The Charlotte Jewish News - June-July 2015 - Page 7
New Stained Glass Dedicated at Temple Kol Tikvah
At Sabbath services on Friday
evening May 1, Temple Kol Tik
vah accepted and dedicated a se
ries of 12 stained glass window
panels (each 18” x 18”) for its
sanctuary in Davidson. The serv
ice conducted by Rabbi Michael
Shields was attended not only by
congregants but also the artisans’
family and friends from as far
away as Florida and Connecticut.
The panels, representing sym
bolism related to the Jewish reli
gion and done in Tiffany tradition,
are the work of congregant and
stained glass artisan Alan Schaefer
of Denver, NC. Alan’s primary
artistic glass work, for the past 12
years, has been designing and
building unique stained glass
American scale doll houses. The
window project was supported by
the Executive Board of Temple
Kol Tikvah for the last two years
and afforded Schaefer full artistic
license of the design.
The series of 12 art glass panels
is titled Kavod, the Hebrew for
“tribute, honor, and homage.”
“Although when you gaze upon
the panels you may focus on the
pictures or words in each pane,”
the stronger driving relationship
for the artist was in the back
ground glass and what it meant to
him. “The sections used were
culled from over 100 sq. ft. of five
color hand-laid glass; each piece
was individually cut to shape and
prepared without a pattern. There
are no background pieces
amongst the panels that are
the same. Just often as in
Jewish history, each piece
of the background was
separated from its original posi
tion on the glass sheet and none
were placed adjacent to its origi
nal neighbor. The background is
indicative of a Jewish history of
uncertainty, individualism, separa
tion, and strength. The pieces are
a reflection of the strife related to
the scattering of people for cen
turies: the remembrance of broken
glass and destruction of Kristal-
nacht and the holocaust and car
nage that followed, indicative of
the chaos of generations sepa
rated, yet coming together and
unifying Jewish people just as the
individual pieces of background
glass are unified by frame and
color threads. Like most of us as
individuals, the background glass
continually changes its color de-
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pendent on the amount of light it
receives.
The 12 panels in the series
“Kavod” are:
Peace, depicted by the Hebrew
word “Shalom”; Eternity, depicted
by an eternal flame; Celebration,
depicted by a dreidel; To Life, de
picted by the Hebrew word
“L’Chaim”; Identity, depicted by
the Star of David; Harken, de
picted by a shofar; Exodus, de
picted by Moses parting the
waters; Teachings, depicted by a
Torah; Tenets, depicted by the Ten
Commandments; Unity, depicted
by a seven-candle menorah;
Sabbath, depicted by candles,
Kiddush cup, and challah; Gener
ations, depicted by a Tree of
Life. ^
You Are Invited to
Summer Services at
Temple Beth El
By Cantor Andrew Bernard
Our new summer service
model began Friday, May 22 and
is in full swing.
Our hope is that Friday
evenings. Temple Beth El fulfills
the central meaning of “syna
gogue” as a place of assembly,
and the central meaning of “Shab-
baf ’ as a time to stop/rest/refresh.
Jewishly, Friday evening — the
onset of Shabbat — should be the
moment of transformation from
the work week to that time of
stopping or resting. While tradi
tionally it is an important time of
worship (and has become the pri
mary worship time in the Reform
movement), it is also an important
time to gather with family and
friends in an atmosphere of grati
tude and appreciation for the
many gifts that fill our lives.
While we are delighted to have
you participate in all our Friday
evening offerings, what we truly
hope is that you will “tag” Temple
Beth El as the meeting place and
catalyst for moving from the
workweek to Shabbat.
Our “preneg” with Kiddush
wine bar begins at 5:15 PM.
Twice a month there is a 5:30
Songfest for little ones and their
families. Our informal, family-
friendly worship begins at 6 PM
and finishes around 7:10 so you
can go off to Shabbat dinner or
other social activities. Once a
month, the Service of Healing and
Comfort will follow the Shabbat
evening service.
During services, the “preneg”
and Kiddush wine bar continue to
be available in one of the social
halls just off the Sanctuary for
those who arrive late or those who
want to continue to sit in a more
casual space with friends and
family. That area has tables and a
kid-friendly activity center with
the wall to the sanctuary open so
you can continue to be connected
to our worshipping community.
Stuck in traffic? We know
some people are frustrated that
they can’t be at Temple for the
start of services. If you bookmark
our streaming services you can
listen to the start of worship in
your car — and when you arrive,
join us in the Sanctuary for the
service or relax in the social hall
with food, drink, and prayer.
Our motto for summer services
is “Come as you are. Come when
you can. Leave early or stay.
Shabbat your way!” We under
stand that every individual has
different needs, and that those
needs change from week to week.
Come let Temple Beth El be the
source and the catalyst for what
Shabbat means to you — and may
you truly experience Sabbath rest
and joy with friends and loved
ones. ^
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