The long tradition of a single orthodox form of the tallit became modified in a more culturally diverse atmosphere and continued to change throughout time until it became permuted and shortened in length as the kitel, tallit katan, tallit gadol, and the more common tallit prayer shawl form know today.

The tallit katan (" small tallit ") is a fringed garment traditionally worn either under or over one ’ s clothing by Jewish males.

The requirements regarding the fabric and fringes of a tallit katan are the same as that of a tallit gadol.

Generally a tallit katan is made of wool or cotton.

While all four cornered garments are required to have tzitzit, the custom of specially wearing a tallit katan is based on a verse in which exhorts Jews to " rememberof all the commandments of the Lord.

The tallit katan is also known as arba kanfot ( Yiddish / Ashkenazic Hebrew: arba kanfos ), literally " four corners " or tzitzit.

Israeli Knesset Member Rabbi Menachem Porush chartered a private plane to meet the Hutners in Nicosia, and gave the Rav his own shirt and tallit katan, since Rabbi Hutner's tallit, tefillin, shirt, jacket and hat had been confiscated during his three-week ordeal.

Tzitzit are attached to the four corners of the tallit ( prayer shawl ) and tallit katan.

Fringes, tzitziyot, today are attached to the tallit and tallit katan.

The tallit katan itself is commonly referred to as tzitzit.

* Tzitzis, the Ashkenazi pronunciation of tzitzit, fringes or tassles found on a tallit or tallit katan worn by observant Jews

The tallit is worn by Jewish men and some Jewish women during the prayer service.

They also wear a tallit ( prayer shawl ), which is typically worn only during morning services.

The tallit is worn over the outer clothes during the morning prayers ( Shacharit ) and worn during all prayers on Yom Kippur.

The plural of tallit in Hebrew is tallitot, pronounced.

The tallit is similar to the Roman pallium worn today by senior Roman Catholic priests, the Roman toga and the Arab keffiyeh.

The tallit or other similar garment is suitable for the climate in West Asia: typically the days are hot and the tallit can be draped around the body and head to provide cover from the sun or just bunched up on the shoulders for later evening use ; the evenings can be dramatically cool and the tallit could be draped around the neck and shoulders like a scarf to provide warmth.

In some Jewish communities a tallit is given as a gift by a father to a son, a father-in-law to a son-in-law, or a teacher to a student.

In the egalitarian, Reform and Conservative movements, it is common for both men and women to wear a tallit.

While many worshipers bring their own tallit to synagogue, there is usually a rack of shawls for the use of visitors and guests.

At Jewish wedding ceremonies, a tallit is often used as a chuppah or wedding canopy.

The tallit is traditionally draped over the shoulders, but during prayer, some cover their head with it.

While the tallit is worn daily, tefillin are not worn on Shabbat and holidays.

The tallit is worn by worshipers at the morning prayer on weekdays, Shabbat, and holy days ; by the hazzan ( cantor ) at every prayer while before the ark ; and by the reader of Torah, as well as by all other functionaries during the Torah service.

After a ritual washing of the body, the body of men is dressed in a kittel and then a tallit.

In the Land of Israel, burial is without a casket, and the kittel and tallit are the only coverings for the corpse.

In addition to the morning prayers of weekdays, Shabbat and holidays, a tallit is also worn for Selichos in Ashkenazic communities by the prayer leader, even though it is still night.

A tallit is also worn at night on Yom Kippur, from Kol Nidre, which begins during the daylight hours until after the evening ( Ma ' ariv ) service.

The Kabbalists considered the tallit as a special garment for the service of God, intended, in connection with the tefillin, to inspire awe and reverence for God at prayer.

In the Talmudic and post-Talmudic periods the tefillin were worn by rabbis and scholars all day, and a special tallit was worn at prayer ; hence they put on the tefillin before the tallit, as appears in the order given in " Seder Rabbi Amram Gaon " ( p. 2a ) and in the Zohar.

The tallit gadol ( traditionally known as tallét gedolah amongst Sephardim ), or " large " tallit, is worn over one's clothing resting on the shoulders.

In many Jewish communities, the tallit is worn in the synagogue by all men and boys over bar mitzvah age ( and in some communities even younger ).

One famous type of shawl is the tallit, worn by Jewish men during prayers and ceremonies.

A tallit may be worn while walking to / from the synagogue.

In many Sephardic communities, the groom traditionally wears a tallit under the chuppah ( wedding canopy ).

According to the Talmud, and subsequently modern non-egalitarian denominations ( Orthodox ), Women are not obligated to wear a tallit, since they are not bound to perform positive mitzvot which are time-specific, and the obligation to wear a tallit only applies by day.

Tzitzit ( Hebrew: צ ִ יצי ִ ת ) ( Ashkenazi pronunciation: tzitzis ) are special knotted " fringes " or " tassels " found on the four corners of the tallit ( Hebrew: ט ַ ל ִּ ית ) ( Ashkenazi pronunciation: tallis ), or prayer shawl.

Customs vary regarding when a Jew begins wearing a tallit.

In the Sephardi community, boys wear a tallit from bar mitzvah age.

For example, Orthodox, Haredi, and Hasidic rabbis discourage women from wearing a yarmulke, tallit or tefillin.

Rabbi Joseph B. Soloveitchik, a leader of profound influence in modern Orthodoxy in the United States, forbade women from serving as presidents of synagogues or any other official positions of leadership, and from performing other mitzvot ( commandments ) traditionally performed by males exclusively, such as wearing a tallit or tefillin.

The chuppah can be made from a piece of cloth or other material attached to four poles, or a prayer shawl ( tallit ) held over the couple by four family members or friends.

A tallit () ( talet in Sephardic Hebrew and Ladino ) ( tallis, in Ashkenazic Hebrew and Yiddish ) pl.

The tallit has special twined and knotted fringes known as tzitzit attached to its four corners.

The Bible does not command wearing of a unique prayer shawl or tallit.

The exact customs regarding the tying of the tzitzit and the format of the tallit are post-Biblical and rabbinical and can vary between various Jewish communities.

The tallit can be made of any materials except a mixture of wool and linen.

Many parents purchase a tallit for their children at the age of 13, together with tefillin.