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It can be seen daily for those that pray on the tassels of a prayer shawl, or on a hamsa with an evil eye, for example.—Sophie Liza Cannon, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024 Jill channeled Hanukkah’s signature colors of blue and white, which also appear on the tallit — a Jewish prayer shawl — selecting a navy gown with bold shoulders and a jeweled neckline.—Hannah Malach, WWD, 18 Dec. 2024 Her treasures range from seventeenth-century Tibetan prayer shawls to fragments of Egyptian cotton dating possibly to the ninth century.—Rebecca Mead, The New Yorker, 22 July 2024 The claim: Image shows Tom Hanks fled to Israel after the release of Jeffrey Epstein's list
A Jan. 3 Facebook video (direct link, archive link) shows actor Tom Hanks dancing in a crowd while wearing a yarmulke and Jewish prayer shawl.—USA TODAY, 7 July 2014 See all Example Sentences for prayer shawl
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