The family of Dara Kaufman, of blessed memory, our congregant and friend, honors her memory with a gift to our congregation, a Tree of Life.  One driving force in Dara’s life was the continuation of the Jewish people—through family, study, and synagogue life. Our Tree of Life assures that those values, cornerstones of Judaism that Dara held dear, will flourish in our synagogue.  Please join her family and honor her memory and vision by celebrating a family simcha with contributions to the Tree of Life. The contributions received will fund projects that support Jewish values in our synagogue.

The hand woven tapestry, "Covenants," by Nancy Kozikowski was installed in 1993. This tapestry expresses the uniquely Jewish way of experiencing cosmos and consciousness through covenant. The remote past, symbolized by red, orange and purple flames on the right side of the tapestry, suggest Sarah, Abraham, Moses and countless generations who have known the fires of faith and idealism. The blue and green shapes are time eternal, a boundary without limits as long as we seek the Holy One. Situated between ancient memory and eternal hope, five covenants speak to us through this tapestry which took 40 days to complete.

'Covenants'

"Peace of the River" is Fiber Sculpture by Laurie Gross donated in 1991 / 5751.

"If you would listen to my commandments! Then would your peace be as a river, and your righteousness as the waves of the sea." Isaiah 48:18

The maple Ark and accompanying silkscreen acrylic window, "Lights of the Generations" are located in the Sanctuary. The door panels of the Ark represent the creation of light in Genesis: "And God said, Let there be light! And there was light." Each panel also represents a Sabbath light; they point upward toward the window above.

"O Lord, WHen Shall I Find Thee," by Hilda Appel Volkin.  This is one of three acrylic/lexan window panels that were installed in the Moise Chapel in 1992.