EditorialHarry Oxman, 86, who celebrated his bar mitzvah in 2019, wears his tallit at his office in Philadelphia, July 28, 2022. (Michelle Gustafson/The New York Times)
Editorial" Shpanyer band", from Eastern Europe,1910. This band was probably sewn onto a tallit (prayer shawl). Gilt silver,gold metallic thread on cotton, 77,5 x 12,75 cm.
EditorialTallit and masks are stationed at the entrance to the main sanctuary at Central Synagogue in Manhattan on Friday, Sept. 3, 2021. (Anna Watts/The New York Times)
Editorial" Shpanyer band", from Eastern Europe,1910. This band was probably sewn onto a tallit (prayer shawl). Gilt silver,gold metallic thread on cotton, 77,5 x 12,75 cm.
EditorialTorah case (" Tik"), which, in Jewish communities in North Africa, Yemen and countries east of Israel, replace the Torah mantle. From Kai Feng Fu, Honan Province, China. Behind the tik is a tallit, or prayer shawl from Shanghai. Wood, gilt an...
EditorialCylindrical copper jug, 17th c. -H: 16 cm / Austro Hung. Book cover, 1894-red velvet-from Vienna H: 18.2 cm Tallit (prayer shawl) 20th c. white cotton, Austro / Hung.