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  The sanctuary is deliberately welcoming, airy, and filled with light of the open countryside. The room seats 300 in just 7 rows, with remarkable intimacy. At the center, the Torahs are sheltered in a cylindrical Ark that is the heart of the buildin
       
     
 For this project, the congregation needed more space and wished to make a distinctive statement of contemporary Judaism. The challenge was to build a temple that draws worshipers closer together, that invites spiritual reflection, and encourages the
       
     
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 The building is set well back on its 38-acre site, close to the adjoining hills. The intention was to establish a natural setting, preserve 24 acres of protected wetlands, and to orchestrate the approach sequence through the trees and flowering mead
       
     
congregation+micah.jpg
       
     
  The sanctuary is deliberately welcoming, airy, and filled with light of the open countryside. The room seats 300 in just 7 rows, with remarkable intimacy. At the center, the Torahs are sheltered in a cylindrical Ark that is the heart of the buildin
       
     

The sanctuary is deliberately welcoming, airy, and filled with light of the open countryside. The room seats 300 in just 7 rows, with remarkable intimacy. At the center, the Torahs are sheltered in a cylindrical Ark that is the heart of the building, forming the base for the 7 steel trusses that support the roof like the branches of a menorah or the tree of life.

 For this project, the congregation needed more space and wished to make a distinctive statement of contemporary Judaism. The challenge was to build a temple that draws worshipers closer together, that invites spiritual reflection, and encourages the
       
     

For this project, the congregation needed more space and wished to make a distinctive statement of contemporary Judaism. The challenge was to build a temple that draws worshipers closer together, that invites spiritual reflection, and encourages the communitarian aspiration of the congregants.

Micah sanc side.jpg
       
     
Micah-7.jpg
       
     
Micah-8.jpg
       
     
MICAHF~1_016 (3).jpg
       
     
 The building is set well back on its 38-acre site, close to the adjoining hills. The intention was to establish a natural setting, preserve 24 acres of protected wetlands, and to orchestrate the approach sequence through the trees and flowering mead
       
     

The building is set well back on its 38-acre site, close to the adjoining hills. The intention was to establish a natural setting, preserve 24 acres of protected wetlands, and to orchestrate the approach sequence through the trees and flowering meadow. Drawing inspiration from the walls of Jerusalem, yellow-gold bricks are laid in patterns that resemble the large cut stone and varied patterns of the ancient Temple’s Western Wall.