Called a tallit katan, or small prayer shawl, the garment is designed ... like ‘kiss the fringes.’ The fringes are holy.” JTA has documented Jewish history in real-time for over a century.

The tallith, also known as the prayer shawl, is a shawl worn traditionally by Jewish men ... These commandments are represented by the 613 fringes all around the tallith which are known as ...