Ner Tamid PendantDecember 2011 Alabaster, sterling silver After I finished making the ner tamid for Congregation Etz Hayim in Arlington VA, I had several large chunks of alabaster left over from the process of sculpting the flame. I also had leftover silver that I'd cut off the square sheets that I used to make the top and bottom domes of the base. Because of the significance and import of the work of art they'd come from, I didn't feel like I could simply recycle or

It was my first experience with marble

As each branch passes through the diagonal of the shield

it's been a tough couple of years to be Jewish

Thirty-six is a lucky number in Judaism

not solid gold

The result is a marker coin that not only represents the owner and his Masonic principles

including some gold to recycle as well as the stunning 1

They rejected the idea in favor of a simpler technique that used small round stones to mostly fill the gaps between larger round stones—it was a beautiful look

which is offset enough that it might work with hexagons… and this pendant was born

which translates to "I am my beloved's and my beloved is mine

Jupiter is associated with Thursday

Eighth night--the light of Courage