Sport Strings vs. Sport Tzitzit

If you're a big Tamir Goodman fan and you need tzitzit that perform well on the court, on the playing field, while running or cycling, then you'll probably want to order Sport Strings.

But if you don't need the name Tamir Goodman on the Sport Strings label, you might want to consider Sport Tzitzit. Even after you pay the $5-$10 for shipping from Israel, you'll be saving a whole lot of money. Also, Sport Tzitzit come with a number of different tzitzit options.

The fabric has been used extensively by IDF soldiers. Thousands of the same tzitzit, in army green instead of white, have been supplied to the IDF, and received rave reviews for their wicking properties and durability under tough field conditions.

Wool tallit with blue stripes

If you want a traditional tallit, unless you're on a shoestring budget, make sure it's wool. A wool tallit looks nicer, lasts longer, feels better and is considered superior from a halachic standpoint.

Many Sephardim have a custom of wearing a white-striped tallit, Ashkenazi traditionalists will stick with black stripes, but the blue-striped wool tallit is also very common. In fact, according to some opinions, originally the tallit had blue stripes, which later morphed to black.

A blue-striped tallit with silver pinstripes is definitely very popular, although some people prefer gold pinstripes and others want blue striping with nothing else.

The standard blue-striped tallit often comes with a simple white atara (neckband), whereas blue-gold and blue-silver tallits, which are considered slightly more modern, come with the Tzitzit Blessing on the atara.

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