March 08, 2026

Grant applied for, to restore stained-glass windows and frames (Activity Report)

ON MARCH 3, Mishkon submitted a grant proposal to the National Fund for Sacred Places, which I helped to write. If awarded, the grant would provide a 1:1 match of funds, namely half of the estimated $186K needed to rebuild the glazing in the 12 exposed windows, and to overhaul their frames and hardware, in our historic sanctuary building. 


Below the jump, this post describes what we said that Mishkon would do with those funds, and why.

Fumigation: After-action review (Activity Report)

THIS IS A report on the tenting and fumigation project that took place during the last week of December (2025).

Below the jump, this post discusses three main aspects: the biggest challenges, what went well, and room for improvement.