Atarah style Tallit

We can also call it Atarah, this model of tallit that LiOr Designs has created entirely according to the requirements and measurements of the final recipient, who favours practicality while moving to a warm climate.

LiOr tailored this tallit out of an ivory-coloured, pure Italian silk, in the size of a narrow shawl, fitted around neck and shoulders, without the usual draping of tallitot. (*)

With a sheer pale gold pure silk georgette LiOr then made the actual atarah, upon which she embroidered the Hebrew words of the prophet Micah 6:8 You have been told, O mortal, what is good, And what God requires of you: Only to do justice And to love goodness, And to walk humbly with your God .

For the embroidery, the applications and the decorative top-stitching, LiOr chose a silver metallic thread.

The pure white cotton fringes running from the two short sides of the tallit are hand-woven into a double net design.

As requested by the client, LiOr tied the tzitzit, made of kosher pure sheep's wool according to the Ashkenazi tradition, with 7,8,11 and 13 chulyot.

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The commissioning party for this piece sought a decoration inspired by the architectural themes that distinguish the NSCI temple in Glencoe, Illinois. LiOr incorporated that design into the same golden silk as the atarah, applying it to both wings of the tallit. By looking at them, the Rabbi will be able to have a reminiscence of his previous Community.

(*) To be precise, the Atarah is a refined strip of fabric that is sewn onto the Tallit, which is usually medium to large in size. On that band are often embroidered words of a blessing, or a name. Its purpose is to embellish the prayer garment and above all to designate the part of the tallit that will always be worn on the neck. The atarah is a sort of crown, a sign of the spot where it will rest on our eyes for a moment before we wrap ourselves in the tallit and recite the appropriate blessing.

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