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Sanctuary - Temple Beth Tzedek
621 Getzville Rd., Amherst, NY 14226

In 2008, Temple Beth David-Ner Israel and Temple Emanu-El merged with the new name Temple Beth Tzedek.
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Stained glass windows: The Twelve Tribes of Israel, by Jane Jacobson, Glass Roots Stained Glass Studio. Note bema on right. Stained glass windows: The Twelve Tribes of Israel. Right pair of doors - Gates of Righteousness Stained glass windows: The Twelve Tribes of Israel, by Jane Jacobson, Glass Roots Stained Glass Studio. Men's tallits (prayer shawls)

Matriarch window: Sarah, wife of Abraham By Jane Jacobson, Glass Roots Stained Glass Studio "Symbols include the Kiddish cup, Havdalah candle (marking the ceremonial end of Shabbat), the moon symbolic of the feminine, and the protective cloud of God watching over the household. " - Jane jacobson All glass is opalescent Bullseye. Two details below:

Bema Stained glass windows and wooden sculptures by Ascalon Studios, West Berlin, NJ Wooden, sculpted menorah Left flanking window: Landscape trees are visible through the glass. Two window details below: Right flanking window

Ark Top, middle: Silver kesser: Hebrew, crown. The kesser rests on the wooden shafts, which extend above the scroll.) Antique Eastern European torahs covered with mantels, silver breastplates. Torah Yad pointers. and atzei chayim (the two wooden shafts attached to either end of the Torah scroll).   Left: Torah breastplate features  lions Right: Torah Yad pointer. A Torah Yad pointer is a pointer, in the shape of a long stick, which usually has a hand with a finger at the end. It is made for the Ba'al Koreh  (the Torah reader) to point out the words that he is reading from the Torah (5 Books of Moses) on the Shabbat and Mondays & Thursdays when the Torah is read in the Synagogue.) Torah text example.  Waviness a result of camera lens distortion.