Uploaded January 2019 | Updated September 2026, 2 hours ago
Learn to tie your very own tzit tzit in this step-by-step DIY tutorial video featuring Jewish arts educator Emma Jaszczak.
Tzit Tzits (tseet-tseet or TSIT-sis) are strings or tassels tied to each of the corners of a Jewish prayer shawl or tallit. They are widely considered a reminder to think of G-d at all times.
When you buy a tallit from a Judaica store, the tzit tzits are usually knotted according to a specific pattern from Sephardi, Askenazi or Mizrahi tradition.
They fulfill the following commandments in Numbers 37 in the Torah:
"Speak to the Israelite people and instruct them to make for themselves fringes on the corners of their garments through the ages; let them attach a cord of blue to the fringe at each corner. That shall be your fringe; look at it and recall all the commandments of G-d and observe them...."
For more examples of tzit tzit tying:
Ashkenazi
advahdesigns.com/pages/how-to-tie-tzitzit?mc_cid=fa59f1417d&mc_eid=1fd79643fe youtube.com/watch?v=FehK2VPVlWE
Sephardic
youtube.com/watch?v=VS8jzP7hCwE
Yemenite
youtube.com/watch?v=-B1p9dipyaA
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Learn to tie your very own tzit tzit in this step-by-step DIY tutorial video featuring Jewish arts educator Emma Jaszczak.
Tzit Tzits (tseet-tseet or TSIT-sis) are strings or tassels tied to each of the corners of a Jewish prayer shawl or tallit. They are widely considered a reminder to think of G-d at all times.
When you buy a tallit from a Judaica store, the tzit tzits are usually knotted according to a specific pattern from Sephardi, Askenazi or Mizrahi tradition.
They fulfill the following commandments in Numbers 37 in the Torah:
"Speak to the Israelite people and instruct them to make for themselves fringes on the corners of their garments through the ages; let them attach a cord of blue to the fringe at each corner. That shall be your fringe; look at it and recall all the commandments of G-d and observe them...."
For more examples of tzit tzit tying:
Ashkenazi
advahdesigns.com/pages/how-to-tie-tzitzit?mc_cid=fa59f1417d&mc_eid=1fd79643fe youtube.com/watch?v=FehK2VPVlWE
Sephardic
youtube.com/watch?v=VS8jzP7hCwE
Yemenite
youtube.com/watch?v=-B1p9dipyaA
SUBSCRIBE to RJ on the GO: reformjudaism.org/rjonthego to attend live, interactive, virtual experiences for children and families.
FOLLOW
Facebook: facebook.com/reformjudaism
Twitter: twitter.com/reformjudaism
Instagram: instagram.com/reformjudaism
ABOUT US
BimBam sparks connections to Judaism through digital storytelling for learners of all ages. Founded in 2008, BimBam’s catalog of hundreds of animated videos and other digital content are now under the auspices of the Union for Reform Judaism, and many can be found on its flagship educational website, ReformJudaism.org. Watch something Jewish at https://reformjudaism.org.
