Blue Tallit Stripes Why is a particular blue color associated
with Judaism? For example the Israeli flag, and the stripes on
the tallit. The Aish Rabbi Replies: You're very perceptive to
have connected the two! The Israeli flag's blue stripes are in
fact based on the stripes of the tallit. How so? In the third
paragraph of the Shema prayer (Numbers 15:37-41), the Jewish
people are instructed regarding the tzitzit, the strings tied to
each corner of any four-cornered garment. In this paragraph we
are told that one of the strings should be dyed blue. The color
of the blue dye is similar to the color of a clear sky. The
purpose of the dyed string therefore is to remind us that God in
Heaven is watching, and our actions should reflect that
realization. The blue in the Israeli flag is based on the blue
string in the tzitzit. The stripes on the flag are based on the
stripes found on the tallit. David Wolffsohn (1856–1914), a
businessman prominent in the early Zionist movement, was aware
that the nascent Zionist mov