Tallit bag
Name/Title
Tallit bagEntry/Object ID
2008.22.31bDescription
Maroon plush velvet zippered case for the tallit 2008.22.31a, with a gold star of David and gold embroidered floral vine design.Use
Used in Jewish services at the Ira Allen Chapel at the University of Vermont prior to 1980. Given to Lilian Baker Carlisle in 1980 by David Blow who was the archivist at the University of Vermont.Context
From Encyclopedia Britannica, "A ṭallit, also spelled ṭalit, tallis, or tallith, plural ṭallithim, ṭalithim, tallithim, or tallisim, prayer shawl worn by male Jews during the daily morning service (shaḥarit); it is also worn by the leader of the service during the afternoon service (minḥa). On Yom Kippur, males wear it for all five services and on Tisha be-Av only during the afternoon service. Rectangular in shape, the wool (or sometimes silk) shawl has black or blue stripes with fringes (tzitzit) affixed to the four corners as the Bible prescribes (Numbers 15:38). Two fringes fall in front, two behind. Often an embroidered collar is added, inscribed with the blessing to be recited when the ṭallit is put on. A pious Jew is often buried in his ṭallit after one of the fringes has been removed."Acquisition
Accession
2008.22Source or Donor
Carlisle, L. Diana, Carlisle, PenelopeAcquisition Method
GiftMade/Created
Manufacturer
Rabbi M. LipschitzEthnography
Culture/Tribe
Jewish