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Romans 3:1 What advantage then hath the Jew? Or what profit
is there of circumcision? 2 Much in every way!
PENING
low the Shofar
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PENING
Why do we blow the Shofar?
Exodus 19:16
“On the morning of the third day there was
thunder and lightning, with a thick cloud over
the mountain, and there was the sounding of
a very loud SHOFAR blast. Everyone in the
camp trembled.”
Because this is the way G-D begins sacred
assemblies
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Announcements
• Monday Night Solemn Assembly...
Six days thou shalt eat unleavened bread: and
on the seventh day [shall be] a solemn
assembly to the LORD thy God: thou shalt do
no work [therein].
Deut 16:8
We’ll meet at our apartment for snacks and
fellowship as well as a few short prayers at
7pm Monday night.
News
HEMA ISRAEL
Hear oh Israel
Shema Israel
Adoni
Elohaynu
(Hear
oh Israel the L-RD
our G-D)
Adoni
Echad
(The L-RD
is one)
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HEMA ISRAEL
Hear oh Israel Part 2
Barukh shem k'vod malkhuto l'olam va'ed.
Blessed be the Name of His glorious kingdom for
ever and ever.
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hy do we recite/sing the SHEMA?
Because Messiah said it was the greatest Commandment
Mark 12:28-29
28 And one of the scribes came, and having heard
them reasoning together, and perceiving that He had
answered them well, asked Him, “Which is the
greatest commandment of all?”
29 And Yeshua answered him, “The first of all the
commandments is, Hear, O Israel; The Lord
our God is One Lord:”
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e-nay Ma Tov
Behold how good - Psalm 133:1
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He-Nay Maw tove
Behold how good
Oo-maw nye—eem
And how pleasant it is
Shevet aw-heem
For brothers to dwell
Gum Yaw Hawd
In unity
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-Seh Shalom
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O-seh Shalom
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Who yah-seh
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Shalom aw-lay-nu
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V'al kol
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Ya-a-seh sha-lom Ya-a-seh sha-lom
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Shalom aw-lay-new V’al kol Yees-raw-ale
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May He who makes peace in His heights make peace
upon us and upon all Israel…Amen."
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A-men ….A-men….A-men, A-men, A-men
Baw-rouk Ha-Shem, Baw-rouk Ha-Shem,
Blessed be the Name, blessed be the Name
Baw-rouk Ha-Shem Me-she-ach
Blessed be the Name of Messiah
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Chavareem Toveem!
• Chavareem Toveem!
• Meet any new people. Let them see that Messianics truly
understand community and brotherly/sisterly love.
• If someone is already talking to a visitor stand in line to meet
them don’t just walk away. We want to descend on them like
they are a lost relative.
• Say hello to old friends. Find out how their week has been
going. Show that you care.
• Say hello to anyone you have something against… and give
them a hug . There is room in the Body for forgiveness.
• Exercise modesty with your hugs.
Chavareem Toveem
Chavareem Toveem
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Chavereem toveem (Good friends) Chavereem Toveem (Good friends)
this is the time to stand up and sing
Chavereem Toveem (Good friends) Chavereem Toveem (Good friends)
on this Sabbath day it's an offering we bring
Baruch HaShem chavere shellee (Blessed be The Name my friend)
we're brothers and sisters… one family
Chavereem toveem chavereem toveem
this is the time to stand up and sing
Chavereem toveem chavereem toveem
on this Sabbath day it's the offering we bring
Baruch HaShem chavere shellee
united in Him we will live throughout eternity.
Chaveereem toveem
Prayers
• Joann, Barbara, Pam, Karin, Jesse, Bob (getting
a catscan today), for healing.
• Prayer for Salvation for loved ones and the
Jewish people…
• Sha'alu shalom Yerushalayim
Pray for the Peace of Jerusalem. May His
Shalom (Yeshua) come quickly. Pray for G-d’s
will in the Middle East.
• Evi’s family
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Pray for Pam’s family (Cinda)
Pray for our government
Karin’s Granddaughter Heather
Kathy’s Nephew Danny, started dialysis needs
transplant
• Barbara’s grand-daughter Karlie in New York for
safety and Salvation
Prayers
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Amy’s cousin’s girlfriend for treatment for drugs.
Continued prayer for Barbara’s son Van
Steve for aftermath concerning cancer
Pastors in Wenatchee
The Bible Belt tornadoes
Joann’s eye and her mom for her memory to return.
Russ’s oldest daughter for surgery on her ears.
ring our gifts to the altar
We Bring Our Sacrifice With Praise
We Bring Our Sacrifice With Praise
Unto the House of the LORD (2 X)
And we offer unto Him
Our sacrifices with thanksgiving
And we offer unto Him
Our sacrifices with joy
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La'asok B'divray Torah
Blessing Before The Reading Of The Torah
Next Week’s Parsha
• May 07, 2011 Emor ("Say"):
• Leviticus 21:1-24:23
• Ezekiel 44:15-31
• Luke 18-20
Today’s Parsha
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Apr 30, 2011 Kedoshim ("Holy"):
Leviticus 19:1-20:27
Ezekiel 22:1-19
Luke 16-17
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We’ll read
Lev 20 1-22
Ezekiel 22:1-19
Luke 17:1-10
Leviticus 20 1-22
• 1 ADONAI said to Moshe, 2 "Say to
the people of Isra'el, 'If someone from
the people of Isra'el or one of the
foreigners living in Isra'el sacrifices
one of his children to Molekh, he
must be put to death; the people of
the land are to stone him to death.
Leviticus 20 1-22
• 3 I too will set myself against
him and cut him off from his
people, because he has
sacrificed his child to Molekh,
defiling my sanctuary and
profaning my holy name.
Leviticus 20 1-22
• 4 If the people of the land look the
other way when that man sacrifices his
child to Molekh and fail to put him to
death, 5 then I will set myself against
him, his family and everyone who
follows him to go fornicating after
Molekh, and cut them off from their
people.
Leviticus 20 1-22
• 6 "'The person who turns to
spirit-mediums and sorcerers to
go fornicating after them -I will
set myself against him and cut
him off from his people.
Leviticus 20 1-22
• 7 Therefore consecrate yourselves you people must be holy, because I
am ADONAI your God. 8 Observe
my regulations, and obey them; I
am ADONAI, who sets you apart to
be holy.
Leviticus 20 1-22
• 9 "'A person who curses his
father or mother must be put to
death; having cursed his father
or his mother, his blood is on
him.
Leviticus 20 1-22
• 10 "'If a man commits adultery
with another man's wife, that is,
with the wife of a fellow
countryman, both the adulterer
and the adulteress must be put
to death.
Leviticus 20 1-22
• 11 The man who goes to bed
with his father's wife has
disgraced his father sexually, and
both of them must be put to
death; their blood is on them.
Leviticus 20 1-22
• 12 If a man goes to bed with his
daughter-in-law, both of them
must be put to death; they have
committed a perversion, and
their blood is on them.
Leviticus 20 1-22
• 13 If a man goes to bed with a man
as with a woman, both of them
have committed an abomination;
they must be put to death; their
blood is on them.
Leviticus 20 1-22
• 14 If a man marries a woman and
her mother, it is depravity; they
are to be put to death by fire, both
he and they, so that there will not
be depravity among you.
Leviticus 20 1-22
• 15 If a man has sexual relations
with an animal, he must be put
to death, and you are to kill the
animal.
Leviticus 20 1-22
• 16 If a woman approaches an
animal and has sexual relations
with it, you are to kill the
woman and the animal; their
blood will be on them.
Leviticus 20 1-22
• 17 If a man takes his sister, his father's
daughter or his mother's daughter, and
has sexual relations with her, and she
consents, it is a shameful thing; they are
to be cut off publicly - he has had sexual
relations with his sister, and he will bear
the consequences of their wrongdoing.
Leviticus 20 1-22
• 18 If a man goes to bed with a woman in
her menstrual period and has sexual
relations with her, he has exposed the
source of her blood, and she has
exposed the source of her blood; both
of them are to be cut off from their
people.
Leviticus 20 1-22
• 19 You are not to have sexual relations
with your mother's sister or your
father's sister; a person who does this
has had sexual relations with his close
relative; they will bear the
consequences of their wrongdoing.
Leviticus 20 1-22
• 20 If a man goes to bed with his
uncle's wife, he has disgraced his
uncle sexually; they will bear the
consequences of their sin and
die childless.
Leviticus 20 1-22
• 21 If a man takes his brother's wife, it is
uncleanness; he has disgraced his
brother sexually; they will be childless.
22 "'You are to observe all my
regulations and rulings and act on them,
so that the land to which I am bringing
you will not vomit you out. END (Baruch
HaShem)
Ezekiel 22:1-19
• 1 The word of ADONAI came to me: 2 "Now,
human being, are you prepared to judge? Are
you prepared to judge the city drenched in
blood? Then make her realize how disgusting
all her practices are! 3 Say that Adonai
ELOHIM says, 'City that sheds blood within
yourself, thus speeding your own doom, and
that makes idols for yourself that defile you:
Ezekiel 22:1-19
• 4 you are guilty because of the blood you
have shed, you are defiled by your idols
that you have made. You have shortened
your days, you have completed your
years; therefore I have made you an
object of scorn for the nations and a
laughingstock for every country.
Ezekiel 22:1-19
• 5 Those close by and those far off will
taunt you, you who have such a defiled
reputation and such great disorder. 6
"'The leaders of Isra'el in you all use their
power in order to shed blood. 7 In you,
they make light of fathers and mothers,
they oppress foreigners, they wrong
orphans and widows.
Ezekiel 22:1-19
• 8 You treat my holy things with contempt,
you profane my shabbats. 9 In you, people
gossip to the point of inciting bloodshed; in
you are those who go to eat on the
mountains; in you, they commit lewd acts;
10 in you, they commit incest; in you, they
force themselves on women during their
menstrual impurity.
Ezekiel 22:1-19
• 11 In you, one commits an
abomination with his neighbor's
wife; another commits some
lewd act defiling his daughter-inlaw; still another humbles his
sister, his own father's daughter.
Ezekiel 22:1-19
• 12 In you, people take bribes to shed
blood; you demand and accept
interest on loans; in greed you make
profits off your neighbors by
extorting them; and you have
forgotten me,' says Adonai ELOHIM.
Ezekiel 22:1-19
• 13 "'Therefore, I am clapping my hands
together because of your ill-gotten gains
and the blood shed in you. 14 Can your
courage last, can your strength continue
during the days when I deal with you? I,
ADONAI, have spoken it; and I will do it.
Ezekiel 22:1-19
• 15 I will scatter you among the Goyim
and disperse you throughout the
countries; thus I will remove your
defilement from you, 16 and you will
cause yourselves to be profaned in full
view of the Goyim. Then you will know
that I am ADONAI.'"
Ezekiel 22:1-19
• 17 The word of ADONAI came to me:
18 "Human being, the house of
Isra'el has become an alloy of base
metals for me; they are all copper,
tin, iron and lead mixed together in
the crucible, the dross left over from
the silver.
Ezekiel 22:1-19
• 19 Therefore Adonai ELOHIM says
this: 'Because you have all
become dross, I will collect all of
you inside Yerushalayim.
• END (Baruch HaShem)
Luke 17:1-10
• 1 Yeshua said to his talmidim, "It is
impossible that snares will not be set.
But woe to the person who sets them! 2
It would be to his advantage that he have
a millstone hung around his neck and he
be thrown into the sea, rather than that
he ensnare one of these little ones.
Luke 17:1-10
• 3 Watch yourselves! If your brother
sins, rebuke him; and if he repents,
forgive him. 4 Also, if seven times in
one day he sins against you, and
seven times he comes to you and
says, `I repent,' you are to forgive
him."
Luke 17:1-10
• 5 The emissaries said to the Lord,
"Increase our trust." 6 The Lord
replied, "If you had trust as tiny as a
mustard seed, you could say to this
fig tree, `Be uprooted and replanted
in the sea!' and it would obey you.
Luke 17:1-10
• 7 If one of you has a slave tending
the sheep or plowing, when he
comes back from the field, will
you say to him, `Come along now,
sit down and eat'?
Luke 17:1-10
• 8 No, you'll say, `Get my supper
ready, dress for work, and serve
me until I have finished eating
and drinking; after that, you may
eat and drink.'
Luke 17:1-10
• 9 Does he thank the slave
because he did what he was told
to do? No!
Luke 17:1-10
• 10 It's the same with you -- when
you have done everything you
were told to do, you should be
saying, `We're just ordinary
slaves, we have only done our
duty.'"
• END (Baruch HaShem)
Noten HaTorah
• Baruch atah Adonay Eloheynu melech
ha'olam, asher bachar banu mikol-ha'amim,
venatan lanu et-torato.
Baruch atah Adonay, noten hatorah.
• Blessed are You, LORD our God, king of the
universe, who chose us from all the peoples
and gave to us His Torah. Blessed are You,
LORD, giver of the Torah.
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Today’s Joke
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Mr. and Mrs. Greenberg go out to see My
Fair Lady on stage. This is the most sold out
show of the year, and scalpers are retiring on
this one.
Today’s Joke
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Somehow, they've lucked into front row seats. But
they notice that in the row behind them, there's an
empty seat. When intermission comes and no one
has sat in that seat, Mrs. Greenberg turns to the
woman sitting next to it and asks, "Pardon me, but
this show is completely sold out and in such
demand. We were wondering why that seat is
empty."
Today’s Joke
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The woman says, "That's my late husband's seat."
Mrs. Greenberg is horrified and apologizes for being so
insensitive.
But a few minutes later, she turns around again.
"Without meaning to be rude or anything, this is an
incredibly hard show to get into. Surely you must have a
friend or a relative who would have wanted to come and
see the show?"
The woman said, “Yes, but…
Today’s Joke
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…they're all at the funeral.”
Why Do The Men Wear Tzit Tzits?
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This will be a 3 part
series, we’ll do the
other parts after next
week.
Next week I’m
teaching on
“demonology”
Why Do The Men Wear Tzit Tzits?
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Why do Jewish mean wear Tzit tzits?
The Torah states in Numbers 15:38: "Speak to
the children of Israel, and say to them, that
they shall make themselves fringes on the
corners of their garments throughout their
generations, and they shall put on the corner
fringe a blue thread."
Why Do The Men Wear Tzit Tzits?
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So it’s a
Commandment.
We’re Jews, we do
what G-d says THEN
we try to figure out
why.
Why Do The Men Wear Tzit Tzits?
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Fortunately, we
don’t have to look
too far in this case…
the following verses
tell us exactly why.
Why Do The Men Wear Tzit Tzits?
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Numbers 15
39And it shall be unto you for a fringe, that ye
may look upon it, and remember all the
commandments of the LORD, and do them ;
and that ye seek not after your own heart
and your own eyes, after which ye use to go a
whoring:
40That ye may remember, and do all my
commandments, and be holy unto your God.
Why Do The Men Wear Tzit Tzits?
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So we wear
Tzitzits to
remember G-d’s
Laws and
Commandments.
That part is
pretty simple.
Why Do The Men Wear Tzit Tzits?
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There’s also many
different methods
of tying Tzit tzits.
The total of knots
and strings used
adds up to 613 (in
reference to the
613
Commandments)
Why Do The Men Wear Tzit Tzits?
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These numbers
also add up
numerically to
the name YHVH
(26).
Why is that
important?
Why Do The Men Wear Tzit Tzits?
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Notice where the
Tzits lie…
They basically lie
across the thigh.
Why Do The Men Wear Tzit Tzits?
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Interestingly
enough we read
in Revelation 19
concerning the
return of
Yeshua…
Why Do The Men Wear Tzit Tzits?
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Rev 19:16
16 On his robe and on his thigh he has this
name written: KING OF KINGS AND LORD OF
LORDS.
Some people think this means He has a tattoo
of some sort on His thigh.
Why Do The Men Wear Tzit Tzits?
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I don’t, I believe it’s a
reference to His Name
in the Tzit tzits. It’s on
His robe and on His
thigh.
The Greek word for
written here
“gegrammenon”
doesn’t always mean
written with ink etc.
Why Do The Men Wear Tzit Tzits?
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Why do I think
Yeshua even wore
Tzit tzits?
For one, Yeshua
never broke any
Commandments.
Why Do The Men Wear Tzit Tzits?
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Him wearing Tzit tzits
in the New
Testament itself
more then once…
Why Do The Men Wear Tzit Tzits?
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Matthew 9:20-22
And a woman who had been suffering from a
hemorrhage for twelve years, came up behind Him
and touched the fringe of His cloak; 21 for she was
saying to herself, "If I only touch His garment, I will
get well." 22 But Jesus turning and seeing her said,
"Daughter, take courage; your faith has made you
well." At once the woman was made well. NASU
Why Do The Men Wear Tzit Tzits?
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I know most
translations say she
grabbed the “hem”
of His garment.
The Greek word
used there for hem
is “kraspedon”. It
means fringes.
Why Do The Men Wear Tzit Tzits?
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Matthew 14:34-36
When they had crossed over, they came to
land at Gennesaret. 35 And when the men of
that place recognized Him, they sent word
into all that surrounding district and brought
to Him all who were sick; 36 and they
implored Him that they might just touch the
fringe of His cloak (kraspedon); and as many
as touched it were cured.
Why Do The Men Wear Tzit Tzits?
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Mark 6:53-56
When they had crossed over they came to land at
Gennesaret, and moored to the shore. 54 When
they got out of the boat, immediately the people
recognized Him, 55 and ran about that whole
country and began to carry here and there on their
pallets those who were sick, to the place they heard
He was. 56 Wherever He entered villages, or cities,
or countryside, they were laying the sick in the
market places, and imploring Him that they might
just touch the fringe of His cloak (kraspedon); and
as many as touched it were being cured.
Why Do The Men Wear Tzit Tzits?
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And a woman who had a hemorrhage for
twelve years, and could not be healed by
anyone, 44 came up behind Him and touched
the fringe of His cloak (kraspedon), and
immediately her hemorrhage stopped.
NASU (New American Standard Update
Version)
Why Do The Men Wear Tzit Tzits?
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Tzit tzits are to be
tied on the 4
corners of your
garment.
What kind of
garment would
that have been?
Why Do The Men Wear Tzit Tzits?
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There were
different types of
clothing and styles
in ancient times.
The following is the
only known image
of an Israelite
king….
Why Do The Men Wear Tzit Tzits?
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Jehu, king of the
northern Israelites,
is shown bowing
down to
Shalmanesar, king
of the Assyrians,
approx. 682 b.c.e.
(ref.2Kings 17:3)…
Why Do The Men Wear Tzit Tzits?
Why Do The Men Wear Tzit Tzits?
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So you can see he was
wearing his Tzit tzits at
the very bottom of his
robe.
Here’s another image of
an Israelite from the
Egyptian period (1496
BC) …
Why Do The Men Wear Tzit Tzits?
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Notice in this case
of the Hebrew
slave, the fringes
are further up
near his thigh.
Why Do The Men Wear Tzit Tzits?
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Contrary to what
some believe today,
the Tallit itself was
used in Biblical times
(1800 B.C.).
The word Tallit itself
means “cloak” in
Aramaic.
‫טַ ִּלית‬
Why Do The Men Wear Tzit Tzits?
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This idea was
adopted by other
people groups.
It’s where the
Kafyia comes from
as well as the
Roman “Toga”.
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It was a rectangular mantel
that looked like a small blanket.
Initially, the Tallit was worn
daily.
Typically in Israel the days are
hot and the Tallit would be
draped around the body and
head to provide cover from the
sun.
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The evenings can be
dramatically cool and
the Tallit could be
draped around the
neck and shoulders to
provide warmth.
Similar to what the
Yemenite Jews do
today
Why Do The Men Wear Tzit Tzits?
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It could also be used as
a burial shroud.
Why Do The Men Wear Tzit Tzits?
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Was it ever used as a
utility garment?
Yes, the Yemite Jews
still do use it that way.
Was that what it was
used for initially.
Absolutely not.
Yemenite Jew
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Anyone who’s lived in
the Middle East knows
the importance of a
Kafyia type garment.
Protection from the
sun and the cold are of
primary value.
Why Do The Men Wear Tzit Tzits?
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The colors of a Tallit varied
from tribe to tribe.
For example if you
were from the tribe of
Naphtali their stone
was jasper (green) so
they’d wear Tallits that
had green on them and so
forth.
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The color of these stones
corresponded to the
stones of the breastplate
worn by the Cohen
HaGadole.
Why Do The Men Wear Tzit Tzits?
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After the exile of the
Jews from Eretz Israel
and their dispersion,
they came to adopt the
fashions of their gentile
neighbors
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and the Tallit became a
religious garment for
prayer.
It did get a little shorter
but it’s still very similar
in some ways to what it
was thousands of years
ago.
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We know the Tallit
was used in Biblical
times because there
are references to it.
When one holds his
Tallit outstretched
you’ll see what we
call “wings”
Why Do The Men Wear Tzit Tzits?
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There are references to these wings in the Tanach.
Ruth 2
11And Boaz answered and said unto her, It hath fully
been shewed me, all that thou hast done unto thy
mother in law since the death of thine husband: and
how thou hast left thy father and thy mother, and the
land of thy nativity, and art come unto a people
which thou knewest not heretofore.
12The LORD recompense thy work, and a full reward
be given thee of the LORD God of Israel, under whose
wings thou art come to trust.
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Ps 17 speaking of the L-rd…
7Shew thy marvellous lovingkindness, O thou
that savest by thy right hand them which put
their trust in thee from those that rise up
against them.
8Keep me as the apple of the eye, hide me
under the shadow of thy wings.
It’s not talking about bird wings. It’s imagery
referring to a Tallit.
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Mal. 4
2But unto you that fear my name shall the Sun
of righteousness arise with healing in his
wings; and ye shall go forth, and grow up as
calves of the stall.
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Again in Psalms…
Psalms 61
2From the end of the earth will I cry unto thee,
when my heart is overwhelmed: lead me to
the rock that is higher than I.
3For thou hast been a shelter for me, and a
strong tower from the enemy.
4I will abide in thy tabernacle for ever: I will
trust in the covert of thy wings. Selah.
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There are also references to it as a “mantle”
I Kings 19
13And it was so, when Elijah heard it, that he
wrapped his face in his mantle, and went out,
and stood in the entering in of the cave. And,
behold, there came a voice unto him, and
said, What doest thou here, Elijah?
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II Kings 19
11And it came to pass, as they still went on, and talked, that,
behold, there appeared a chariot of fire, and horses of fire,
and parted them both asunder; and Elijah went up by a
whirlwind into heaven.
12And Elisha saw it, and he cried, My father, my father, the
chariot of Israel, and the horsemen thereof. And he saw him
no more: and he took hold of his own clothes, and rent them
in two pieces.
13He took up also the mantle of Elijah that fell from him,
and went back, and stood by the bank of Jordan.
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Elisha took Elijah’s
Tallit as it fell off of
Elijah.
That’s why to this
day it is a custom for
a Rabbi to purchase a
Tallit for his Talmid
(Student).
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So, how do we wear
Tallits?
The tallit must be long
enough to be worn over
the shoulders (as a
shawl), not just around
the neck (as a scarf), to
fulfill the requirement
that the tzitzit be on a
"garment."
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Also on the Tallits
they commonly have
an artistic motif of
some kind along the
top long end (the
outside of the part
that goes against
your neck).
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This motif is referred
to as an atarah
(crown). There is no
particular religious
significance to the
atarah; it simply tells
you which end is up!
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If one doesn’t wear a
Tallit, he can wear a
Tallit Kittan.
This is worn under
the shirt (though
Rabbinically not
touching the skin).
Solid white
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Usually all that is
seen is the Tzitzyot
(Tzit tzits)
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There’s different
styles and colors that
are used just like
there’s different
colors and styles
used for Tallit Gadole
(big Tallits)
Black striped
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There’s different
styles and colors that
are used just like
there’s different
colors and styles
used for Tallit Gadole
(big Tallits)
Blue striped
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What are the meanings
of the 2 colors?
The blue stripe was to
signify the blue string
which they no longer
use in Tzittzits. (it’s also
where we get our flag
from)
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The black strip is
meant to represent
mourning because
the Temple has been
destroyed.
What’s the
difference between
the Tallit Kitan and
the Tallit Gadole?
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The Tallit Kitan as it is
today is a relatively new
invention.
Some believe it’s older
then the Tallit gadole as
they think it was worn
like a poncho or overgarment to the tunic
style dress in ancient
days.
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I don’t think the
original Tallit was a
poncho style
garment, the
evidence shows it
was more like a
blanket or wrap, like
a mantle, as I’ve
shown before.
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So where did the
Tallit Kitan come
from?
It came about due to
persecution of the
Jews in history.
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They were easily
identified by
persecutors back
then wearing their
big Tallits so we
began to make Tallit
Kitans so we could
blend in easier.
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If we came across
someone who might
kill us for being
Jewish, we’d simply
stuff away our tzit
tzits and we’d be
safe.
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Nothing wrong with
that. It’s a greater
mitzvah to save your
life and the life of
your family.
I’ve worn Tallit Kitans
myself, it’s a matter
of preference.
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We will be making
some for those who
want to wear them
and they’ll be
available at our
“Aveinu Bookstore”
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Sometimes you will
see me kiss the Tallit
before I put it on.
That is a sign of
affection towards
G-d’s Commandment
to wear Tzit tzit…
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It’s not required,
though most Jews do
the same and say the
prayer for donning
Tzit tzit (usually
written on the crown
of the Tallit)