FRINGES
(Heb. “sisit”, “bands”, Num. 15:38, 39, “g’dhilîm”, “twisted threads”, Deut. 22:12),
They were tassels that the Israelites wore in the four corners of their clothes as reminders “of all the commandments of Jehovah”, following the rule in Num.
15:37-41 and Deut. 22:12. Originally, these tassels contained a thread of “t’khëleth”, “blue”. However, tradition has not retained the “t’khëleth”, due to doubt about the exact meaning of the term. Instead, blue lines are dyed on the edges of the “tallîth” or garment on which the fringes were placed.
In the NT the Lord Jesus makes a mention of fringes when highlighting Pharisee formalism, with its exaggerations and feigned piety (Mt. 23:5).