"Matriarchs and Seasons" Prayer Shawl

Wool, silk, embellishments
Stitchery, stenciling, beading
91 x 183 cm. (36" x 72")
Calligraphic design by Leah Gryfe.
Commissioned for Sarah Troper

The four colours Sarah chose are her symbols for both the matriarchs and the seasons.The atarah contains a quote from Sarah's Bat Mitzvah reading: "And I will dwell therein [the Sanctuary] among the children of Israel." (1 Kings 6:13).