Good Morning (or Erev Tov),
I have a question about Tallit Sizes. I am buying for my sons. It will be about a month or so before I can really decide what I want for them and the quality of the product I received from you keeps me shopping with you.My son is 6'2.The other is 5'9.I'd prefer the tallit that drapes over the back.Thank you for your time.
Since this question applies to a whole lot of men out there (and kallahs, wives, daughters, etc. trying to figure out how to buy a tallit for a man), I'm posting my reply in full here:
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| Notice that the tzitzit are hovering just off the floor. Many men prefer to wear their tallit a tad shorter than that. |
Greetings Laura, we're glad to hear from you again. You mean a tallit that drapes down the back, right? [See photo to the right.]
Son who is 5'9"
- I estimate that a size 60 would come down to the top of his thighs in
back. A size 70 would be pretty long, about like the tallit in the
attached photo. If he prefers something short and manageble, he could
even go with a size 55. A size 55 is four inches shorter than a size 60,
and a size 70 is four inches longer.
Son who is 6'2"
- Same as the above, but we'll move up a size. Let me copy/paste and
edit, to make it easy for you: I estimate that a size 70 would come down
to the top of his thighs in
back. A size 80 would be long, about like the tallit in the
attached photo. If he prefers something short and manageble, he could
even go with a size 60. A size 60 is four inches shorter than a size 70,
and a size 80 is eight inches longer.
If
you go with a size 80, you should probably check with me before you
order, because many tallitot are not available in a size 80.
Good job, the information which you have provided is excellent and essential for everyone. Please always keep sharing this kind of information. Thank you.
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