Atifa / עטיפה : to wrap
​ (1992 - 2017)

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Torah Mantles, 1997
silk, cotton, wood, metal
Congregation Beit Simchat Torah (CBST),
​New York City (www.cbst.org)

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tallitot • prayer shawls

Block Design©, silk wrap tallit

Traditional Bold Design©, silk wrap tallit photo location: Ansche Chesed, New York City

Shin Design©, silk shawl tallit photo location: Ansche Chesed, New York City

detail, Shin Design©

Block Design Tallit© silk shawl tallit

detail, Block Design©

custom designed silk shawl tallit

Geometric Design©, silk shawl tallit

Shin Design©, silk shawl tallit

Bold Traditional Design©, silk shawl tallit

custom "Shin" silk shawl tallit

detail, custom "Shin" tallit

Thanks to my Jacobson Feldman Family!
​Evanston, IL  2008
tallitot • prayer shawls




​chuppot  •  wedding canopies

"ת ו א/Chet & Alef" custom chuppah, silk

silk chuppah, photo location: Ansche Chesed, New York City

ש/shin-inspired chuppah, silk, commissioned for Temple Beth Emet, Evanston, IL. Calligraphy by Lisa Rauchwerger, Cutting Edge Creations

"ערב של שושנים/Erev Shel Shoshanim/An Evening of Roses" custom silk chuppah

"א,מ,ש /Alef, Mem, Shin" silk chuppah

detail, "א,מ,ש /Alef, Mem, Shin" silk chuppah

ש/Shin-inspired silk chuppah

custom silk chuppah, based on photo of clients' Jerusalem apartment

​"שבע ברכות‎/Sheva Brachot/Seven Blessings" silk chuppah

​parochet • ark curtain
silks, linen, cotton tapestry

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​​Torah mantles/covers and bima cover
cotton, silk, cotton tapestry, wood, metal

"I and Thou" CBST Torah cover commission

detail, "I and Thou" CBST Torah cover commission (and yad/hand, pointer, silver)

"Wrestling Until the Break of Dawn" CBST, artist gift

detail, CBST Torah coveres

"Entering the Promised Land" CBST Torah cover commission

Ketarim/Crowns, silver

"להבדיל/L'havdil Between Sacred and Ordinary" CBST Torah cover commission. This Torah, rescued by a CBST member's grandfather in 1946, has been returned to its original home in Germany.

גשר צר מאד/Gesher T'sar Me'od/The World is a Narrow Bridge Series, Torah mantles-Congregation Beit Simchat Torah (CBST), New York City

CBST Torah mantles. "With Our Own Hands: Torah Project" (blue mantle/cover)

Torah covers, West End Synagogue, New York City (https://westendsynagogue.org) (Breastplates-middle & right, Valerie Troyanski)

detail, Torah cover, West End Synagogue, New York City

Bima Cover, West End Synagogue, New York City (https://westendsynagogue.org)

detail, "בראשית/B'reshit/In the Beginning" Torah cover

"Revelation: Encountering The Word" silks, wood, metal 1999-2000, entry - Torah cover design competition, Spertus Institute, Chicago

​With Our Own Hands: The Congregation Beit Simchat Torah (CBST) Torah Project 2010
New York City​  (http://cbst.org)

Atzei Chayim ("tree of life"), maple

Writing our own Torah: writing the letter Shin with Soferet (scribe), ​Jen Taylor Friedman (r)

mantle parts and fabrics

working on the mantle interior

applying design work

completed mantle/cover

sash/garter/wimple embroidery stitched by 53 synagogue members, 5 - 93 years old!

sash/garter/wimple embroidery stitched by 53 synagogue members, 5 - 93 years old!

sash/garter/wimple embroidery stitched by 53 synagogue members, 5 - 93 years old!

sash/garter/wimple embroidery stitched by 53 synagogue members, 5 - 93 years old!

sash/garter/wimple embroidery stitched by 53 synagogue members, 5 - 93 years old!

sash/garter/wimple embroidery stitched by 53 synagogue members, 5 - 93 years old!

almost completed sash/garter/wimple

"With Our Own Hands - The CBST Torah Project" Torah sash/wimple, CBST, NYC

completed mantle

CBST Torah dedication - May, 2010

Letters of Celebration • challah covers • instrument strap • 4-Cups© matzo cover & afikomen bag • wall hanging
​silk, cotton

Letter of Celebration, בּ/Bet

Letter of Celebration, מ/mem

Letter of Celebration, ב/vet

"Sunset" challah cover, silk

Challah cover commission (silk), Central Synagogue, New York City

"Sunset II" challah cover, silk

"Shabbat Candles" Challah Cover

Drum Strap, Calligraphy by Lisa Rauchwerger

Passover - Four Cups© Matzo Cover & Afikomen Bag

silk wall hanging

detail-silk wall hanging

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