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In biblical times the Israelitish men wore this garment called a TALITH, TALIS, TALIT or PRAYER SHAWL all the time -- not just at prayer. TALITH contains two Hebrew words; TAL meaning tent and ITH meaning little. Thus, you have LITTLE TENT. Each man had his own little tent. (The apostle Paul was a Jewish Pharisee, but also a tentmaker. Many believe that he made Prayer Shawls, not tents to live in.) Six million Israelites could not fit into the tent of meeting that was set up in the Old Testament. Therefore, what was given to them was their own private sanctuary where they could meet with YEHOVAH God. Each man had one! His Prayer Shawl or Talis. They would pull it up over their head, forming a tent, where they would begin to chant and sing their Hebrew songs, and call upon Elohim, YEHOVAH, Adonai. It was intimate, private, and set them apart from anyone else -- enabling them to totally focus upon YEHOVAH. This was their prayer closet!