MissVicki mentioned 'em in a question...I'm honestly only familiar with them through seeing knitting patterns for them. What traditions use them? Do they have a specific purpose?
2006-10-20 04:11:19 · 5 answers · asked by angk 6 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
That explains why I froze my butt off at the monastery in February... :D
2006-10-20 04:16:28 · update #1
The Jewish People use a prayer shawl called a 'tallit', pronounced, taleet. Everything on the tallit has an explanation.
They are used as a symbolic covering of God as they pray. They put them around the shoulders. Some are longer than others.
My pastor (non Jewish) has studied almost everything there is to know about the Jewish customs. Some of us at church have ordered tallits to wear, when we pray.
2006-10-20 04:19:52 · answer #1 · answered by grandma_author_poet 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I believe Messianic Jews are supposed to use them.
I have felt a callilng for about a year to cover my head during prayer. I recently bought a shawl that is my designated prayer shawl.
It is not a knitted shawl it is lace and embroidered.
:)
2006-10-20 04:15:10 · answer #2 · answered by Miss Vicki 4 · 2⤊ 2⤋
Buddhists use prayer shawls. Mainly to keep warm while sitting and meditating. Many Buddhists don't bother with central heating. I don't have it. HA HA!
2006-10-20 04:13:42 · answer #3 · answered by a_delphic_oracle 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Cover your head when praying
2006-10-20 04:13:05 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I know jewish men use them ("tallis").
cheerio
2006-10-20 04:17:51 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋