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Types of tzitzit strings: Machine-spun, hand-spun and Niputz Lishmah
This week we received an order that looked a bit odd to me: several tallit katan products sized for very small boys and thick Niputz Lishmah tzitzit strings to tie on them. I contacted the customer to clarify, and discovered that the order was placed by a very conscientious mother who has a few gaps [...]
How to tie Breslov tzitzit
We don't do a lot of Breslov tying, but we do offer it as an option. The following is an email exchange with a customer who wanted to try tying Breslov tzitzit himself.BS''DShalom,I saw on your website that you now tie tzitzis according to the Breslov minhag. I would like to know how exactly you [...]
Tzitzit Tying Activity for Campers
At this time of year we typically get inquiries both from parents preparing their kids for camp, and from Jewish camp staff members, asking about tzitzit tying activities. Here's an inquiry we received this week:I'm looking to purchase tzitzis strings and the beged (separately) for 35 teenage boys to make tzitzis as a camp activity. Can [...]
Ptil Tekhelet Offer for Parshas Shlach
Speak unto the children of Israel, and bid them that they make them throughout their generations fringes in the corners of their garments, and that they put with the fringe of each corner a thread of blue. And it shall be unto you for a fringe, that ye may look upon it, and remember all [...]
Tzitzit strings: How many blue threads?
Most online tzitzit vendors that sell blue threads, either Radzyn or Ptil Tekhelet (Murex trunculus) sell only all blue strings. But we also offer them with half blue/half white strings. This option tends to confuse our customers a bit. Here's a recent inquiry on the topic:I would like to order tzitzit strings for my son's [...]
A note to converts and other first-time tallit buyers
Converts and prospective converts sometimes sound sheepish when they ask me tallit questions, as if apologizing for not knowing how to go about buying a tallit. But the truth is for many Jews buying a tallit is a first-time experience, or it's been so many years since they bought their last tallit that it might [...]
Choosing the right blue-striped tallit
Blue stripes are very popular on tallits, not just among bar mitzvah boys, but for adults as well. Recently we received an inquiry from a Russian groom in Germany who asked for advice on how to choose the right blue-striped tallit. I'm pasting his questions and my reply here, because I think it might be [...]
Tallit sizing: Moving down a size
On one hand, it's important to try to get the right size tallit, so you don't have to struggle to keep the tzitzit off the floor and on the other hand you don't have a tallit that's too small on you. Some people like a tallit that's long and elegant, while others prefer small and [...]
Removing an atara from the tallit
Sometimes we get questions from mothers or grandmothers who are making a tallit on their own.My grandson wants me to embroider the atara for him, so I need to find a tallit without an atara. Can you help? Thank you. Linda S.I explained to Linda that it's quite difficult to find a tallit without an atara, [...]
Sizing a wool tallis katan
We often get inquiries asking how to choose the right size wool tallit katan. If you already have one take a look just above the hem in front. If there are a series of pinstripes, count them. Some manufacturers make a Size 5 with five pinstripes, a Size 6 with six, etc. But if that's [...]