Judaism Unbound Episode 364 - Fringe Spirituality (Jill Spector, Julie Weitz — Tzitzit Project)

Written By Lex Rofes

Tzitzit Project is an invitation for everyone, and every body, to engage with the mitzvah of wearing the four-cornered ritual garment, with fringes, called a tallit katan (also referred to as tzitzit). Its co-founders, Julie Weitz and Jill Spector, launched Tzitzit Project to open up this practice, historically held by cisgender men, to women, trans, and non-binary Jews. They join Dan and Lex for the 7th episode in an ongoing mini-series on Jewish spirituality.

[1] Learn more about Tzitzit Project via TzitzitProject.com. Learn more about Jill Spector here, and learn more about Julie Weitz via JulieWeitz.com.

[2] Julie Weitz appeared on Judaism Unbound once before! Check out that episode via Episode 299: Becoming a Golem - Julie Weitz.

[3] Weitz and Spector alluded to Prayer for Burnt Forests, a project they collaborated on prior to Tzitzit Project. Check it out via this link.

[4] A number of past Judaism Unbound guests were referenced in this episode, and we encourage you to check out their appearances on Judaism Unbound (in order of reference in the above episode):

[5] Check out the book Life on the Fringes: A Feminist Journey Toward Rabbinic Ordination, referenced by Weitz and Spector and authored by Haviva Ner-David.

[6] Learn more about the Queer Mikveh Project here.

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