Shlach: Garments of the soul Thoughts on the parsha from Israel's first Ashkenazic Chief Rabbi, ... They shall include a thread of sky-blue [wool] in the corner tassels.” (Num. 15:38) ...

In the biblical Book of Numbers, God instructs the Israelites, “Throughout the generations to come, you are to make tassels on the corners of your garments, with a blue cord on each tassel ...

The commandment is biblical: “Speak to the Israelite people and instruct them to make for themselves fringes on the corners of their garments throughout the ages” (Numbers 15:37-41) When ...

Throughout the generations to come you are to make tassels on the corners of your garments, with a blue cord on each tassel. You will have these tassels to look at and so you will remember all the ...

The portion ends, however, seemingly out of place, with the commandment to wear tzitzit (fringes, tassels, or strings) on a four-corner garment. The following Torah portion, Korach, deals with ...