Dada....yes, the prayer shawls you are talking about are Tallit. However, the extremely orthodox Jewish men (which the characters in Fiddler are), also wear a garment under their shirts that have four groups of fringe hanging outside of their "dress" shirts (called Tzitzit). This is probably the garment you need/want to make. The tallit is only worn when praying in synagogue or when a quorum of men are together for the purpose of praying. If you need more information, you can call a local synagogue (if you don't find enough information on the internet) or rent the movie "Fiddler" to see the costumes.
Hope this helps.
Last edited by ILoveToQuilt; 07-08-2014 at 04:38 PM.