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Ark Curtain for Shaarei Haim Congregation, Thornhill ON

Various fabrics, beads, sequins
Machine appliqué
91 x 183 cm. (36" x 72")
Graphic by Cyril Lax


The text is the first letter of each of the Ten Commandments. The two letters on the valance are without further embellishment, being also the Hebrew word meaning "God".

There are two complete three-part sets, one used daily and the other for Holy Days.

Photos: Harold Duke


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