If I ve never worn a tallit before, is it too late to begin?
If you have never worn one, you may choose to begin wearing one at any time after age 12 for a woman or 13 for a man. Some of our members have chosen a special occasion to begin this ritual practice a specific Jewish holiday, a birthday, an adult bar or bat mitzvah celebration. Others have begun when the time felt right to them. When you decide to wear a tallit, you have quite a few options. You can use one of the tallitot provided by the synagogue on the racks outside the sanctuary, or you can choose to have one of your own. You can make one for yourself or someone you love there are simple directions in The First Jewish Catalogue, or you can buy one for yourself at any Judaica store. Some of our members have had a tallit hand-woven for themselves.
