Wearing a tallis?

[bnainoah]

Hi James7-
  I think that while talleisim (the plural of tallis) are very neat, I think they have fringe knots and gematria for the 613 Jewish Mitzvot, so I am guessing that it is not something that a Noahide man would wear.

As I understand it, the purpose of tzitzit is to remind the wearer of the mitzvot. The gematria and knots do represent the number 613, to remind the Jews of their commandments.

Director Michael said in a different part of this forum that:
"After Mount Sinai, both the large tallis (tallis gadol) and small tallis (tallis katan) have the connotation of uniquely Jewish garments, and therefore Noahides are discouraged from wearing either of these, as Rabbi Schochet has pointed out for us."