According to her, the term “pashmina” is derived from the Persian word pashm, meaning soft wool. Pashmina wool is derived from the undercoat of Changthangi goats, found in Ladakh. Pashmina holds ...

Any good cardigan connoisseur has a shawl collar cardigan stash already, and anyone who hopes to someday exude as much wealth and gravitas as said connoisseurs needs to get one ASAP. The only real ...

Starting your day with morning prayer is one of the most powerful ways to invite God’s peace, strength, and joy into your life. When we begin each morning in prayer, we shift our focus from the ...

The prayer books and prayer shawls and yarmulkes were all loaners from nearby synagogues. One thing wasn’t: a Torah rescued from their burning building. At least a dozen families in the ...

Knitting a prayer shawl transcends the act of creating a cozy wrap; it embodies crafting an embrace with yarn, weaving thoughts and prayers into a fabric of comfort and care. This collection caters to ...

It was certainly a "time warp" at this year's "Sheep to Shawl" competition at the PA Farm Show. Teams sheer their sheep, and then have two-and-a-half hours to turn the wool into fiber to be ...

Reflections from Los Angeles: a local writer's personal account of the LA fires Architecture writer and local resident Michael Webb reflects on the devastating 2025 Los Angeles fires and offers his ...

The damage at the Kol Yehouda Sephardic congregation included tallitot, or prayer shawls, and tefillin stuffed in toilets; Torah scrolls cut up and tossed on the floor; other religious items ...