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 ...

A few things about tzitzit: First, even when there’s a map of what to do in front of you, tying it looks like a completely nonsensical project if you’ve never done it before. Second, it’s difficult to ...

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 ...

For over a thousand years, the source of Biblical “tekhelet” was unknown, and we were unable to dye the fringes of our tzitzit with the special dye. Recently, however, this practice has been renewed ...

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 ...

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 ...

What is the purpose of wearing tzitzit, the ritual fringes that are attached to the four cornered garment mentioned in our parsha? (Numbers 15:37-41) Several classic answers come to mind. Some suggest ...

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, ...

The commandment of tzitzit is that the threads of the tzitzit should be white and techelet, as it is said: “And they shall make for themselves tzitzit (from white threads) on the corners of their ...

LA-based artists Julie Weitz and Jill Spector are reimagining the traditional Jewish garment to include a wide spectrum of identities. Tzitzit Project tzitzit worn by Chelsea Mandell, Liana Wertman, ...