Flames of Judaism

My synagogue needed a new Torah cover for the new Torah that was donated to our synagogue.   They asked me.  After much discussion, I chose ritual fire as the theme.

The flames are crewel wool.  The candlesticks are cotton. Silk fabric, all hand sewn.  The back is an envelope closure, two layers, so it’s easy to get on and off.   It took me something like 100 hours.

The big flames are the pillar of flames the Israelites followed by night in a Exodus.  The long candlesticks are for Shabbat, and the lamp is the eternal light.