Table of Contents
Acknowledgments xv
Preface xvii
Introduction 1
1 The Mystery of the Tallit 7
The Origins of the Tallit 13
Parts of the Tallit 15
Tzitzit 15
Tekhelet 15
Atarah 16
Forming the Tzitzit 17
Donning the Tallit 18
A Sacred Garment 20
A Source of Protection 22
The Tallit in Life-Cycle Events 23
The tallit in birth 24
The tallit in bar/bat mitzvah 24
The tallit in marriage 25
The tallit in death and burial 26
2 Hearing God Under the Tallit 29
Back to the Garden 32
Deep Calls to Deep Under the Tallit 33
Hearing and Obeying the Word 37
In the Prayer Closet of the Tallit 40
Intercessory Prayer 42
The Power of Fasting 45
There Is Power in Prayer… Even to Move Bus Stops 49
Be Still Under the Tallit 50
3 The Presence and Covering of God 53
Coming into the Presence of Hashem 55
Ruth and the Tallit 60
HaMakom-"The Place" 61
Spiritual Authority Under the Tallit 65
Wearing the Tallit in Humility 70
4 Yeshua and the Tallit: Healing in His Wings 77
Messianic Miracles 85
Healing the man born blind 87
Healing the leper 90
Healing the demon-possessed 92
Healing Lazarus 93
Healing the paralyzed man 95
Yeshua Is Still the Healer 96
5 Myths And Misconceptions About the Tallit 99
The Tallit as the Light of God 100
Yeshua Entered Jerusalem Under the Tallit 102
Elijah's Mantle (Tallit) Was Passed to John 103
Yeshua Left His Tallit in the Empty Tomb 104
Paul Was a Tallit Maker 105
The Tzitzit Equals 613 106
The Tallit as a Cloak 107
6 A Journey of Faith Under the Tallit 109
We All Serve Somebody 112
A Lifestyle of Faith 116
Trust in Yeshua 121
Believe Yeshua's Word 125
Expect God to Answer 127
7 The Tallit as a Bridge 129
The Tallit of Yachad (Unity) at Mount Sinai 132
The Tallit of Yachad in Jerusalem 134
The Gesher (Bridge) 136
A Bridge for Israel 137
Hashem's Plan for Unity 139
Humility as a Bridge 143
Unity in Marriage 144
The Shabbat as a Bridge 147
The Unity of the Body of Messiah 148
8 Preparing for the Last Days 149
It's Time for New Jeans 153
Communing With Yeshua 156
God Is Doing a New Thing 158
The Spirit of Amalek 159
A Radical Revival 163
The Spirit of Prophecy 165
Conclusion 167
Appendix: My Journey to Discover the Jewish Messiah 171
An Encounter With the Messiah 175
A Revelation of the Lamb 179
Our Lives Turned Upside Down 180
Coming Home 184
From Doctor to Rabbi 187
Glossary 191
Notes 197
