Beth HaDerech; Messianic Jewish Congregation, Toronto, Canada

Tassels / Tzitzit / Fringes – Mashiach

ציצית - Tzitzit, or Tessels: The children of Israel are commanded to wear tassels on the 4 corners (canfei) of their garments with a cord or thread of blue in each one (see Bamidbar 15:37-41 and Devarim / Deut. 22).   HaShem has given us many reminders of who He is and what He desires for us to do. The most prominent of these reminders are the moedim (appointed times / feast days), the tzitzit are also reminders given to us by HaShem. There is no guesswork involved here in trying to figure out what God had in mind when He instructed us to wear tzitzit. In fact He spells it out quite clearly in verses: {15:40} that you may remember and do all my mitzvot, and be kadosh to your God. {15:41} I am HaShem your God, who brought you out of the land of Mitzrayim, to be your God: I am HaShem your God. The Torah as we know is a physical document given to a physical people for the purpose of their sanctification through following the commandments, thus growing them in their salvation. The Besorah shel Mashiach (The good News of Mashiach) is the spiritual application of the physical Torah, because it is the Torah written upon our hearts. It gives us the account of Mashiach and who He is. Did our holy Maran Rabbeinu Yeshua wear tzitzit?  ...