tzitzit
plural noun
variants
or tzitzis
or less commonly zizith
: the fringes or tassels worn on traditional or ceremonial garments by Jewish males as reminders of the commandments of Deuteronomy 22:12 and Numbers 15:37–41
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Despite the heat, they were dressed in vests, white shirts and undershirts with tzitzit, or ritual fringes, and big smiles.
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David Faris, Newsweek, 9 July 2024
The first care packages that were delivered to the camp contained extra large T-shirts, boxer shorts and tzitzit, the ritual undergarments worn by Orthodox Jewish men.
—Isabel Kershner Avishag Shaar-Yashuv, New York Times, 19 Jan. 2024
Last month, a Chabad House official said in a news release that the assailant ripped the victim’s tzitzit — a traditional Jewish garment — and had made antisemitic and anti-Israel slurs.
—Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Aug. 2023
Some wore a kippah and tzitzit, ritual fringes.
—Romina Ruiz-Goiriena, USA TODAY, 22 July 2021
Likewise, tzitzit and saris were more common than Fair Isle sweaters and red-and-green garb.
—Sonja Sharpstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 25 Dec. 2022
The tzitzit is a fringed garment worn by some religiously observant Jews.
—Dov Lieber, WSJ, 14 Aug. 2022
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David Faris, Newsweek, 9 July 2024
The first care packages that were delivered to the camp contained extra large T-shirts, boxer shorts and tzitzit, the ritual undergarments worn by Orthodox Jewish men.
—Isabel Kershner Avishag Shaar-Yashuv, New York Times, 19 Jan. 2024
Last month, a Chabad House official said in a news release that the assailant ripped the victim’s tzitzit — a traditional Jewish garment — and had made antisemitic and anti-Israel slurs.
—Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Aug. 2023
Some wore a kippah and tzitzit, ritual fringes.
—Romina Ruiz-Goiriena, USA TODAY, 22 July 2021
Likewise, tzitzit and saris were more common than Fair Isle sweaters and red-and-green garb.
—Sonja Sharpstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 25 Dec. 2022
The tzitzit is a fringed garment worn by some religiously observant Jews.
—Dov Lieber, WSJ, 14 Aug. 2022
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“Tzitzit.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tzitzit. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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