Temple Sholom

Our Building and Judaica

	Albert & Vera List Sanctuary Our sanctuary is adorned with beautiful stained glass windows, bronze sanctuary fixtures, beautifully decorated Torah Scrolls, and an eternal light. The Eternal Light was designed as a reminder of the Burning Bush containing the word “eheyeh”, used by God to inform Moses of His name, I Am That I Am.
	Sanctuary fixtures Hebrew words have been incorporated for use in the sanctuary on fixtures and furniture. Each of the words or phrases is linked to traditionally used descriptions of primary Jewish ethical attributes. The side lecterns contain the Hebrew words “tzedek” meaning righteousness, and “emet”, truth. The reading desk for the Torah contains the words “Torat Emet”, the Torah of Truth.
	Sanctuary windows The six stained glass windows, designed by Robert Sowers in 1961, represent the cycle of the Jewish holidays: Pesach, Sukkot, Shavuot, Yamim Nora’im and Shabbat, and are paired in a definite and significant order.
	Ark Designed by Israeli artist Moshe Zabari, the outside doors contain the Hebrew letters spelling Hallelujah. Looking at the ark, one should also note the reference to the biblical story of creation. Lastly, the Seven Branched Menorahs on either side of the bimah are fashioned in with the Hebrew letters spelling out the word “shalom”, peace, and were specifically designed for Temple Sholom.
	Tunick Chapel Window The theme of the stained glass window is Shalom. The over arching green is meant to represent the olive branch that moves like a rainbow or covenent. Below it is the representation of conflict, strife, and daily concerns - what we all experience as living beings. The olive branch covers us as we all try to achieve shalom - peace and balance. This window is a gift of Arthur and Carol Hershaft in loving memory of Leon, Florence and Barry Hershaft.
	George and Anna Gross Social Hall
	Holocaust Torah In memory of the Six Million defiled by the Nazis, this sacred Torah was rescued from the rubble of a small synagogue in Czechoslovakia. It is displayed, with reverence, as a memorial to the Six Million, and as a remembrance of the thousands of Torahs, holy books and religious objects which were destroyed. Significantly, this Torah is opened to the Book of Exodus, the passage of the Ten Commandments. We are grateful to Linda and Edmund Baulsir for retreiving this Torah from the Westminster Synagogue in London
	Grief - holocaust memorial statue