Rosalind & Alfred Lippman Gallery

The TBJ Art Gallery Committee hopes that you will take a moment to view the exhibits in the Gallery and that you will consider purchasing art for yourself or as a unique and thoughtful gift for someone else.  Remember that a portion of your purchase goes to support the temple. For a history of the gallery, click here.

 

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Upcoming Exhibits 2025-2026

The Art Committee is thrilled to present this year’s vibrant slate of artists, whose diverse talents and visions promise to inspire, challenge, and captivate our community. This selection reflects our ongoing commitment to showcasing thought-provoking, boundary-pushing work that sparks meaningful dialogue and enriches our shared cultural experience. From bold contemporary pieces to deeply personal reflections, their work invites us to pause, observe, and connect. 

·Denis Orloff is known for his evocative watercolors, charming pet portraits, and vivid acrylic paintings. 10/6-11/17/25

· Maya Gershenstein specializes in striking poured acrylics. 11/17/25-1/5/26 

· Sandra Charlap brings energy through her aerial compositions, colorful mosaics, and lush florals. 1/5-2/13/26

· Joanne Steinhardt uses repurposed materials to craft storytelling pieces rich with meaning. 2/17-3/30/26

· Ilya Zomb creates imaginative, beautifully rendered fantasy realism. 3/30-5/11/26

· Gran Kestenbaum describes herself as an “expressionistic impressionistic” artist, blending emotional intensity with classic technique. 5/11-6/29/26

Past Shows

Gail Waimon | It Is What It Is
May 12-June 23, 2025

Gail has always been passionate about creative expression, whether through photography, collage, poster design, greeting cards, centerpieces, or handcrafted leather jewelry. Her deep love for art is evident in everything she creates. This exhibit primarily features her photography—both realistic and abstract—along with a few collages. Since 2009, Gail has proudly served as co-chair of the Art Gallery committee, designing six posters each year.

Alan Gorman | Abstract Spaces- Observed & Imagined
March 31-May 12, 2025

Allan believes there is magic in our built environments- in the edges where materials, light and colors converge. He finds special joy getting lost in the details, geometries, and intersections that invite our eyes to journey through and beyond.

Rochelle Rubin | Shoot the Moon
February 17-March 31, 2025

Rochelle crafts paintings inspired by memories, events, emotions, and experiences. Whether triggered by a piece of music, a fleeting glance, a world event, or an overheard conversation, her artistic journey navigates from intuition to recognition, to obliteration and back. Within these moments of clarity, distinct shapes, colors, patterns, marks, and lines emerge, giving life to abstract paintings that convey ideas of protection, containment, escape, joy, and opposition. She aims to delve into the realms of the past and present, as well as the tangible and imaginary. The narrative often revolves around emotions that can inspire the viewer to moments of curiosity and contemplation.

January 6-February 17, 2025

Janice Belove | Painted Printed

Janice’s paintings and drawings are based on close observation of the world around her. She finds visual humor in situations and draws on contemporary themes. Compositions are often influenced by the way we live, and the randomness of what is left behind. Detailed shapes, vivid color, and paths around and through space define the work. Her biggest influence, particularly in her iPad work, has been David Hockney. Her interest was piqued when she saw how he used the iPad to capture a unique moment in time.

Debbie Galant | In Search of Lost Time

Debbie was, for a very long time, a writer who did a little drawing on the side. She wrote the Jersey column for the New York Times, published three novels, founded Baristanet and, with her son, created an award-winning podcast, The Chemo Files, about her bout with breast cancer. In 2018, Debbie started a serious art practice. Much of her work, including many of the paintings in this show, was produced sitting on her sofa using an iPad.

From Pastel to Porcelain: Linda K. Levi
October 15-December 16, 2024

I have created art since I held my first red Crayola crayon. I have been blessed to have had two shows at TBJ in the past, highlighting my watercolor and acrylic paintings. I am delighted to have the opportunity to exhibit my most recent artwork. During Covid, I began to integrate my watercolors with pastels, and then pastels took off. This past year, I have developed my mosaic work with various 3-dimensional porcelain objects, such as flowers, candy, and shoes to name a few, and lots of sparkle! I am honored and delighted to announce that all of the proceeds from any sales from my show will be donated to Kibbutz Nir Oz.

Poster Art… Revisited

Gail Waimon

Summer 2024

As I See It

Sue Greenwald

March 18 – April 30, 2024

Live on Canvas

Kevin Goldman

February 5 – March 18, 2024

My World in Color

Linda Zamer

May 8 – June 19, 2023

Happy Medium

Evan Stuart Marshall

March 27 – May 8, 2023

About Life

Lynn Manshel

February 13 – March 27, 2023

Art in the Family

Caroyln Fefferman & Ginny Kunken

October 11 – November 21, 2022

About the Rosalind & Alfred Lippman Gallery

In 1976, Bob Cowen z”l, long standing temple member and respected pillar of the temple community, decided that B’nai Jeshurun was lacking culture. Bob went to Rabbis Pilchik and Greene, and thus began the thriving Rosalind and Alfred Lippman Art Gallery. Bob also wanted to introduce travelling exhibits from The Jewish Museum, and was told there was no funding available. Bob not only paid for those exhibits to be shown at TBJ but paid for the freight as well. After The Jewish Museum exhibits, Bob began recruiting local artists. And when their pieces sold, Bob established a separate account for the temple’s share of the proceeds which allowed him to cover expenses. The first items exhibited were of sacred items brought back to TBJ from a 1974 trip to Israel. Some of these treasures are still on display in the lobby. When the task of bringing culture became too much for one person, Bob recruited his wife, Ilene, friends, and the building supervisor, Zev Goldfarb. Eventually a committee was formed. In 1993 the Gallery was named in honor of Rosalind and Alfred Lippman as thanks for their generous donation to TBJ.

We thank Bob for the beauty, brilliance, and culture he brought to TBJ. Bob and company ran the Gallery from 1976 until 1985. Elisabeth Adelman z”l, Marilyn Greene, and Laurie Jacobs ran the Gallery until the early 90’s when it was turned over to Phyllis Mankoff, Joan Kroll and Arlene Rosenblum who ran it until the late 1990’s. Helene Dreskin chaired the Committee in the early 2000’s, and during Linda Levi’s chairmanship in 2005, the Gallery walls were recovered and a new hanging system was installed. In 2007 Gail Waimon came on board as the creator of the unique posters that introduce each exhibition. Gail was soon joined by Lois Dyer. Committee Co-Chairs Gail & Lois have been working with a dedicated committee — Helene Dreskin, Caroline Fefferman, Bill Foster, Linda Schultz z”l , and Lynn Manshel— ever since then. They strive to maintain Bob’s initiative of presenting fine art to Temple B’nai Jeshurun.

When you come to the temple, we invite you to view, enjoy and appreciate the exhibits and look at the artifacts in the glass cases.

Contact Us

We are constantly seeking new talent. If you are aware of any artists who you feel are qualified to display their art with us, please contact the Committee Co-Chairs Gail Waimon & Lois Dyer at (973) 379-1555.