Yoni was killed in a Tel Aviv bus bomb blast in September 2002, aged 19. His mother Marsha wanted to present the shul with a fitting tribute to him.

The central theme of the parochet is illumination, inspired by the light and energy remaining as a permanent legacy of all the good deeds Yoni performed and the example he set during his short life.

Mrs Gladstone said: "Yoni loved going to shul, even from a very young age. Over the years Giffnock Synagogue became his second home.

"Although he was the youngest, it was always Yoni who was first in shul and last to leave, usually with Grandpa Isaac on his arm.

"The Torah and its precepts were always close to Yoni's heart, so what better thing to choose to remember him by than that closest to the Torah - a parochet

"And what better parochet than a white one especially for yomtov to symbolise the purity of the heart which always ran to do mitzvot."

Through shul members Vivian Strang and Risha Freedman, both long time members of the East Renfrewshire Embroiderers Guild, she was put in contact with Dr Malcolm Lochhead, whom they had worked under for the 'Glasgow in Stitches' project for Kelvingrove Art Gallery.

Dr Lochhead is professor of visual design at Glasgow Caledonian University and has particular expertise in ecclesiastical embroidery.

Prof Lochhead found out as much as he could about Yoni before starting the work, which took more than a year to complete.

He said: "Here is someone who made an indelible mark on everyone with whom he came in contact.

"He seems to have illuminated their lives and left them dazzled. This is my starting point on the creation of this design. In going to yeshiva he strove for development, improvement and enlightenment and in so doing he lost his life but left a dazzling after image burned into the hearts and minds of everyone who had come into contact with him."

The curtain was presented last Shabbat at the service and was followed by a special kiddush in the shul.

Prof Lochhead, Mrs Strang, Mrs Freedman and members of the Glasgow and East Renfrewshire Embroiders Guild, who had completed the work, were among those present.