Stars in the Sky Tallit
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Description
This tallit's design imagines the words of the first blessing before the evening Shema prayer as stars arranged in swirling designs that herald the entrance and exit of dusk and dawn.
The text on the tallit reads in Hebrew: Praised are You, Lord our God, Sovereign of the universe whose word brings the evening dusk. You open the gates of dawn with wisdom, change the day’s divisions with understanding, set the succession of seasons, and arrange the stars in the sky according to Your will. You create day and night, rolling light away from darkness and darkness away from light, Eternal God. Your rule shall embrace us forever. Praised are you, Lord, for each evening’s dusk.
- Handmade in the USA
- 72" x 24" (shawl-style fit)
- Medium-weight twill fabric with satin trim
- Includes a printed, zippered tallit bag (machine-washable)
About the brand
Goren Judaica is the studio of New York designer Harriet R. Goren, whose tallitot turn favorite Hebrew prayers and psalms into painted color.
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About the brand
Goren Judaica
Goren Judaica is the studio of New York designer Harriet R. Goren, whose tallitot turn favorite Hebrew prayers and psalms into painted color.
- Based in
- New York, NY
- Since
- 2011
- Craft
- Printed and hand-sewn tallitot
Goren Judaica is the work of Harriet R. Goren, a New York graphic designer who turns Hebrew liturgy into tallitot. She was an undergraduate painting major at Yale, where she also sang in choirs, and spent her career in identity, print and web design before starting Goren Judaica in 2011.
The spark came from synagogue. Reconnecting with Jewish life through a lively congregation, she trained to chant Torah and began experimenting with Hebrew letterforms and color. She combines hand-drawn lettering with digital paint, has the artwork printed on fabric, then sews the shawls and ties the tzitzit herself. The words aren't always meant to be read literally; she tries to capture through shape and gesture how she experiences the texts. Several of her designs grew from the stained-glass windows, tiles and organ pipes of B'nai Jeshurun in Manhattan.
Wearing a tallit, she says, "feels like being wrapped in comfort and safety, and helps me pray more honestly." Her work has appeared in the Women of Reform Judaism calendar and in American Guild of Judaic Art exhibitions. She also makes art prints and challah covers.
Good to know
- EducationPainting major, Yale
- ExhibitionsAmerican Guild of Judaic Art (2017–2018)
- PublicationWomen of Reform Judaism calendar, 2014–2015
