Har El Synagogue is carved into a forested setting on a sloping mountain site adjacent to an active highway interchange. The approach is by way of a pedestrian bridge and a classroom wing that spans a flowing creek. A canted wall of golden Jerusalem stone symbolizes the Wailing Wall, the only surviving fragment from Solomon’s Temple. Two towering pillars and tall timber doors mark the main entrance, providing passage into the sanctuary, with a framed view of a yahrzeit wall that commemorates the dead. An imposing Jerusalem stone-clad Ark anchors the sanctuary to its sacred site.