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Royal blue metallic thread on white Dupioni silk.
Prayer:
“Asher kidshanu ... lhetataf
b'tzitzit" (Who commanded us to wrap ourselves in tzitzit.)
(Typeface: STAM)
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Aqua blue thread
on ivory white silk. Lettering is done in with
only a satin outline. Beautiful scrollwork at either end
makes this a very soft and elegant atarah.
(Typeface: GEFEN) See the tallit
this belongs to here
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The full
tzitzit blessing stitched in two lines. Gold thread on
silver dupioni silk. Open stars are at each end.
Typeface: ASHKENAZ
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The full tzitzit
blessing in royal blue thread on customer's fabric.
Typeface STAM
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The Bat Mitzvah's name in gold metallic thread on
white China silk. Bright red roses adorn each end.
Typeface:
ASHKENAZ
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Genesis
22:17 stitched in silver thread on royal blue dupioni silk.
Typeface: VENICE
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The Eitz Chayim
stitched in gold thread on purple shantung silk.
Typeface:
VENICE
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Full tzitzit
blessing in silver thread on black silk. Typeface:
HADAR
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The Sh'ma embroidered in gold on navy silk.
Translation: “Hear O Israel,
the Lord is Our God; the Lord is One.”
Typeface: ADA
(no longer
available)
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Another Sh'ma embroidered in burgundy-purple thread on pink
damask fabric.
Typeface:
GONEN
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A special atarah to embellish the tallit purchased in
Israel: Atarah blessing is
"Da Lifnei Me Ata Omed" (Know Before Whom You Stand.)
Lions of Judah were stitched at either end -- they appear upside
down when the atarah is laid out flat, but face one another when
the tallit is worn. Typeface is 3D calligraphy (from the specialty fonts)
stitched in green and gold.
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Part of the Parent's
Blessing over Children. Lilac thread on fuchsia silk.
Typeface: GONEN
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Another Sh'ma in Hebrew script. Pale gold thread
on white silk. Typeface: KSAV YAD
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The full tzitzit blessing in silver thread on light
purple silk. Typeface: KEREN
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The "Eitz Chayim" stitched in gold metallic on red silk.
Typeface: ASHKENAZ
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The "Sh'ma" in red on white china silk. Typeface:
ADA (no
longer available)
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The full tzitzit blessing in Torah font on dark green
cotton. An openwork hamsa is at each end. When worn,
the hands point down.
Typeface:
STAM
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A custom atarah with the
words "Zeh hayom ..." This is the day G-d has made; let us
exalt and rejoice in it. Stitched in a blue thread similar
to the techelet dye. A pair of Judah lions face inward on
the ends. Typeface: ASHKENAZ
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A custom atarah done in royal blue thread on royal blue silk.
Very subtle!!
Typeface:
KEREN
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Atarah custom made for the outgoing
president of a synagogue. Black lettering outlined in gold
on off-white wool. The atarah ends mark his tenure.
Specialty typeface: OUTLINE
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Prayer: Psalm 30:12 "You have turned for me my mourning
into dancing;
you have loosed my
sackcloth
and clothed me with
gladness." stitched crimson thread on dark purple dupioni silk.
Typeface: GONEN
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The full tzitzit blessing in off-white thread on navy
blue cotton velvet. Typeface: ASHKENAZ
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Part of the Avinu Malkeinu sung on the high holy days.
Stitched in black on red silk. Typeface:
KEREN
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“Shalom Al Yisrael ... Peace in Jerusalem and all the
World.” Embroidered in lilac thread
on blue silk. Typeface:
ADII
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Same prayer stitched in gold metallic on blue-purple silk.
Typeface:
GEFEN
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The Eitz Chayim
stitched in gold thread on black silk. Typeface:
ASHKENAZ
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Yellow-gold
stitching on off-white china silk. Prayer:
“L'hetataf b'tzitzit” - (... who commanded
us to wrap ourselves in fringes.) Typeface: GEFEN
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Genesis 6:9 "Noah walked with God."
Stitched in black on silver silk. A graceful dove and
olive tree are at either end and atarah is banded with black
silk.
Typeface:
STAM
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“Da Lifnei Me Ata Omed" - Know Before Whom You Stand.
Stitched in silver thread (letters mimic Torah writing) with
pomegranate at either end. Made for a special Rabbi.
Typeface:
STAM
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Another from the Book of Psalms: (Typeface:
ASHKENAZ
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The sh'ma stitched in black on tan silk. These were sewn
onto tallit made of military camo fabric for Jewish
soldiers. Typeface:
ASHKENAZ
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Custom atarah given as a birthday gift. The young
man's name and family were embroidered in black thread on
imported white silk.
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Psalm 40:8 “Az Amarti ...”
stitched in powder blue silk thread. This one for a
special woman!
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And verse 40:9 from the same Psalm stitched in black on his
tallit!
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The Oseh Shalom is stitched in tangerine thread on cream silk.
Typeface: ADA (no
longer available)
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Black wool tallit personalized with man's family name
“Baruch Heschel ... ” Typeface:
ASHKENAZ
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I made the atarah and stitched the words from Psalm 104:33 as a
gift to my Cantor on his 10th anniversary with our synagogue.
The verse says:
“I
will sing to the Lord all my
life; I will sing praise to my God while I have my being.”
The ends are embroidered with music clefs and small notes are
sprinkled around the verse. Typeface: STAM -oversized
 
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