The possibilities are endless!
Would you like
something special painted on a tallit? Eddie Smucygz created the lion
tallitot pictured in the Gallery. He also painted Miriam and the women on the lavender silk that is
ready to be made into a tallit. Serena Naidu painted the sailboats on the white tallit and is ready to paint whatever you can imagine! Stanford Ashcraft painted the sample flowers on the peachy-pink silk. Sue Eisen painted the tie dye scarves and I made them into tallitot. I am now also partnering with Amy Smith who also paints on very lightweight and sheer silks.
How about a stained glass window tallit?
The above tallit is a replica of the stained glass window at West Suburban Temple Har Zion in River Forest, IL shown below. The window colors on the tallit are brighter than this picture shows.
The standard
tallit size for women is 18-20 in. wide by 72 in. long. For men, large sizes are 52-58 in. wide by 72 in. long and the smaller size is 42 in. wide by 72 in. long. I can also
make any other size you like. I can tie the tzit tzit for you, or can help
you learn this mitzvah. Let me know what your dream tallit looks like! The below tallit was hand painted by the very talented bar mitzvah boy! I added the atarah and corners.
Choose your tallit fabric and color of silk for atarah and corners. I can try to
locate any kind of fabric you are interested in and e-mail pictures and/or mail swatches. I also have 50+ colors of dupioni silk for the
atarah and corners.
This is an atarah I made for a breast cancer survivor (pink center) who has two sons (blue outside) for her to wear on her grandfather's tallit.
Beaded wire kippot made by my friend Nancy to match your tallit!
Wording on the atarah
I hand paint the standard Hebrew tzit tzit blessing on the atarah in gold or silver paint or any other color you desire. You can also have the wording of your choice including your Hebrew name, or a passage from the Torah or prayer book. Suggestions:
The Shema: שמע ישראל יי אלהינו יי אחד
The last line of Adon Olam: Into His hand I commit my spirit when I sleep, and I wake and
with my spirit, my body. The Lord is
with me, I will not fear.
בידו אפקיד
רוחי בּעת אישׁן ואעירה ועם רוחי גויתי
אדני לי ולא אירא
The first line of Aleinu: It is our duty to praise the Master of all to ascribe greatness to the Author of creation.
עלינו לשׁבּח לאדון הכּל לתת גדלה ליוצר בראשׁית
The last line of Aleinu (Oseh shalom): May He who makes peace in His high places grant peace for us and for all Israel; and say, Amen.
עושׂה שׁלום בּמרומיו
הוא
יעשׂה שׁלום עלינו ועל כּל ישׂראל ואמרו אמן
Etz Chaim Hi: A tree of life to those who hold fast to it, and all who cling to it find happiness.
עץ חיים היא למחזיקים בּה ותמכיה מאשׁר
Shiru L'Adonai: Sing unto G*d. Sing a new song. Sing to G*d all the earth. Sing to G*d, bless G*d's name.
שׁירו לײ שׁיר חדשׁ שׁירו לײ
כּל
הארץ שׁירו לײ בּרכו
שׁמו
בּשׂרו מיום ליום ישׁועתו
Bat or Bar Mitzvah TallitI can paint the date and names (in Hebrew and/or English) on the corners.
Wedding Dress Tallit
Ladies, how about making a tallit out of your wedding dress?
What keepsake could be more special? Don't leave your dress in a box, wear it to services whenever you want!
Wedding Tallit
I can paint your desired wedding information on a tallit as well! This tallit has the bride & groom's names, the wedding date and
אני
לדודי ודודי לי (I am my beloved's and my beloved is mine) on the corners.
This is the groom's sailboat and the wedding was on the deck of their sailing club!
Would you like a large tallit to wrap around the bride and groom?
Chuppot
This chuppah was tied onto a gazebo. The silk band on the end said Ani Li'Dodi v'Dodi Li with the bride and groom's names and wedding date.
How about a chuppah to tie onto poles? This chuppah was 100 in. on each side! 2 sides had the Hebrew and 2 sides had the English translation as above.
This special chuppah was made from the groom's mother's wedding dress and the bride's mother's veil, what a family heirloom!!
Ordering your Tallit
Please contact me by email (elitetallit@gmail.com) to discuss and then we can talk on the phone. After we decide on the fabric and details, I will send you an invoice. You can pay by check, any credit card by Square (if in person) or by PayPal with or without an account. Please plan to pay 50% at the time of the order and 50% at delivery. 
