In Judaism, a bar or bat mitzvah celebrant may wear a tallit during a Torah service.
A tallit is a Jewish prayer shawl, usually rectangular and fringed at its corners. The fringes are called tzitzit and are connected with the biblical commandment to remember and observe the commandments. Many Jews wear a tallit during morning prayer, though customs vary by community, family, and individual practice.
A bar or bat mitzvah may be the first occasion on which a young person regularly wears a tallit, particularly in communities where children do not wear one earlier. Some Orthodox customs limit tallit wearing by age, marital status, or local tradition, while many egalitarian congregations welcome all participants who choose to wear one.
The tallit is different from a kippah, the small head covering worn by many Jews, and from tefillin, the leather prayer boxes used during weekday morning prayer. These garments and objects can appear together but have separate names and functions.