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MY TAPESTRIES: 35 SERIES > Holy Days (I-VII) > Holy Days (IV)

HOLY DAYS (IV)
– Keeping Track of Time and Harvest

After the fall of the Second Temple, the tradition of having a decorative calendar for counting the Omer emerged. Then the tradition faded – people let go of it. In our times we are reviving it, this tradition with its potential for artistic fun and beauty.

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