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Early LeverageI believe tzitzit derived from two directions. One was an attempt by our forefathers to save babies immediately after birth, by always having a cord to tie off umbilical cords, and the other, possibly earlier, was having a source of fire starting material at hand at all times. These two safety measures on a garment may have established customs of Hinduism and Judaism during early contact. Anyone that has read the Bible would probably notice the similarity between the Jerusalem temple apparel descriptions, when compared to the style of attire in many Hindu temples in modern operation. If an early Jew showed up in India and said 'this is for fire making and tying umbilical cords', or vice-versa if an Indian establishing the Hindu religion found Israel, and saw the tradition in use, the reaction to form a contrasting custom could be, 'To avoid some fires, I'm going to be vegetarian.' I'll assume that the tzitzit wasn't ever a tradition of Hinduism, since we still wear them, at least on occasion. | |
This is how you might see a modern orthodox man wearing tzitzit he believes must be displayed. | |
I wear one when I pray at home, or when the weather is right to wear to synagogue, which I attend seasonally. When I do wear one, its tucked into my pants completely. | |
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October 15, 2017 |
Its shabbat. I just started reading the first reading of the Jewish year...story of creation. Eve just fed Adam the Apple of knowledge of good and bad.
I read in Hebrew with no vowels. Its the start of my fourth cycle. Before that I would read out of a book with vowels. Now I have a toy torah. Actually in the coming weeks I'll probably have to peek at the book still...but getting there.... |
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