2/21/16

Moses at Yosemite

So apparently there are some pretty famous stained glass windows in San Francisco Jewish history. Here's one of them from Congregation Sherith Israel:



Does it look to anybody else like Moses is next to an American flag? This blogger seems to think he looks like John Muir, which I find pretty accurate as well. I went to read a little more about this window, and here's what we get from Sherith Israel themselves:
West window: This dramatic work, "Moses Presented the Ten Commandments to the Children of Israel," was designed by Paris-trained artist Emile Pissis, brother of architect Albert Pissis. Emile created a movie-star handsome Moses, red robe flowing, surrounded by vibrant tribal flags and the Hebrew people. But instead of standing at Sinai, the Jewish people are gathered on granite rocks at the gateway to Yosemite, Half Dome and El Capitan in the distance. This is a modern Moses, and California is the Promised Land.

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