WORLD RELIGIONS

Detailed explanation-1: -The tallith gadol refers to a large tallith which is usually worn over clothes and rests on the shoulders. This is the type which is usually worn during worship. The tallith katan is a smaller tallith which is worn by many Jews as an undergarment between their T-shirt and jumper at all times.

Detailed explanation-2: -A kippah (plural: kippot), yarmulke, skullcap, or koppel is a brimless cap, usually made of cloth, traditionally worn by Jewish males to fulfill the customary requirement that the head be covered. It is worn by all men in Orthodox Jewish communities during prayers and by most Orthodox Jewish men at all other times.

Detailed explanation-3: -’Tefillin’ is the name given to two black leather boxes (singular: ‘tefillah’) with straps which are put on by adult Jews for weekday morning prayers, and are worn on the forehead and upper arm. They are also called prayer boxes or phylacteries. The entire prayer box and straps are made from the skin of kosher animals.

Detailed explanation-4: -These skullcaps (also known by their Yiddish name, yarmulkes), are regularly worn by about one-third of Israel’s Jewish men, especially the religiously observant. They come in several basic styles, with some more favored by particular Jewish subgroups than others.