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Friday, February 4, 2011

the tallit

Recently I attended a Bat Mitzvah. This is a Jewish service that welcomes a young woman (age 13) into her religion as a "daughter of the Commandment." I was deeply touched by the richness of the service, the committment of the Jewish particpants to the history of their peoples. Abby, the girl being honored, read and chanted in Yiddish giving her promise to keep the Mitzvos that all Jewish women are required to keep. Her father prayed that she would always be proud to be Jewish.

At the close of the service Abby was given a "tallit." This is a prayer shawl with fringes at the four corners. "The tallit is said to allow you to feel enclosed or sheltered by God."

When do you feel enclosed or sheltered by God?"

Blessings-Penny
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