Category: Jewish stained glass
Sunrise – Sunset
This piece is special to me.
It recalls Parshat B’reishit – Genesis, Chapter 1 – “And there was light
The first two photos are daytime pics.
The 3rd is nighttime.
I used a bright copper patina and it made all the difference in the night view
The 4th is how my picture window looks at this moment.
And the last photo is the nighttime view from outside.
I like that people walking by at night get to enjoy the view.
Hebrew Day School of Ann Arbor
The gift for Greg Gafni-Pappas as retiring president of
The Hebrew Day School Of Ann Arbor.
Mazal Tov to the HDS for another successful year.
Eliana’s Sea Turtle
Eliana is such a special woman!
She devoted her entire D’var Torah to Saving the World one Mitzvah at a time.
One of her themes that touched me was her love of Sea Turtles.
This is my Bat Mitzvah gift for her.
Mazal Tov Eliana – and keep up the good work
Fused Heart – Dove of Peace Hamsa
I created this fused heart a while ago from some scrap red and clear glass.
Then I thought how perfectly it might look in this Dove of Peace Hamsa.
Do you agree? Let me know.
Mazal Tov Nosson Tzvi – Bar Mitzva
Mazal Tov to Nosson Tzvi on the celebration
of becoming a Bar Mitzva on January 5th – the 28th of Tevet.
Below: A night time view of the glass in my studio.
Chuppah Glass Repurposed – Maya and Eli
If you attend a Jewish wedding, grab the glass broken
under the chuppah and get it to me –
and we can work together to create a one of a kind gift.
Maya and Eli’s Ketuvah featured waves of water.
I worked to continue that theme.
Please click on the video to watch how it was created.
AHAVA -Love with Beveled Magen David
I’ve created a number of pieces with Beveled Glass but I’ve decided to include a video of this piece.
The life this brings to the piece is stunning.
(PLEASE CLICK on the lower image.)
Welcome to Temple Kol Haverim
Nahalal – Ann Arbor’s Sister “Moshav”
Nahalal is a Moshav in Israel and is the “Sister City” of the Jewish Federation of Greater Ann Arbor. A group of women recently traveled to Nahalal and commissioned me to create a piece of art to present to the Moshav.
Above is the finished piece; below is an aerial view of the Moshav. Note the fields radiating out from the central living space. I also wanted to include my initial sketch (minus the iconic water tower that needed to be included!)
The Hebrew Day School of Ann Arbor
My children attended, and now my grandchildren attend the HDS.
I created this piece of stained glass art using the school’s logo.
I’m looking forward to sharing it with the community at the JCC in Ann Arbor.
https://hdsaa.org/
Jewish Federation of Greater Ann Arbor
As far as I can tell, Ann Arbor is the only Jewish Federation
with a stained glass logo.
We’re #1!!
SOLLY ! !
In keeping with the tradition I started with the other “South Side Gang” celebration, here is my interpretation of “Solly”.
The first photo is of the corner of Solly’s tallit. The rainbow motif moved me to use it as a background for the Shlomo, Solly’s Hebrew name.
Mazal Tov Solly !
Giliah !
Below is the graphic from the invitation to Giliah’s Bat Mitzvah celebration. I love transforming inspirational graphic images into pieces of Stained Glass Art.
And I have the most fun by including the iridescence visible only after dark.
Tzedek – Work for Justice, Day and Night!
In these post-election times, it’s incumbent for All to work for Justice
both Day — and Night.
This piece appears quite different in the light of day
— as contrasted with the darkness of night.
Breaking the Wedding Glass – Mazal Tov!
Nearly everyone has seen this scene.
The Wedding Ceremony is over, except for one thing.
The attendees wait.
The groom raises his foot and crushes a glass wrapped in cloth.
The crowd rises, cheers, the couple kiss and walk back down the aisle –
a Happily Married Couple!!
Then — Ron runs up to grab the glass, and spirits it away….
Below you will see the steps to the finished product.
1 The broken glass
2) Even smaller pieces
3) In the Kiln ready for fusing
4) The finished fused glass
5) Ground round
6) The pattern: A Hamsa with Two Doves of Peace
7) A small portion of the finished piece, highlighting the fused glass
8) A small portion of the finished piece, highlighting the iridescence
9) The Finished Piece hanging in a window.
Know anyone getting married?
Grab the Glass and get it to me!
World Series Champs! ! Go Cubs!
If not the Tigers…. Then — GO CUBS ! !
Ilana –Through the Looking Glass
A Bat Mitzvah Gift — For a Very Special Lady
Looking for that Special Gift? — Look No Farther than Ron’s Glass!
Beth Israel’s 100th Anniversary – Thank You: Pam and Jeff
Finally I get to post these pieces of glass I created for the Beth Israel 100th Anniversary Gala last night. A special Thank You to Pam Landau and Jeff Bernstein for all the work you did to make the Entire Year such a success.
Thank you Bunky and Linda
AHAVAH — LOVE !
I took The Iconic LOVE Piece ( I obviously used the iconic Hebrew Ahavah Piece…),
and added a little “flair’.
If you’re interested in viewing this piece, and about 2 dozen more,
check out the Ann Arbor JCC, or the Hebrew Day School,
or Beth Israel Congregation, or the Jewish Family Service of Washtenaw County.
Yin Yang – Rachel and Jonathan
Here’s a new take on the marriage of Yin Yang and Judaism. What better symbolizes the union of complimentary forces that flow into each other? They are interconnected — yet independent. The whole is greater than the individual parts.
And here’s another piece that constantly changes dependent on the light.
Congratulations to Rachel and Jonathan on the anniversary of their wedding… Well, more than the first anniversary! Here’s hoping for many, many more celebrations with our families. Mazal Tov!!
Ner Tamid – The Eternal Flame
The Ner Tamid – the Eternal Flame a light hanging in front of and above the Ark in every synagogue. It is symbolic of the light of truth and the presence of God.
My Ner Tamid highlights the flame burning from the Heart of Judaism, the two Tablets of the Law.
You too can share this beautiful glass as a unique and meaningful wedding gift.
Wheat at Sunset
“But I would feed you with the finest of the wheat,
And with honey from the rock I would satisfy you.”
Isaiah 81; 16
Beveled, Iridescent, Star of David
I started with the Beveled Glass Pattern —
then it started to grow, and took on a life of it’s own.
Interested in seeing this piece and over a dozen more? Meet me at the Jewish Community Center in Ann Arbor, Michigan, and I’ll take you on a tour.
Until then — enjoy my blog.
Chanukah ! — The Festival of Lights !
The Festival of Lights.
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What better way to celebrate than to have the light filter through the beveled glass of a Menorah –
superimposed on a Rainbow?
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Hamsa – A symbol of Good Luck
The 10 Commandments, The Tree of Life, and the 613 Commandments
There are 613 Commandments in the Torah.
Tradition tells us that 10 were etched on the tablets Moses brought down from Mount Sinai.
The Commandments are a Tree of Life for those who follow it’s precepts.
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Here, in a single piece, are all those concepts.
Come to the JCC in Ann Arbor to see this piece in person.