prayer shawl

American  

[prair] / prɛər /

noun

Judaism.

1. a tallith.

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prayer shawl British  

/ prɛə /

noun

1. Judaism another word for tallit

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Etymology

Origin of prayer shawl

First recorded in 1900–05

Example Sentences

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

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

She then showed the children a blue-striped learner’s tallit, a prayer shawl, and, draping it around her shoulders, imitated a man proudly strutting into the sanctuary on the Sabbath.

From New York Times • May 21, 2019

Lev stands at a window, his prayer shawl over his shoulders, whispering prayers he thinks I can't hear.

From "What the Night Sings" by Vesper Stamper