Synagogue designer and artist Gabriel Bass hand carved this solid wood aron kodesh. The side columns, boxes, and crown ner tamid are carved by knives throughout and inlaid from the back with stained glass. LED lights illuminate the piece by lighting the stained glass from within. The doors slide for ultimate accessibility. The ark comfortably fits five or more torah scrolls.
This torah ark is a true one of a kind masterpiece, with a timeless balance between traditional and contemporary elements. It glows with a combination of wood carving and stained glass. The boxes are constructed of solid wood dovetail joinery. The columns are carefully built solid wood columns, cut in half and hand carved. This aron kodesh is currently for sale and can be shipped immediately. Other custom aron kodeshes can be designed and produced according to the needs of your community or synagogue. Contact us for more information.
Customize Your Aron Kodesh
Each aron kodesh is custom built according to your specifications, measurements, and stain choice. How to simply customize your aron kodesh? Send us an email to productmanager@basssynagoguefurniture.com or fill out the contact form on the website, with the following information and any questions you may have for your free estimate.
–How many torahs do you need it to hold?
-Will it be permanent, built-in, or portable? If portable, how often and far will it need to be moved?
-Will you want a matching Ner Tamid? Bass Synagogue Furniture features ner tamids that can be hung from the ceiling above/ in front of the aron kodesh or custom made to mount onto the top of the ner tamid like a crown.
-Would you like to order a parochet as well. We offer custom parochets, which we design together with our clients and the appropriate producer. We work with traditional velvet embroidered styles and also work intimately with fabric artistist. Offering a variety of techniques, we can find the most suitable design for your aron kodesh.
-Choose the Wood Finish: Mahogany, Dark Walnut, Natural Golden Oak, Warm Brown or custom stain to match your existing furniture? Many of the available aron kodeshes and any matching furniture can also be stained in your choice of the follow stains. The stain can also be matched to suit your existing interior furniture.
-Are there any other furnishings you need at this time? It is always useful to design the aron kodesh first, but it is most efficient to order other furnishings at the same time. This way, all the materials are ordered together for uniform materials, everything can be finished at the same time for consistency in tone, and we save you money on shipping. Depending upon the size of the project you may available for further discounted prices.
If you have any questions, do not hesitate to email or call, see header of any page for contact information
Ordering
Any product with a discounted price is currently available for sale or can be quickly finished in the stain of your choice. You can be easily order online by registering and adding to your cart. Feel free to contact us via email or telephone for availability, custom options, and shipping prices.
Custom projects are processed individually. Please contact us with as much information as you have, pictures, measurements, style, etc. We will then produce for you a detailed three dimensional computer rendering of the proposed furnishings. The renderings will help you, your committee, and donors actualize how the project will look in your space. It can also help greatly to raise additional funds and make your project a reality. We continue to revise the sketches according to your feedback until you are fully satisfied with the design and budget before we begin production.
Shipping
We ship all products internationally by air express door to door with full insurance at very modest discounted prices. Smaller products, such as judaica and ner tamids are sent via EMS, usually taking 3-5 business days. Furniture up to entire synagogue interiors are shipped via UPS air taking 5-10 business days. All work is custom crated in the studio and insured by us (meaning we take care of any issues immediately and on our bill, no need to file a report)
Additional Information
Each product is crafted individually, by hand, with attention to detail. Our clients appreciate the work and service we provide. We follow all plans and requests down to scale and our clients delighted by the products they receive. In order for us to deliver the best quality product, we need to make decisions regarding some details during production. You are likely not going to receive the exact product in the photograph on the website. Because of the organic nature of other custom projects, such as carving or glass work, there is no way in describing the exact details in rendering in advance. The only decisions that we make are those that we believe will make the product either of higher quality, stronger, more functional, or aesthetically pleasing. As a client of any craftsman you are putting your confidence in their decisions.
