Velvet Tallis & Tefillin Bag, Malchut Custom Line #V4055

Malchut's custom velvet line runs to a large number of design numbers, and #V4055 is one of the finer-worked ones — embroidery detailed enough that you notice new parts of it months after buying the bag. The velvet under it is the same deep, heavy grade used across the collection.

The bag is made at 10.5" x 10" for bar mitzvah, 14" x 14" as a large talis bag, and 16" x 16" extra large. The choice comes down to what goes inside: tefillin alone in the smallest, tallis and tefillin together in the two larger sizes, with the 16x16 giving enough clearance that a big tallis does not need to be folded down hard.

If a family is buying for a bar mitzvah, one honest piece of advice is to look at the boy's actual minhag first. Where a bochur wears a tallis from bar mitzvah, go straight to the 14x14; where he will not wear one until his chasunah, the bar mitzvah size is the right purchase now.

• Malchut design #V4055
• Material: Velvet
• Choose Your Bag Size: Bar Mitzvah Bag (BMX 10.5'' x 10''), Large Talis Bag (14'' x 14''), Extra Large Talis Bag (16'' x 16'')

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