| The custom of wearing Tzitzis originated from | | | | 1) The first thing you should do is separate the |
| the commandment from Numbers 15:37-41: The | | | | strands into four groups with three short and one |
| Lord said to Moses as follows: Speak to the | | | | long in each. Line up strands at one end and push |
| Israelite people and instruct them to make for | | | | their tip into the corner slots on your talit. Line up |
| themselves fringes on the corners of their | | | | seven of the eight strands (the four being |
| garments throughout the ages; let them attach a | | | | doubled over) and leave the extra length of the |
| cord of blue to the fringe at each corner. That | | | | shammash hanging to one side. |
| shall be your fringe; look at it and recall all the | | | | 2) With four strands in one hand and the other |
| commandments of the Lord and observe them, | | | | four in your other hand, make a double knot near |
| so that you do not follow your heart and eyes in | | | | the edge of the material. In order to fulfill the |
| your lustful urge. Thus you shall be reminded to | | | | mitzvah of tzitzis, you must say "l'shem mitzvat |
| observe all My commandments and to be holy to | | | | tzitzi" each time you tie a knot. |
| your God. I the Lord am your God, who brought | | | | 3) Next you take the shammash and wind it |
| you out of the land of Egypt to be your God: I, | | | | around the seven strands in a spiral for seven |
| the Lord your God. | | | | turns. |
| Utimately, Tzitizis are worn to remember God, his | | | | 4) You then want to make a double knot and |
| infinite love, and all of his commandments. There | | | | spiral the shammash eight times around. Now you |
| is a ritual to tying tzitizis that is very important. If | | | | spiral the shammash eleven times around, and |
| interested in learning how to tie your own tzitizis, | | | | double knot. Last, you are going to spiral the |
| be sure to follow this helpful guide. Before you tie | | | | shammash around thirteen times and double knot |
| your tzitzis to your talit, it is a good idea to | | | | for the last time. |
| practice on twine or heavy string, by tying it on a | | | | The symbolism for the numbers is central to the |
| door knob or chair leg so you can get the proper | | | | overarching symbolism of the talit. In gematria, |
| technique down. | | | | tzitzit means six hundred. In addition, there are |
| Although it is possible to spin and devise your own | | | | right strands plus five knots. The total is six |
| tzitzis strands, it is recommended to buy a tzitizi | | | | hundred and thirteen which according to tradition, |
| pack which is available at most Hebrew | | | | is the exact number of commandments in the |
| bookstores. In a pack there are typically sixteen | | | | Torah. So just to look at your Tzitzis is to |
| strands, four long and twelve short. | | | | remember all the mitzvot. |