Tzitzit Project tzitzit worn by Chelsea Mandell, Liana Wertman, and Holly Howell (all images courtesy Tzitzit Project unless noted otherwise) Often referred to as tzitzit after the name of the fringes ...

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 ...

Q: Why don’t women practice the commandments of tzitzit and tefillin? After all, the exemption of women from these commandments is because they are time-bound commandments, and if so, the rule is that ...

Lately, as I walk around West Philly, I have been noticing more and more tzitzit dangling from corners of garments. As Philadelphian Jews no doubt know, this is not a neighborhood where Orthodox Jews ...

During his Munkacs sojourn, Rabbi Zvi Elimelech penned two short works. The first work appears to have been written soon after he arrived in Hungary, though it was only published in 1909 under the ...

Any observant Jew will tell you what a pleasure it is to see those little tassels peeking out from the hem of a persons shirt, like tiny little banners declaring one’s allegiance to The Most High and ...

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 ...

Debra Nussbaum Cohen (one of my favorite religion reporters) has a fascinating article in the latest issue of The New York Jewish Week about young Reform Jews turning toward tradition. Reporting from ...

This week’s sedrah, Shelach Lecha, ends with one of the great commands of Judaism – tzitzit, the fringes we wear on the corner of our garments as a perennial reminder of our identity as Jews and our ...

The Mitzva to wear Tzitzit on a four cornered garment, is designed to be the object of remembrance. When we see or are aware of the Tzitzit in our bodies, we are to remember all of the commandments of ...

Elazar Tariku celebrates his victory after an MMA fight, November 30, 2016. (Screenshot) Two winning Israeli mixed martial arts fighters donned tzitzit, the Jewish ritual fringes, and kippahs ...