| Eitz Cha'im Atarah |
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Delicate hand stitched embroidery in silver and white decorate this atarah, or "collar" of the tallit, enhancing its stately beauty. The center design is the Etz Cha'im or "Tree of Life," and is surrounded by scrollwork and the text of the blessing one makes upon donning the prayer shawl: Blessed are You, Hashem, our God, King of the Universe, Who has sanctified us with His commandments and has commanded us to wrap ourselves in Tzitzit. |
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| Breishit Challah Cover |
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Challah cover, embroidered in vibrant color, portraying the 6 days of creation circularly arrayed around Shabbat, the day of rest. |
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| Parochet |
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Covering for an Aron Kodesh or a wall hanging depicting the matriarch Rebeccah beneath a pomegranate tree. Included are lines from the poem "Woman of Valor," excerpts from a Mishnah in the book of Ta'Anit, and the blessing given to Rebeccah by her family in the book of Genesis: And they blessed Rebeccah, and they said to her: "Our sister, thou shalt be the mother of thousands of tens of thousands." |
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| Karnei Or Atarah |
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Delicate hand stitched embroidery in gold decorates this dazzling atarah. The main text, from Psalms, procalims: "For with You is the source of life; Through Your light we may see light." On the sides of the atarah are depictions of the Eitz Ha-Cha'im, the "Tree of Life," and the Or Ha-Cha'im, the "Light of Life," the Torah. |
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| Adamah Challah Cover |
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This colorful Challah cover takes its inspiration from the phrase, "The field and everything in it will exult, then all of the trees of the forest will sing with joy before God." Here, even the land and its produce take part in the blessing of God's bounty. |
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| Mizrach |
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Beautiful swirling blues surround the gold embroidered letters of the word Mizrach, or "East." This wall hanging, designed to hang on the eastern wall of the house, serves as a reminder of the centrality of Israel in the minds and hearts of the Jewish people. |
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| Spiral Challah Cover |
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| An exploration of the mathematical concept of the golden mean, the formed spiral converging toward the perfection of the Sabbath. The painted words proclaim, "And on the Seventh day, He rested and was inspirited." |
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| Shalosh Regalim Atarah & Tallit Corners |
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| An Atarah and Corners for a Bar Mitzvah tallit. The four corners represent abstractions of four mitzvot, Tallit, Torah, Kiddush and Tefillin, that the young man accepts upon reaching this milestone. The Atarah of his tallit is a depiction of the three major pilgrimage holidays, Succot, Pesach and Shavuot, described in his Bar Mitzvah Torah portion. Each holiday appears with its symbols, ritual objects and story. This piece serves as a reminder of the responsibilities and privileges of his faith and will always remind this young man of his special day and of his family's traditions. |
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