The Vision Behind the TCS Architectual Plan

BY RICH ROSEN Architect, Perkins-Eastman

Many years ago, I had given a lecture to my daughter’s Hebrew High School class on synagogue design. I tried to speak in terms they could relate to, so I said that Judaism is our software and that the synagogue is our hardware: designed with all the spaces and features that allow Judaism to “run” its program most effectively and inspirationally. Judaism, like software, has been tinkered with and modified over the centuries, and the Judaism we practice today might even be “Release 200!” The synagogue, like all good hardware, has been modified and refined over time to support the changes in the software.

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The re-imagination of TCS has allowed its already vibrant and warm manifestation of Judaism to feel and function even better for the congregation and the community.