prayer shawl
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of prayer shawl
First recorded in 1900–05
Example Sentences
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At a campaign rally in October, a huge screen with the image of a man wearing a Jewish prayer shawl and blowing a shofar suddenly illuminated the stadium.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 9, 2023
Jesse Rabinowitz, who stood outside the White House in a prayer shawl, said that it was important to him to show up fully as an American, as an observant Jew, and as a progressive.
From Slate ● Oct. 18, 2023
The former ultra-Orthodox Jew is wearing a white prayer shawl and tefillin - long leather straps with small boxes attached, containing scrolls with verses from the Torah.
From BBC ● Sep. 22, 2022
But some shoppers are fed up: “There’s a Santa on Wayfair wearing a tallit,” Ms. Herman said, referring to a Jewish prayer shawl.
From New York Times ● Nov. 26, 2021
Boaz slid in next to his friend, still adjusting his tallit and trying to keep the prayer shawl from slipping down his shoulders.
From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny
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