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Stained Glass Windows

Days of Creation
Stained Glass Windows
Small Sanctuary

In the beginning G-d created the heaven and the earth. Now the earth was unformed and void, and darkness was upon the face of the deep; and the spirit of G-d hovered over the face of the waters. And G-d said: "Let there be light." And there was light. And G-d saw the light, that it was good; and G-d divided the light from the darkness. And G-d called the light Day, and the darkness He called Night. And there was evening, and there was morning, one day.     - Genesis, Book 1 Chapter 1

So begins the story of creation, one of the most stirring and universally familiar passages of the Pentateuch. The story inspired David and Michelle Plachte-Zuieback to create the windows of our small sanctuary in September 2000. We welcome you to take this opportunity to learn about the windows by clicking on the links below. The artists wrote the synopsis for each window, and the photographs are courtesy of Robert Capon.

Click on any photograph to see a larger version.

Creation Days 1 and 2

Creation Days 3 and 4

Creation Days 5 and 6

Creation Day 7

The Ten Commandments


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