This depends on how you like to wear your Tallit. 

The traditional way to wear a Tallit is with two corners hanging in front and the rest of the Tallit with the other two corners draping in back.  This is the proper way according to Jewish Law.  This is because the blessing that we make when we put on the Tallit says, "...who commanded us to wrap ourselves in the Tallit."

To wear the Tallit in this way we recommend that you choose a Tallit which is at least 47 X 67 inches (size 50).  This is the minimum size that will allow you to wear the Tallit in the traditional fashion.  Larger sizes will allow the Tallit to drape down even longer in the back. 

Tallit worn in the traditional fashion

If you prefer to wear you Tallit more like a scarf, you should choose 18" to 36" wide.  18" will allow you to wear the Tallit like a scarf without draping it.  24" or 36" will allow you to wear it more like a shawl or to fold it and wear it like a scarf.

If you purchase a Tallit and find that it doesn't fit, just return it for an exchange or refund.  Whatever size you choose, you can be sure that our Tallitot are of the highest quality. 

Jewish law requires that the strings of the Tzitzit be spun with the intention that they will be used for the Mitzvah of Tzitzit.  In the old days when string was spun by hand, this meant that the person spinning the string had to do it for the sake of the Mitzvah of Tzitzit. 

Nowadays, most string is spun on machines.  This raises a question about the validity of such strings for use as Tzitzit.  Some rabbis have ruled that it is enough that the person operating the machine is making the strings for the sake of the Mitzvah.  Other Rabbis are more stringent and have ruled that the strings need to be spun by hand.

The standard Tzitzit strings that we offer with many of our Tallitot are made according to the former, more lenient opinion.  The Avodat Yad strings are entirely hand made for the sake of the Mitzvah of Tzitzit.

Since wearing a Tallit with Tzitzit is a biblical commandment, we recommend that you choose the Avodat Yad strings that are made according to the more stringent opinion, but we also offer the standard strings as a more economical option. 

The Torah commands us to make the Tzitzit with a thread of Techelet (usually translated as "blue").  The Torah is referring to a dye made from a specific type of sea creature that was common in ancient times.  After the Temple was destroyed, the Jewish people lost the tradition of how to make this dye.  The Rabbis ruled that the Mitzvah of Tzitzit could still be performed without the blue thread.  Since then, Jewish people all over the world have made their Tzitzit all white.

In the last hundred years, there have been various scholars who have tried to recreate the original Techelet dye used in Temple times.  They have done research based on ancient text and archeology.  One particular group in Israel called, The Association for the Promotion and Distribution of Tekhelet claims to have rediscovered the original Techelet. 

There is an ongoing debate in the Jewish world whether it is worthwhile to use this dye.  Some say that if there is even a chance that it is the correct dye, it is worthwhile, especially because the Tzitzit would still be kosher even if its just a regular blue dye.

Others who base their opinion on Kabbalah say that Techelet is not supposed to be reintroduced until the times of Moshiach (the messiah).  Since Moshiach has not yet come, they say it is better not to use this dye. This is the prevelent opinion in the Jewish world today, but we will leave the decision up to you.