Music represents the most abstract, emotional and spiritual of the arts. It is said that through music the soul of man can approach a rapport with G-d. The cobalt blue here represents the breath of G-d and immortality. The waters below symbolize life. The fish represents the Israelites in search of the Messiah. The crescent moon represents the Jewish calendar and its cycle of holidays.

The Lion is the emblem of the Tribe of Judah and by extension, of the Jewish people as a whole. It represents both the majesty and strength of the Jews in their role as the Chosen people. The Tablets of the Commandments given to Moses are placed at the center, with the Ark of the Covenant. The gold crown above the commandments symbolizes G-d as Lord over Man and Earth. Moses’ baby basket in the bulrushes is both a reminder of childhood innocence and the destiny that is to be fulfilled. Donated by Florence Kulick and family in memory of her husband and their father Bernard Kulick in 1985.

The Great Shin is the first letter of G-d’s name, never to be spoken, but the name is often indicated by this first letter. Rings of faith reverberate from G-d to Man. The bright gold background represents the glory of G-d and idealism. The bee represents G-d’s Promised Land of milk and honey. Below, again is the water of life and the motif of the Israelites (fish) seeking the Messiah. Both The Great Shin and David’s Harp windows were donated by Ruth Rossuck in memory of her husband Alvin Rossuck, in 1981.

Donated in 1997 by Jay & Gail Furman in honor of the marriage of Jesse and Ariele Furman.

Grape or Vine Vitis vinifera גפן Micah 4: 3-4 “And he shall judge among many people, and rebuke strong nations afar off; and they shall beat their swords into plowshares, and their spears into pruning hooks. Nation shall not lift up a sword against nation, neither shall they learn war anymore. But they shall sit every man under his vine and under his fig tree, and none shall make them afraid; for the mouth of the Lord hath spoken it.”

Lilium chalcedonicu שושן צחור Song of Solomon 6: 2-4 “My beloved is gone down into his garden, to the beds and spices, to feed in the gardens, and to gather lilies. I am my beloved’s and my beloved is mine; he feedeth among the lilies. Thou are beautiful, O my love, as Tirzah, comely as Jerusalem…”

Anemone Anemone coronaria Greek: krinon כלנית מצויח Song of Solomon 5: 13 “His cheeks are as a bed of spices, as sweet as flowers; his lips like lilies, dropping sweet smelling myrrh.” Cyclamen Cyclamen primulaceae Greek: kuklaminos רקפת ידונית One of the wildflowers found scattered throughout the hills of the Holy Land. Protected today by the Society for the Protection of Nature of Israel

Saffron Sternbergia or Crocus sativus חלניונית נדולה Song of Solomon 4: 14 “Thy plants are an orchard of pomegranates, with pleasant fruits; camphire, with spikenard…and saffron; calamus and cinnamon, with all the chief spices. A fountain of gardens, a well of living waters, and streams from Lebanon. Awake, O north wind, and come, thou south; blow upon my garden, that the spices thereof may flow out.”

Water lily Nymphaea caerulea מים שושן I Kings 7: 19 “…and upon the top of the pillars was lily work…”

At the top, green valleys and mountains of The Holy Land sit above the vortex that cut to the sea, opening a passage way for the Twelve Tribes to pass through to the other side, The Holy Land. The turbulent waters reflect the power of G-d. The Twelve Tribes are represented below in different circles of color starting their journey to The Holy Land.

Sitting beside the riverbed flowing with the refreshing waters that give life to our land and all its abundance. A symbol of cleansing, new life, and birth. The Tree of Life is laden with symbolism. One can see the pomegranate with all its seeds, symbols of rebirth and rejuvenation. The fig leaves and figs represent Israel and its people. Abundance, food and health. It can also represent modesty and shame in that Adam and Eve covered themselves with fig leaves. The almond tree is a symbol of watchfulness and promise due to its early flowering. Its shell represents future challenges. Olives symbolize continuity of the biblical promised Land, and modern Israel. The gnarled bark of of the ancient olive tree may live 1,000 years, even 4,000 years. The thistle at the base represents life’s difficulties and reality—thorns in our sides, earthly sorrows. Myrtle— “In place of thistle will arise the myrtle,” Isaiah 55:13. This means, as myrtle replaces thistle, attractive plants replace weeds. G-d will turn dry waste from an arid habitat to one with so much water that the myrtle will thrive and naturally replace the thistle.

Commemorates the restoration and flourishing of Jewish life after the Holocaust. The pomegranate tree dates back to time immemorial and produces one of the favorite fruits of the Holy Land. The Israelites of antiquity enjoyed the tangy fruit. King Solomon developed his own orchard of pomegranate (Song of Solomon 4:13). It is an appropriate theme following the Holocaust as the pomegranate symbolizes fertility with its many seeds promising rebirth and rejuvenation. Donated by Janette and Paul Lewis in 1986.

Represents the High Holy Days and the constancy of Jewish life on earth and the goal of peace. Both symbols are enveloped in the rings of the universe surrounded by cobalt blue—this color being symbolic of the soul in its eternal quest for unity with G-d and His cosmic laws. Donated by Arthur and Louise Spitz in 1979.

Depicts the tragedy and losses of the Holo caust by means of an evocative green - gray smoked glass dominating the scene, recalling the smoke and fumes of the masses of bodies burned in the ovens. The river of red is, of course, the bloodshed , while the vertical strokes along the entire edge represent the vast extent of miles across the European continent where the Jews were hunted; marched from their homes (shown destroyed below) to forced labor, the camps, and ultimately destruction in the gas chambers. Overlying the scene is a distorted Mogen David, created with barbs to represent the disrupted lives of the Jewish community and the barbed wire of the camps that imprisoned them. Above all hover the rings of the universe, the stars of the heavens, on a field of cobalt blue of immortality and peace. Donated by Janette and Paul Lewis in 1985 in memory of family members killed in the Holocaust.

(Located above in the balcony) Announcing Rosh Hashanah and the High holy Days with the shofar afloat in the space of the universe, calling the covenant to the spiritual life of the cosmos and infinity. Behind the wood tracery of the Star of David is found the limitless, endless and timeless universe. Donated by Gertrude Katz in honor of her husband Donald Katz, in 1990.

The concept of this window is based on a photograph taken by Joan Maisel. The glass artist followed the contours of the valleys and mountains captures in Maisel’s photograph. The foreground of the mountains represents Earth and mankind’s terrain while the background of glowing bright light represents the distant eternal, man’s desire for his soul to rest in eternal light, the love of G-d. Donated by Howard Maisel in memory of his beloved wife Joan.

A free Biblical interpretation, the intense red glasses in bold and dynamic lines represent the passions burning eternally in our hearts for G-d and the Jewish faith. It is also meant to depict creative power and the love of life. Donated by Arthur and Louise Spitz in 1979.