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…You Wear It A Young Israel class learns all about tzitzit-. ELIZABETH APPLEBAUM AppleTree Editor p articipan.ts in a Young Israel of Southfield class have been learning both the haws and whys of Jewish tradition, starting with a course last September on blowing the shofar and, most recently, wearing tzitzit. Tzitizit, fringes on a tallit or on an undergarment worn beneath a shirt, are cited in Nui'nbers 15:37- 41. Their purpose is simple:...…
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