10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ZIZITH»
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zizith in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
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1
Backgrounds of Early Christianity
Baba Metzia 59b) Three constant reminders of the law to Jews of Pharisaic
persuasion were the zizith, mezuzah, and tefillin. The zizith were the fringes or
tassels worn on ends of garments278 and prescribed in Numbers 15:370°. and ...
2
Gobbledygook: A Dictionary That's 2/3 Accurate, 1/3 Nonsense ...
zizith. (TSIT-suhs) (noun): Fringes or tassels worn by Jewish males on
ceremonial or traditional clothing as commanded in Deuteronomy and Numbers.
As part of his effort to follow all the rules of the Bible, author A. J. Jacobs began to
wear ...
3
The Jew of Denmark: A Tale
Each string of the zizis, zizith, or tsitsith, has five knots, answering to the five
books of Moses. The plaited thread and tassels which form the zizith are attached
to each corner of the taled, or tallith, — a white square veil worn by Jews at the ...
4
The Religious Ceremonies and Customs of the Several Nations ...
The Taled or Veil; the Zizith or Tassels; the Teffilin or Forehead-pieces; and some
other . Customs relating to Prayer. TH E 1 Taled is a white square veil with strings
and tassels. Tb.e Jews cover their head with it during their prayers at the ...
Bernard Picart, Jean Frédéric Bernard, 1731
If he makes the t'filin of five compartments bound together, the t'filin are defective
from the outset and are invalid (Sanh. ib.). If one makes four zizith for a four-
cornered garment, and then adds another four, if he intends them to replace the
first ...
Yad Ha-Rav Herzog Institute Staff, 1991
6
The Present State of the Jews: Wherein is Contained an Exact ...
XIII. f the Jews Zizith and Tephillim, ori Phylactery or Prayer-Ornaments. [X7"Hen
the Jews prepare for Morning- VV Service, they with singular circum- aection put
on their Zizith and tephMim, ?hich are properly their Prayer-Ornaments* nd so ...
7
Deviancy in Early Rabbinic Literature: A Collection of ...
Once a man, who was very scrupulous about the precept of 'fringes on his
garment' (zizith),34 heard of a certain harlot in one of the towns by the sea who
accepted four hundred gold dinars for her hire. He sent her four hundred gold
dinars ...
"He has taught the zizith." "And what are the zizith}" "They are fringes of blue-
purple which we must put on the four corners of the tallith to remember the
Sabbath." "And what is a tallith}" "It is the praying-shawl." "If I make you a tallith
wholly of ...
Edmond Fleg, Faith A. Sand, 1995
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Library of Congress Subject Headings
... jujuba USE Indian jujube Jujube (Plant) Ziziphus mauritiana USE Indian jujube
Ziziphus sativa USE Jujube (Plant) Ziziphus vulgare USE Jujube (Plant) Ziziphus
vulgaris USE Jujube (Plant) Zizit USE Zizith Zizith (May Subd Geog) [BM65 7.
Library of Congress, 2006
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A New Universal History of the Religious Rites, Ceremonies ...
The strings and tassels belonging to the Taled are called Zizith, and each string
has five knots in it, according to the number of the books of the Pentateuch. When
they put it on, they say, " Blessed be God who sanctified me by his law, and ...
2 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ZIZITH»
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zizith is used in the context of the following news items.
Jésus s'appelait Bannous
Sa mention dans le Traité Gittin [Nakdimon ben Gurion est mentionné avec Ben Kalba Shabua et Ben Zizith Hakeseth. Ensuite ce texte précise que le premier ... «AgoraVox, May 15»
Assaf Ramon tödlich verunglückt
... verkraftet zu haben, solange wir es schaffen, uns trotz aller Umstaende um z.B. Farbe und Anzahl der Faeden in unseren Zizith intern-streitbar zu kuemmern. «haGalil onLine, Sep 09»
