It begins with the traditional donning of the tallith or prayer shawl.
He wears a prayer shawl, chants a pilgrimage psalm, and says a blessing in Hebrew.
It was white (the color of newness and purity), and it had two blue stripes (the color of heaven) like the stripes of a tallit, the prayer shawl, which symbolized the transmission of Jewish tradition.
He stood before it fussing with his tunic, his robe and his prayer shawl, making sure his attire was perfect.
I feel safe, gathered in, with the song covering us like a prayer shawl and the Shabbos candles flickering on the sideboard.
Definition of prayer shawl in US English:
prayer shawl
nounˈprāər SHôl
Judaism
another term for tallith
Example sentencesExamples
It begins with the traditional donning of the tallith or prayer shawl.
I feel safe, gathered in, with the song covering us like a prayer shawl and the Shabbos candles flickering on the sideboard.
It was white (the color of newness and purity), and it had two blue stripes (the color of heaven) like the stripes of a tallit, the prayer shawl, which symbolized the transmission of Jewish tradition.
He stood before it fussing with his tunic, his robe and his prayer shawl, making sure his attire was perfect.
He wears a prayer shawl, chants a pilgrimage psalm, and says a blessing in Hebrew.