Have the happiest of Jewish New Years with this beautiful towel! It can be used during the hand washing ritual at the Rosh Hashanah feast, or simply as an eye-catching decoration in the kitchen. It is embroidered with a pomegranate design, a classic Jewish (and Rosh Hashanah) decorative motif, surrounding the words Shana Tova (Happy New Year).
Artist Yair Emanuel, a graduate of the Bezalel Academy of Art and Design, lives and works in Jerusalem. Vivid and harmonious colors as well as a mixture of the old and the new characterize Emanuel's work, which is designed and crafted in his Jerusalem studio. The principal techniques utilized encompass painting on silk, hand-embroidery, raw-silk appliqué and painting on wood.