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Tallit
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 The
Tallit is a four cornered garment with Tzitzit, ritual fringes,
on each corner. The Tallit is worn during morning prayers. See
below: Tzitzit.
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Tefillin
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 Tefillin
are leather boxes that contain passages from the Torah to fulfill
the mitzvah "And you shall bind them as a sign upon your
hand and they should be an ornament between your eyes" (Exodus
13). They are worn on the left arm (if you are right handed) and
above the forehead during morning prayers on weekdays. They serve
to remind us of God's miracles and to dedicate our powers of thought,
emotions and actions to His service.
- To
learn more about Tefillin, click here
http://www.tefillin.co.il/
(You will have to explore this site on your own. It includes a
movie and photograph gallery of how to put on Tefillin, as well
as the symbolism of this mitzvah).
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Temple
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 The
Temple (Hebrew: Beit HaMikdash) stood in Jerusalem and was twice
destroyed- in 586 BCE, and again in 70 CE. It was the center of
Jewish worship and a symbol of God's presence on earth. Religious
Jews pray for the rebuilding of the Temple daily.
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Torah
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Torah
can mean the Five Books of Moses (Breishit-Genesis, Shmot-Exodus,
VaYikra-Leviticus, BeMidbar-Numbers, Devarim-Deuteronomy) or it
can refer to the entire body of Jewish learning studied by Jews
throughout the ages.
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Tzedakah
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 Tzedakah
is often translated as "charity, but it really means "justice"
or "righteousness". Judaism sees sharing what we have
with people in need as only just and right.
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Tzizit
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Ritual
fringes or tassels worn to remind us of all of the Mitzvot. Originally,
the Tzitzit included a blue strand (Tekhelet) that was a reminder
of the heavens above. According to the Torah, the Tzitzit are
the "official uniform" of the Jew and his special role
in the world of fulfilling God's commandments.
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