In an inconspicuous school hall in the heart of Jerusalem, dozens of people from all walks of life sit together at long tables preparing tzitzit — knotted fringes worn by religious Jews — to be sent ...

The mitzvah of tzitzit particularly expresses faith and the unique destiny of Israel. The most honorable garment is the ...

In the biblical Book of Numbers, God instructs the Israelites, “Throughout the generations to come, you are to make tassels on the corners of your garments, with a blue cord on each tassel.” In ...

Since biblical times, male authorities have been debating the issue of whether women should sport tzitzit. Now, thanks to a freshman from Princeton University, a group of young women are — quite ...

While some have been making DIY fringes at home for years, queer artists in California have launched a new shop with tzitzit for all bodies and all genders. (JTA) — Binya Kóatz remembers the first ...

The Lord spoke to Moses, saying: Speak to the children of Israel and you shall say to them that they shall make for themselves fringes on the corners of their garments, throughout their generations, ...

Last Sunday I tried to do my small bit to support the IDF by making a set of tzitzit. At Young Israel of Century City, about 75 of us showed up to make these religiously mandated garments, helping to ...

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JTA — Binya Kóatz remembers the first time she saw a woman wearing tzitzit. While attending Friday night services at a Jewish Renewal synagogue in Berkeley, California, she noticed the long ritual ...