By giving to one of the Temple funds or participating in the Sustaining Membership program we not only fulfill the Mitzvah of Tzedakah but also help Temple Shalom and its activities.

We give in honor of people, in memory of those who are no longer with us, and to celebrate lifecycle events. You can direct your gift to any of the funds listed below. If you’re interested in funding a group or activity you don’t see listed here, please email info@templeshalom.org Gifts of over $18 are recognized in the Temple Bulletin. Please click here for the downloadable form to send with your check.

The Sustaining Membership program is an opportunity for members who would like to contribute to general Temple funds at a level above and beyond their dues payments. Sustaining Membership funds help the Temple supplement membership fees for families with a financial need, and help elsewhere in the budget. Sustaining Members contribute $250 or more each year above their Temple dues; various levels of Sustaining Membership are available. Click to learn more about Sustaining Membership.

Temple Funds and Endowments include:

• Altshuler Scholar-In-Residence Fund – brings a visiting scholar to Temple Shalom every spring for a weekend of learning.
   
• Gordon Bronson Scholarship Fund – a fund that provides scholarship aid to young people who wish to further their religious growth through participation in a variety of educational projects and programs, including camp experiences and religious programs.
   
• Bonim Fund –for programs sponsored by the Bonim Group.
   
• Caring Community Fund – provides funds to supplement the activities of the Caring Community group, who visits the sick and those in the Shivah period.
   
• Endowment Fund – goes to the Temple’s Endowment – an invested fund that helps the Temple’s financing by earning interest.
   
• Frieze Passport to Israel Fund – for the Passport to Israel program, which sends young people from our congregation to Israel
   
• Library Fund – helps purchase new books for the library. You can also recognize your children’s birthdays with the Library Fund.
   
• Music Fund – helps to fund all aspects of our music program
   
• Or Hadash – special fundraising for our sister congregation, Or Hadash, in Haifa, Israel.
   
• Prayerbook Fund – helps to fund the replacement and purchase of new prayer books.
   
• Aid for Post Soviety Jewry/Russian Resettlement Fund – helps in various activities for new Russian immigrants.
   
• Social Action Fund – funding for the many activities of the Social Action Committee.
   
• URJ Camps Scholarship Fund – helps families send their children to the Reform Movement’s Jewish camps
   
• Yahrzeit/Remembrance Fund – a fund that honors the memory of someone who has died.
   
• Youth Activities Fund – funds the congration’s youth programs
   
• Rabbi’s Service Fund – discretionary money for the Rabbis to spend on special, unfunded projects.
   
• Cantor’s Service Fund – discretionary money for the Cantor to spend on the special, unfunded aspects of the music program.
   
• Educator’s Discretionary Fund – discretionary money for the Temple Educator to use for special, unfunded school projects.
   
• Sidney B. Glazier Enrichment Fund - a fund that provides extra money for special programs for adult education, social action, or religious school. For example, but not limited to: a special speaker, movie or printing or buying of special material.
   
• Isabel & Harry D. Shain Memorial Fund - a fund that promotes youth participation in Temple life.