Handspun Wool Tzitzit

from €23.00

All of our wool is harvested with love from our small flock of four sheep. We have made every effort to create Kosher* tzitzit that also respects our mixed background team of three. The wool is combed and spun by hand with the express intention of becoming tzitzit. The wool is unadulterated with other fibers and free of insects. There are aspects of Tzitzit Kashrut that we cannot and will not adhere to, though. Our wool is combed and spun by both a non-Jewish man, and a Jewish nonbinary person. We do not segregate by Jewish status or gender as specified in the Shulchan Aruch. Rather, we work as a team with the aim of creating beautiful tzitzit imbued with the love we have for the animals that provide the wool and the desire that they be used to honour the Divine, regardless of what that means to the wearer.

Each order contains 16 strings cut to a length of 60cm - enough for all four corners. You may chose at checkout whether you want thin or medium-thickness strings.

They are priced on a sliding scale, if you can afford the true cost of €36 or more, please do as this allows us to sell some items for minimal profit while paying a fair wage for labour.

If €23 is more than you can afford, please reach out and we can talk about a barter.

Sliding Scale:

All of our wool is harvested with love from our small flock of four sheep. We have made every effort to create Kosher* tzitzit that also respects our mixed background team of three. The wool is combed and spun by hand with the express intention of becoming tzitzit. The wool is unadulterated with other fibers and free of insects. There are aspects of Tzitzit Kashrut that we cannot and will not adhere to, though. Our wool is combed and spun by both a non-Jewish man, and a Jewish nonbinary person. We do not segregate by Jewish status or gender as specified in the Shulchan Aruch. Rather, we work as a team with the aim of creating beautiful tzitzit imbued with the love we have for the animals that provide the wool and the desire that they be used to honour the Divine, regardless of what that means to the wearer.

Each order contains 16 strings cut to a length of 60cm - enough for all four corners. You may chose at checkout whether you want thin or medium-thickness strings.

They are priced on a sliding scale, if you can afford the true cost of €36 or more, please do as this allows us to sell some items for minimal profit while paying a fair wage for labour.

If €23 is more than you can afford, please reach out and we can talk about a barter.

About US

This project has been in my heart for a long time, but its not an accident that it has come to life in the small town of Mombeltràn, in the central Spanish countryside. Mechaya is an alliance between Jewish and non-Jewish artists and was born on the small family farm, Aurora Roja. What we create is connected intimately with the farm - I dreamed of making Kosher*, beautiful, and lovingly made tzitzit upon learning that many farmers in the region choose to burn wool rather than sell it, because it can only be sold at a loss. The small farm has been largely abandoned in Spain, with much of EU Agricultural policy providing the most support to the wealthy who own the most land. We use the wool from our beloved sheep, olive tree wood — harvested from regular pruning, and other materials to create our physical Judaica, the sale of which helps Aurora Roja continue to provide high quality, ecological fruit and vegetables to our local community.

Katie, Michi and Javi