˜yÐÄvlog

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prayer shawl

[ prair ]

noun

Judaism.
  1. a tallith.


prayer shawl

/ ±è°ùɛə /

noun

  1. Judaism another word for tallit
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of prayer shawl1

First recorded in 1900–05
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Example Sentences

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She only had time to throw a few items of clothing into a bag and put on her prayer shawl.

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At a campaign rally in October, a huge screen with the image of a man wearing a Jewish prayer shawl and blowing a shofar suddenly illuminated the stadium.

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Aaron doesn't feel comfortable showing items traditionally worn by Jewish men in public, either his kippah or his tzitzit, the tassels of his prayer shawl.

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When Amal al-Akam fled her home in northern Gaza, she had time only to grab her children and throw on a prayer shawl.

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Mark Simon, whose parents, Bernice and Sylvan Simon, were killed in the attack, testified he still has their bloodied prayer shawl.

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