The stained glass windows in our main sanctuary were first dedicated in 1982 by individuals and families honoring or memorializing their loved ones. The windows were designed by Phillip Ratner of Washington, D.C. Some of his other works are in the permanent collection of the United States Supreme Court, the Library of Congress, B’nai B’rith International Building, Hillel House in London, and in leading synagogues throughout the country. Mr. Ratner was commissioned by the United States Government to create thirty statues at Ellis Island and the Statue of Liberty Park.
World-renowned Greenland Studios fabricated the windows. After the sanctuary was destroyed by fire in August of 2006, the windows were restored by Heimer and Co., a family-run glassworks firm in Clifton, New Jersey. The windows became the showpiece of our new sanctuary, which was dedicated on May 2, 2010.
The stained glass windows are 36 statements depicting Jewish history and universal Jewish values. The outside columns on each side are critical statements reflecting the faith and aspirations of the Jewish people; they are the source of the Jewish people’s commitment to God, Torah and Israel as well as the Messianic Era of universal peace and freedom.
