These tallits are all hand-loomed with silk yarns in the Old City of Jaffa, Israel, by the Gabrieli family of weavers. We supply them 30 days after the order. Gabrieli hand weaving was founded in 1964. Today, the Gabrieli Tallits are world-renowned for their quality and uniqueness. They come in both traditional and modern styles and colors. All talits come with matching kippa and tallit bag. To choose your size of talit please check the talit size chart. Please note that all measurements are approximate and may vary up to 7%.

Order of putting on talid and tefillin

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. In modern practice, however, the opposite order is considered more "correct". Based on the talmudic principle of Tadir V'She'ayno Tadir, Tadir Kodem, (תדיר ושאינו תדיר, תדיר קודם). Meaning, when one performs several mitzvot in order, those that are performed more frequently should be done first. Since tefillin are not worn on the Sabbath and holidays while the tallit is, one is obligated to put on the tallit first.

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 (Zohar, Exodus Toledot, p. 141a). The tallit is worn by all male worshipers at the morning prayer on week-days, 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.