Temple Beth Torah Funds
"We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give.” ~Winston Churchill

The following is a brief explanation of Temple Beth Torah Funds

The following funds are devoted to the continuing expansion of Temple Beth Torah:

BRICK ON THE PATH TO OUR FUTURE: A donation of $360 to purchase a brick on the path leading to the Harriet and John L. Wolf Learning Center . Specifics dealing with the wording of the bricks will be explained upon query.

MEMORIAL PLAQUE ON THE WALL OF REMEMBERANCE: A donation of $720 to purchase a memorial plaque in the patio area of the Harriet and John L. Wolf Learning Center.  Specifics dealing with the wording of the plaques will be explained upon query.

The following funds help to maintain and enrich specific areas and needs within Temple Beth Torah:

DAVID JOSHUA BERG EARLY LEARNING CENTER FUND: To enhance the Early Learning Center Program.
RABBI SUSIE HENESON MOSKOWITZ URJ CAMP SCHOLARSHIP FUND:  To enable us to help send our TBT kids at URJ Eisner and Crane Lake and Six Points Camps
AURA MILICH MEMORIAL FUND FOR LEARNING DISABLED CHILDREN: To benefit and enhance the education of Jewish children at TBT with special needs.
CHOIR FUND: To enhance the musical performance of our choir through the added use of music, visiting performers, equipment and attire.
CULTURAL ARTS FUND: To enhance the Jewish Cultural experiences available to and by our congregation.
EDUCATIONAL ENRICHMENT FUND: To enable the purchase of major equipment to enhance learning as well as provide funding for conclaves, Reform Jewish camps and programming to benefit the Religious School.
EIGHTH STEP FUND: To enable Temple Beth Torah to provide charitable aid to Jewish and secular charities.
ISRAEL EXPERIENCE FUND: To subsidize student educational experiences in Israel for those TBT students who have been confirmed and are participating in summer long trips or semester trips by a recognized Jewish organization.
Within this fund are two special alternatives:
The Alice Freedman Scholarship Fund.
The Saul T. and Rose P. Slater Scholarship Fund.
PRAYER BOOK FUND: To purchase prayer books for TBT.
RITUAL JUDAICA FUND: To purchase and maintain items and programs which the Congregation might need for the celebration of holidays, Shabbat and life cycle events.
TORAH FUND: To purchase and maintain Torah scrolls.
TEMPLE LOVING CARE (TLC) CARING COMMUNITY FUND: To enable us to provide meals for shut-ins and during medical situations.
JEFFREY ZUKERMAN MEMORIAL YOUTH GROUP FUND: To purchase and maintain furniture and equipment and fund programming for the youth programs of TBT.
PRAYER BOOK PURCHASE FUND: To purchase individual prayer books which are individually inscribed and then placed in the sanctuary. This donation is $36.00.
MEMORIAL PLAQUE: A brass plaque in memory of a loved one placed in the Sanctuary on the memorial boards. Member Fee $540. Non-Member Fee $720.
WYANDANCH FUND: To help fund summer programs and provide uniforms and equipment for children in the Wyandanch area.
ANNIVERSARY FUND: Funds from this account support Temple Beth Torah and honor your wedding anniversary or the anniversary of your loved ones.
YAHRZEIT FUND: To enable the honoring of loved ones upon the anniversary of their passing.

All checks to the before-mentioned funds are made directly to Temple Beth Torah.
Please print & fill out a donation  formand make a notation of the desired fund on the face of the check.

Congregants often question the best way to honor life cycle events and/or indicate their gratitude toward the Clergy for their participation in those rites of passage.

Please Note: If you would like to make a donation to one of the clergy's discretionary funds, please make checks payable directly to the individual fund. Separate checks, please.

RABBI MOSKOWITZ’S DISCRETIONARY FUND
RABBI WIESENBERG’S DISCRETIONARY FUND
CANTOR APPELBAUM’S DISCRETIONARY FUND
RABBI GELLMAN’S DISCRETIONARY FUND
These funds support charitable projects both within and outside of Temple Beth Torah.

TREE OF LIFE/SANCTUARY SEAT: A donation of $3,600, often made to memorialize a loved one or celebrate a life cycle event, will purchase a seat in the Sanctuary or a leaf on The Tree of Life.

TREE OF LIFE & SANCTUARY SEAT COMBINED: $5400

DONOR WALL LOCATED IN THE TEMPLE LOBBY
“BENEFACTOR” LEVEL $100,000
“PATRON” LEVEL $30,000
“SPONSOR” LEVEL $20,000
“DONOR” LEVEL $10,000

For more information, please contact the office at 631-643-1200