Illustration of tallit
plural tallitot
ˌtä-lə-ˈtōt 
or tallits
ˈtä-ləts
or tallits
ˈtä-ləts
ˈta-
also tallises
ˈtä-lə-səz
ˈta-
or talliths
ˈtä-ləths
ˈta-
or tallitim
ˌtä-lə-ˈsēm
-ˈtēm,
-ˈthēm
or tallisim
ˌtä-lə-ˈsēm
-ˈtēm,
-ˈthēm
or tallithim
ˌtä-lə-ˈsēm
-ˈtēm,
-ˈthēm
: a shawl with fringed corners worn over the head or shoulders by Jewish men especially during morning prayers
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He was draped in the only surviving tallit from the synagogue’s library, where the arsonist lit the fire.
—
Grace Gilson,
Sun Sentinel,
20 Jan. 2026
Of a white tallit during Shabbat prayers.
—
Eli Sharabi,
Time,
1 Oct. 2025
Demon-killing shofars, a living tallit worthy of Doctor Strange, and health-restoring manna.
—
Josh Weiss,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
Instead, Malachi, loyal to the ways of the Old World, keeps a prayer book in his pocket and wears a tallit under his shirt.
—
Hawa Allan,
BostonGlobe.com,
10 Aug. 2023
Some attendees took turns cradling the scroll and carrying it beneath a tallit, or prayer shawl.
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Rachel Román,
sun-sentinel.com,
10 Nov. 2021
Other precautions in place included mandatory masking and the omission of the hakafot, a procession of the Torah that would typically include people kissing it or placing their tallit on the Torah and kissing that.
—
Brieanna J. Frank,
The Arizona Republic,
16 Sep. 2021
An antique silver clothing hanger that was likely used for a tallit, from a dealer in Fez, Morocco.
—
Jennifer Alfano,
WSJ,
9 Nov. 2018
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Grace Gilson,
Sun Sentinel,
20 Jan. 2026
Of a white tallit during Shabbat prayers.
—
Eli Sharabi,
Time,
1 Oct. 2025
Demon-killing shofars, a living tallit worthy of Doctor Strange, and health-restoring manna.
—
Josh Weiss,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
Instead, Malachi, loyal to the ways of the Old World, keeps a prayer book in his pocket and wears a tallit under his shirt.
—
Hawa Allan,
BostonGlobe.com,
10 Aug. 2023
Some attendees took turns cradling the scroll and carrying it beneath a tallit, or prayer shawl.
—
Rachel Román,
sun-sentinel.com,
10 Nov. 2021
Other precautions in place included mandatory masking and the omission of the hakafot, a procession of the Torah that would typically include people kissing it or placing their tallit on the Torah and kissing that.
—
Brieanna J. Frank,
The Arizona Republic,
16 Sep. 2021
An antique silver clothing hanger that was likely used for a tallit, from a dealer in Fez, Morocco.
—
Jennifer Alfano,
WSJ,
9 Nov. 2018
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“Tallit.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tallit. Accessed 3 Jul. 2026.
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