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M. M. NINAN<br />
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The Arba Kanfots or <strong>Tallit</strong> Katan<br />
Arba Kanfots = Four Corners<br />
<strong>Tallit</strong> Katan = Small <strong>Tallit</strong><br />
After <strong>the</strong> 13th century AD, when <strong>the</strong> dressing styles <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> nations where <strong>the</strong> Jews<br />
were in dispersion changed, Tzitzit began to be worn on new inner garments,<br />
known as Arba Kanfos, ra<strong>the</strong>r than <strong>the</strong> outer garments. This inner garment was a<br />
rectangle, with a hole in <strong>the</strong> centre for <strong>the</strong> head to pass through. According to<br />
Jewish Halakhah (legal rules), <strong>the</strong> <strong>Tallit</strong> Katan must be at least twenty-four inches<br />
long <strong>and</strong> eighteen inches wide. It was worn just under <strong>the</strong> overcoat but over <strong>the</strong><br />
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