Jewish tartan

The "Jewish tartan" was designed by Chabad rabbi Mendel Jacobs of Glasgow, Scotland in 2008. The tartan's colors are blue, white, silver, red and gold. The tartan was certified by the Scottish Tartans Authority, which had previously approved designs for Scotland's Sikh and Chinese communities, as well as the state of Indiana and the New York City Fire Department's marching band. [http://www.forward.com/articles/13787/ Schwartzapfel, Beth. "Sound the Bagpipes: Scots Design Jewish Tartan"] . Forward, July 17, 2008.]

Compliance with Jewish law

The tartan is made of 100% wool, thus complying with halakhic restrictions on shatnez, or mixing wool and linen.

ignificance of the colors

According to Jacobs: "The blue and white represent the colours of the Scottish and Israeli flags, with the central gold line representing the gold from the Biblical Tabernacle, the Ark of the Covenant and the many ceremonial vessels ... [t] he silver is from the decorations that adorn the Scroll of Law and the red represents the traditional red Kiddush wine." [ [http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/scottish-news/2008/05/16/rabbi-creates-first-official-jewish-tartan-86908-20419057/ Hamilton, Tom. "Rabbi creates first official Jewish tartan".] "Daily Record", May 16, 2008.]

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External links

* [http://www.jewishtartan.com/ Jewishtartan.com]
* [http://www.tartansauthority.com/Web/Site/home/home.asp Scottish Tartan Authority homepage]