The Tashbetz is a fabulous lightweight tallit and perhaps Mishkan Hatchelet's best-selling tallit. In most cases adding side bands and/or a half lining is probably a bad idea. The following is an e ...
White-on-White Tallit Comparison: Tashbetz vs. Beit Yosef(Post)Recently we received an inquiry from a rabbi in Florida interested in buying a white-striped tallit with nonslip fabric, but wanted help comparing the options.I live in Florida and I am looking for ...
Classic Black-Striped Tallit: Prima, Tashbetz, Hamefoar & Malchut(Post)On Shabbos, I sometimes find myself gazing at the tallits in front of me. Usually I can figure out which tallit I'm seeing. My congregation has very conservative proclivities, so there's not a ...
Hamefoar Tallit vs. Malchut Tallit(Post)Tallis Hamefoar and Malchut are very similar tallits made by rival manufacturers. Hamefoar is made by Mishkan Hatchelet and Malchut by Talitania. If you saw them worn on someone in synagogue, you pro ...
Mishkan Hatchelet vs. Talitnia(Post)Let me begin by saying that in general I'm partial to Mishkan Hatchelet, since I work closely with one of their distributors (a second-generation Mishkan Hatchelet distributor!) and because most of t ...
Size 60 Tallit(Post)Despite our Tallit Size Wizard, we get sizing questions all the time. Like this inquiry:Shalom. I am looking at the Hamefoar Nonslip Tallit. I see that the smallest size is 60. I am 5 foot 7 and ...
Sephardic Tallit Options(Post)What is the difference between a Sephardic Tallit and a Yemenite, Ashkenazi or Chassidic? The foremost distinction is a different custom for tying the tzitzit, with a spiral ridge, followed by most S ...
Gray Tallit Options(Post)We recently received an inquiry from a prospective in Australia looking for a gray tallit for her fiance. She happens to be a writer, so her request was a bit more descriptive: Can I ask your advice ...
How white is a white wool tallit?(Post)What shade of white is a wool tallit? It could probably be best described as off-white. Here's an inquiry we received from a customer this week:I've just received my order . Initially,when I put on ...
Tallit fabric: Light vs. medium weight and thick(Post)About once a month we get an inquiry from someone looking for a lightweight tallit (and sometimes for a heavy tallit). Here's an example:Advise please: Tallit. Prefer less fabric as in a 36" width be ...
White-on-White Tallit: Buyers Guide(Post)Among many traditional Sephardic Jews, the prevalent custom is to wear a white-on-white tallit, but many other Jews also choose a solid white tallit with white stripes for aesthetic reasons, sometime ...
Shraga's new tallis: Letting the wife do the choosing(Post)On Erev Rosh Hashana 5782, just as I was closing the office, I heard Shraga, a local locksmith, at the gate. He said he needed a tallis for Yom Tov. About 99% of our sales are sent abroad; only a ...