prayer shawl
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of prayer shawl
First recorded in 1900–05
Example Sentences
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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
And if we want an outfit to wear on special occasions, all we have to do is reach into the closet and pull out our tallis, or prayer shawl.
From Washington Post • Nov. 23, 2021
They have been evacuated from the temple and are resting in the empty upstairs bedroom of a congregant in Nevada, covered by a traditional white and blue tallit, or prayer shawl.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 10, 2021
The man, who was wearing a tallit, or Jewish prayer shawl, was arrested shortly after the plane landed in Atlanta.
From Slate • Nov. 23, 2018
While I changed into the kittel, Meir knotted lengths of blue and white cord into the tassels found both on tzitzis and on the corners of a prayer shawl.
From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros
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