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PAGE 14 THE SOUTHERN ISRAELITE April 18, 1986 oath of y- Jpance^,^ 1 COUNTRY FRENCH RESTAURANT & LOUNGE Dinner served Mon. thru Sat. Lunch served Mon. thru Fri. No coat & tie required Banquet rooms available AX • MC • VISA 2345 Cheshire Bridge Rd. 325-6963/64 Battery =Point Convenient to: . Yett I ielnvu Acadeiin . Both I elillah • IS i\ai lorah in iiiu-ni o;\! School Bistlle i • \ ionics by one of Atlanta's premier builders David Childress • 4 and 5 bedroom homes • Exciting* European design • Large eat-in kitchen • Master bedroom on main level I or more details eall Tiller Tomlin Real Estate 256-0330 Models open daih i p m -i) -in p m Ball or v Point A.A. centennial to feature needlepoint Torah covers by Carolyn Gold When the Ahavath Aehim con gregation rises for the ark to be opened on Rosh Hashana, in this, the synagogue’s centennial year, a gasp of admiration is expected. The parted curtains will reveal 13 new needlepoint Torah covers, in colors and background designed to complement the sanctuary's stained glass window's, and each lovingly stitched by a talented Ahavath Aehim member. No project for the centennial celebration has generated more ex citement than the one involving the Torah covers. Both Dave Alter- man and Norman Diamond, co- chairmen of the Centennial Com mittee, attended a recent preview bv the needlework group to bring the congregation’s enthusiasm to the stitchers and to cheer them on. “A hundred years from now these Torah covers still will be used.” predicts Norman Diamond. In fact, he thinks they will become a “must” for visitors to see w hen in Atlanta. Leah Ma/iar is artistic director of what she terms "a unique pro ject” because it is such a large one. Leah took artist P. Kaplan to view the Ahavath Aehim sanctuary and to meet with the Centennial Com mittee and the rabbis. They dis cussed ideas for the Torah covers and finally settled on using the 12 tribes of Israel as a theme. Leah Ma/iar holds Pauline Cohen s finished canv: The artist, who recently moved from California to Florida, sub mitted drawings of her designs. After approval, she painted them on the canvases to be used. Each design has the geometric patterns and colors of t he stained glass win dows as background. Against this are the imaginative symbols of each tribe. A problem arose when it was realized that the congregation needed 1.3 I orah covers, not 12. A little hit of "poetic license” or “artistic free dom” was allowed with the help of the Encyclopedia Judaica. A male Asher design was created and also, a female Asher. Most of the stitchers wanted to do Levi so the only equitable ar rangement was to draw names. A few swaps were made for signifi- ( ontinued next page. tyveat j4tw/ucari t&gjf&sffer ‘ m “The World’s Most Delicious Cookie” Cumberland Mall - 433-9898 Southlake Mall - 961-8444 Gwinnett Place - 476-7157 Central City Park - 521-3115 Lenox Square - 233-0256 Shannon Mall - 969-1144 Perimeter Mall - 396-4666 South DeKalb Mall - 243-9279 —plus locations nationwide—