Click to open image viewer. CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. A black prayer shawl (tallit gadol) with a repeating pattern of nine, embroidered, seven-branched menorahs lined ...

Giving gentle comfort to others in need, while bonding in prayer and fellowship, is merely the start of the joyful benefits achieved by members of the prayer shawl and quilting ministries held at the ...

ATLANTA - At 94, Irene Marder is handing out hope, one prayer shawl at a time. If you spend enough time in a cancer center infusion room, you start to notice things. It's crowded, it's quiet, and, as ...

HARTFORD, Conn. -- When Elaine Wiatr's friend lost her husband to suicide, she felt words wouldn't be enough. To show her concern, she gave her a hand-knitted shawl. Wiatr chose a purple shawl that ...

Trinity Lutheran Church is a month into its Prayer Shawl Ministry for comforting hurting people by a spiritual and tactile remedy. Their mission statement: "Creating prayer shawls for people needing ...

ATTLEBORO - Immanuel Lutheran Church's Prayer Shawl Ministry, in association with 12 other congregations from Attleboro and the extended area, produced more than 40 sacred creations - including prayer ...

Nelly Wolf of Black Cat Judaica in Peacham Credit: Jeb Wallace-Brodeur How did a Vermonter who grew up atheist come to weave Jewish prayer shawls sold to customers as far away as San Francisco, ...

Linda Hanson’s prayer shawls are unique. She has a calling card, she says. It’s a note, attached to every shawl she makes, that reads: “Each time the yarn is joined, a prayer has been said for you.