Temple Beth-El Rudin Chapel Windows
Photos courtesy Barbara Herman
Temple Beth-El Art and Architecture
The Building
The Sanctuary, was built over a three-year period
and dedicated in 1970. Designed by Armand Bartos, the distinguished
architect of The Shrine of The Book in Jerusalem,
housing The
Dead Sea Scrolls, this newest section of our synagogue was cited in
Architectural Review as "an outstanding example of modern synagogue
architecture".
Lobby
Representation of the Western Wall of King Solomon's Temple. Red and
black basalt sculpture by Moishe Castel. A major work of Castel's is the
sculpture wall in Israel's Knesset building.
"The Flame", an aluminum sculpture by Dr. Seymour W. Meyer,
noted physician, sculptor and fellow congregant, gives the feeling of arms
lifted up to heaven in prayer, in an abstract form.
The Holocaust Memorial Sculpture is by Nathan Rapoport, sculptor of the
Warsaw Ghetto Memorial in Warsaw Poland and Yad Vashem, Israel.
The Sanctuary
The Bema Wall, Ark and Eternal Light are a memorial to the Holocaust
Jews entitled "The White Flame of The Six Million". It is by
world-renowned artist Louise Nevelson, who designed a total environment for our sanctuary to
stimulate the imagination without disturbing meditation.
The Torah Scroll Covers were designed by artist Ina Golub and the
needlepoint work was done by members of the congregation.
Rabbi Jacob Philip Rudin Chapel
Ilya Schor, creator of the Silver Doors for the Ark of our Chapel, was a
wood engraver, painter, and master silversmith. Great figures in the Bible
are portrayed in a contemporary design.
The Mural By Perli Pelzig
The Mural, a mosaic tile wall, created and executed by famed artist Perli
Pelzig, depicts in a magnificent modern art form the biblical narrative
concerning Jacob's dream.
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Representation of the Western Wall of King Solomon's Temple. Red and
black basalt sculpture by Moishe Castel. A major work of Castel's is the
sculpture wall in Israel's Knesset building.
"The Flame", an aluminum sculpture by Dr. Seymour W. Meyer,
noted physician, sculptor and fellow congregant, gives the feeling of arms
lifted up to heaven in prayer, in an abstract form.
The Torah Scroll Covers were designed by artist Ina Golub and the
needlepoint work was done by members of the congregation.
Ilya Schor, creator of the Silver Doors for the Ark of our Chapel, was a
wood engraver, painter, and master silversmith. Great figures in the Bible
are portrayed in a contemporary design.
The Mural, a mosaic tile wall, created and executed by famed artist Perli
Pelzig, depicts in a magnificent modern art form the biblical narrative
concerning Jacob's dream.