tsitsith

British  

/ ˈtsɪtsɪs, tsiːˈtsiːt /

noun

1. (functioning as singular or plural) Judaism the tassels or fringes of thread attached to the four corners of the tallith

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Etymology

Origin of tsitsith

from Hebrew sīsīth

Example Sentences

According to some Rabbis, the most important of all is that about the tephillin and the tsitsith, the fringes and phylacteries; and 'he who diligently observes it is regarded in the same light as if he had kept the whole Law.'

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When you say the Shema twice a day, as every good Jew is expected to do, you read in it that God commanded us, through Moses, to wear a fringe on our garment—the tsitsith, a visible sign to remind us of His Commandments, just in the same way as a table, spread ready for a meal, reminds us of our meals.

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"All right, I will; and I will first try to find the one about the tsitsith."

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Why, he took the tsitsith and threw it on the floor, and said he would never wear it again.

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"Listen to me, my child—instead of being ashamed, you should feel it a privilege to wear tsitsith."

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