Tallit (Prayer Shawl) Fragment Found at Masada
Due to Masada's exceedingly dry climate, unusual quantities of textiles, basketry, cordage, and wood were recovered. Over 2,000 textile fragments include ladies’ hair nets, a sock, tunics, cloaks, and what very well may be a white woolen tallit or prayer shawl.
A Tallit always has the tzitzit or fringes as commanded by the Torah.
Numbers 15:38
Throughout the generations to come you are to make fringes on the corners of your garments, with a blue cord on each tassel.
Piece of cloth found at Masada probably from a Tallit
Back to Masada, by Amnon Ben-Tor Fig. 214 Israel Exploration Society, Jerusalem 2009 and Masada Expedition of The Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Modern Day Tallit
Overview
Numbers 15:38
Throughout the generations to come you are to make tassels on the corners of your garments, with a blue cord on each tassel.
A white wool mantle marked with a straight-notched pattern used on men’s prayer shawls, or tallit, is among the 2,000 textiles found at Masada.
In the Bible
Throughout the generations to come you are to make fringes on the corners of your garments, with a blue cord on each tassel.
דַּבֵּר אֶל-בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל, וְאָמַרְתָּ אֲלֵהֶם, וְעָשׂוּ לָהֶם צִיצִת עַל-כַּנְפֵי בִגְדֵיהֶם, לְדֹרֹתָם; וְנָתְנוּ עַל-צִיצִת הַכָּנָף, פְּתִיל תְּכֵלֶת.
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