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| "THE
DIVINE SPARK" |
| Congregation Beth
Am Los Altos Hills, California
1999 |
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| Lightning occurs when the
Heavens touch the Earth. In this interpretation of Redemption and the splitting of
the Red Sea, lightening flashes, a pillar of cloud looms and a roiling sea
separates. Sound ripples the crackling atmosphere in a moment of elemental
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Two sliding stained glass panels,
each, 109"x54", easily roll open to reveal the acacia-wood ark, designed and
fabricated, in collaboration with Caifornia craftsman, Mike Steffen. The matching
acacia-wood Torah reading table collapses and stores in the lower compartment of the ark. |
| In the open
position, set up for worship, a new stained glass setting is created, representing the
elements of Revelation: earth, fire, air and water. 613 dichroic stars are spread,
like sparks, from the tips of the flame, which is a letter shin. It is the cauldron
of creation, the tip of Mount Sinai, an image of the presence of God.
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PLACHTE-ZUIEBACK ART GLASS