The tallit is a garment worn by those of Jewish faith as a symbol of communal solidarity and devotion to their god. The foundation for modern Jewish socio-religious concepts is the Tanakh, or Hebrew bible which is also the Christian Old Testament. Within it, the first five books of the Masoretic Text (i.e. Bereʾšyt, Shemot, Vayikra, Bəmidbar, Devarim), or Torah, are where the Laws, traditions and early history of Hebrew culture are found. It is from here that traditional Israelite (or Israeli) material culture and national unity is originally derived. Principally, the טַלִּית, or tallit, functions as a reminder for Jews to remain constantly devoted to God. Moreover, it is also a symbol of Jewish solidarity within a Gentile world and may be understood through a Jewish/Gentile dichotomy.
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