Temple Beth El
Charlotte, North Carolina
Chapel and Sanctuary Stained Glass Fabrication
Project Journal
January 12, 2011
Arriving at Temple Beth El
Jim Belchur and Niko unload crates of stained glass windows
Setting up the tools in the Chapel
The chapel window configuration before the installation
Opening up the crates, in the Chapel
Jim and Niko contemplate the new Ark
Dan Marshall drills stops for the chapel art glass installation
Jim and Dan working on the installation of the main sanctuary ark door panels, in preparation for the Martin Luther King Shabbat celebration at Temple Beth El
David helps in the installation of the sidelight panels for the chapel
Raising the center transom panel into place
Three sidelight panels
Jim and David set a sidelight transom panel
Temple committee members, Ben Benson, Jonathan Howard and Brian Hoffman drop by the chapel
Niko works on touch ups for a sidelight transom panel
Jim Belchur, Niko Vancourt Steffen and Dan Marshall
David makes adjustments to the size if a panel
Michelle and Jim work on the layout for the raised metal lettering
Niko and Michelle set a sidelight panel in the chapel
Niko cleaning the inside of the center transom window
The installation crew
Michelle and Jim set the raised metal lettering on the main sanctuary ark
Jim, David and Michelle set an ark door panel in the chapel
Jim works on the raised metal lettering for the chapel ark
Dan Marshall making adjustments to the rebar on one of the chapel ark doors
Setting the second ark door
The gold leaf of the Ten Commandments on the chapel ark doors
The main sanctuary ark doors
Rabbi Judy Schindler preaches in front of the main sanctuary ark doors on the Martin Luther King Shabbat Celebration
