yeshua}Jesus said, Someone did touch Me; for I
perceived that [healing] power has gone forth
from Me. And when the woman saw that she had not
escaped notice, she came up trembling, and,
falling down before Him, she declared in the
presence of all the people for what reason she
had touched Him and how she had been instantly
cured. And He said to her, Daughter, your faith
(your confidence and trust in Me) has made you
well! Go (enter) into peace (untroubled,
undisturbed well-being). (Luke 8:44-48
Amplified) You shall make yourself tassels on the four corners of your cloak with which you cover yourself. (Deuteronomy 22:12 Amplified) Remember the commandment of the L-rd to wear the twisted coils! |
Just as
Elijah
&
John
prepared a way and "made ready a people for the L-rd"
(Luke 1:17),
G-d is rising up men to help prepare the people for the return of
Yeshua Messiah!
The Prophet Elijah passed his "mantle" on to Elisha in (II Kings 2) Many believe that this “mantle” was actually his “Tallis” and was symbolic of the power of prayer that Elijah had saturated that “mantle” with. This “mantle” that Elijah left behind as he was taken up by a whirlwind into Heaven was what Elisha struck and parted the waters of the River of Jordan with! |
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