Tzitzit, or Tessels
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? Yes, He certainly did, and still does. Rabbeinu Yeshua HaMashiach wore them, and many were healed when they touched His tzitzit, as recorded at Mattityahu / Mathew 9:20, 14:36. The prophecy of the healing through the tzitzit is seen at Malachi 4:2, where the Mashiach is described this way: "the sun of righteousness will arise with healing in His wings". The tzitzit are known as "canfei" "wings" among the people of Israel.
The passage of the Bible that speaks of the beginnings of the salvation of Israel comes to live when you read Zecharya 8:23 “this is what HaShem of the Armies says: "In those days, ten men will take hold, out of all the languages of the nations, they will take hold of the canfei / wing skirt of him who is a Jew, saying, ‘We will go with you, for we have heard that God is with you.” Yemot HaMashiach (the Days of Mashiach) are here, to have emunah / believe in Him is what we must do!
Parashat Shelach Lecha and Tzitzit
This Shabbat’s Torah Portion concludes with the Mitzvah of wearing a Talit. Contrary to popular opinion, the Talit is NOT a prayer shawl. It’s not a shawl because a Talit is meant to cover a person’s body, front and back, not just a shawl that only drapes around the neck.
And the Talit is not just for prayer. The Torah explains that the knotted strings on the four corners of the Talit are a reminder to the Jew to keep the Mitzvot. Wherever the Jew goes, in any of the four directions even when he is engaged in ordinary activities, G-d is there with him and expects him to live a Jewish life. That is why many people have a Talit Katan, a small Talit that they wear the entire day underneath their shirt.
On each of the four corners of the Talit we tie four strings that are folded in half, to create eight strings. The eight strings are knotted with five knots. The eight strings are called Tzitzit, a Hebrew word that means "strings that dangle and catch your attention."
Tzitzit remind the Jew to keep the 613 commandments of the Torah. That is because Hebrew letters are also used as numbers and the word Tzitzit equals 600. Add to that 8 (for the eight Tzitzit strings) and 5 (for the five knots) and you get a total of 613.
Mashiach’s tzitzits
Malachi 4:2 “But unto you that fear my Name shall the Sun of righteousness arise with healing in His canfei / wings; and ye shall go forth, and grow up as calves of the stall.”
Maran Rabbeinu, Yeshua HaMashiach is HaShem ’s answer for those who had been waiting for HaShem ’s Kingdom and reverenced His Name. Messiah is characterized by righteousness, that is, of doing right and setting things back in order. His rule is efficacious, that is, it has power, just as he said in Uri / Luke 8: But Yeshua HaMashiach said, "Someone did touch me, for I perceived that power has gone out of me." This woman exercised faith in Maran Yeshua for which she was able to make use of his power and was healed. Specifically, she took hold of his tzitzit (fringes) which were affixed to the canfei or wings. This can easily refer to the verse in Malachi that [Mashiach] “shall arise with healing in his wings.” This woman went away, healed empowered and comforted after her lifelong physical struggle. This is what Mashiach does, brings Shalom / Peace.
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