In a former life, when I was working on a PhD in South and Southeast Asian literature, I had the opportunity to visit many different Muslim countries. It was always struck by how Islamic culture ...

An Israeli prayer shawl, more commonly known as a Tallit, is something that many religious Israelis and religious Jews give their children as a bar mitzvah or bat mitzvah present. The prayer shawl is ...

Is there such a thing as a “woman’s tallit”? Maybe not. On fashion runways this season, non-gender-conforming styles are all the rage. And to some extent, that’s also true for those blue and white ...

Knitted shawls in a rainbow of colors overflowed from a basket in Joyce Meekins' Amesbury living room earlier this month.Hidden somewhere in Meekins' pile lay the 1,000th shawl created by the Holy ...

Using crochet hooks and knitting needles inherited from her mother, Reggie Dirnberger patiently and prayerfully creates warm shawls intended to bless others in need of comfort. Known as prayer shawls, ...

Prayer shawls, or tallitot, have long been an important part of Jewish ritual tradition. Although the date of their first appearance is unknown, Torah dictates that we wear fringes (tzitzit) on the ...

On a blustery, frigid night in January, a group of women gathered around the warm inviting fireplace in the lobby of Valley View Hospital with their knitting. Spilling over their laps from their ...

Trinity Lutheran Church is a month into its Prayer Shawl Ministry for comforting hurting people by a spiritual and tactile remedy. Their mission statement: "Creating prayer shawls for people needing ...

High-street retailer H&M has come under fire for selling a striped scarf which looks remarkably similar to a traditional Jewish garment used for prayer. The controversial striped accessory is ...