How to Say the Blessing Over the Tallit

This benediction is recited as one dons a prayer shawl in preparation for prayer.

A tallit is a fringed prayer shawl traditionally worn during morning prayer services.

In this video, Sarah Wolf demonstrates how to recite the blessing prior to putting on a tallit.

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This prayer is traditionally recited at the close of Jewish prayer services.

The simple words of this traditional morning blessing draw us back to the dawn of our mythic creation.

This prayer for peace is the last blessing of the Amidah.

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