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Mysteries of Tallit. Tzitzith and the Teklet

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MYSTERIES OF THE TALLIT, THE TZITZIT AND THE TEKHLET<br />

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tah-lee-TOT; <strong>the</strong> traditional Sephardi plural <strong>of</strong> tallét is talletot, pronounced tahleh-TOT,<br />

Most tallitot have a neckb<strong>and</strong> also, called an Atarah, which has <strong>the</strong> blessing one<br />

recites when donning <strong>the</strong> tallit, embroidered across it . It reads:<br />

Blessed are You, Lord, our God, King <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Universe, Who has sanctified us with<br />

His comm<strong>and</strong>ments, <strong>and</strong> comm<strong>and</strong>ed us regarding <strong>the</strong> comm<strong>and</strong>ment <strong>of</strong> fringes<br />

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