Synagogue Gift Funds

Art, Library and Music Funds
These funds support the cultural enrichment of our synagogue community

Rhoda Kaplan Memorial Music Fund
    Supports the library's music collection
Levenson Music Fund
Funds the synagogue's music programs
Rabbi Marshall R. Lifson Library Fund
Supports programming and the library book
    collection
Lois Alexander Children’s Book Collection
Jordan Bennett Weiss Youth Collection
Zelda & Phillip Smith Jewish Life Cycle Fund
Syrille Rosman Art Fund
   Enhances the visual and cultural beauty of the
     synagogue
Waldman Memorial Music Fund
Funds the synagogue's music programs
Aaron Bell Student Cantorial Arts Fund
    Cultural and music appreciation - funded the
    Shabbat Alive CD
Drucker Book Fund
Saul B. and Naomi R. Cohen Chamber Music Fund

Building and Grounds
These funds support beautification of the synagogue's building, grounds and cemetery

Silver Garden Memorial Fund
     This fund supports beautification of the
     synagogue's grounds
Temple Emanuel Memorial Park Fund
     Supports beautification and perpetual care of
     the synagogue's cemetery

Education: Nursery School, Religious School, Family and Adult Education
The following funds support educational programming for our membership

Adelson Nursery Gift Fund
     Supports Nursery School programming
Meryl Heier Nursery School Fund
     Provides funds for staff development and
     preschool education
Frank and Sonia Brezniak Memorial Scholarship Fund
     Provides books for Religious School graduates
     who have exhibited perserverance and
     determination with regard to their studies
David and Diane Feinzig Education Fund
    Supports Religious School and educational
    programming
Abraham and Rose Freedman Education Fund
     Rewards excellance among Religious School
     students; supports educational programs such
     as lectures and concerts
Rosamond & Harvey Grant Fund in memory of
     Michele Grant-Epstein
     Provides Religious School students with their first
     siddur, in loving memory of their beloved daughter
Carole and Barrie Greiff Education Fund
     Provides funding for the Religious School
Louis and Elaine N. Hellman Memorial Fund
     Provides books to Religious School graduates
Abraham & Frances Katz Endowed Chair Fund
     Supports a teaching position and improvements
     in Hebrew language instruction in the Religious
     School
Dr. Trudy Karger Family Education Fund
     Funds used to enhance family education
Armet Excellence Award Fund
     Prize for top students graduating from the
     Religious School
Smith Holocaust Education Fund
     Holocaust education programming
Nursery School Gift Fund
     Provides general support for the Nursery School
General Religious School Gift Fund
     Funds Religious School programming
Adult Education Fund
     Supports programs that foster lifelong learning

Israel and Jewish Continuity
These funds build awareness and support for the State of Israel

Temple Emanuel Forest Fund
     Supports the JNF efforts to plant trees in Israel
Harold and Nancy Parritz Israel Action Fund
     Presents programs that support Israel
Edelstein Jewish Continuity Fund
     Presents Programs that support Israel

Ritual
These funds support and encourage religious observance

Bereavement Support Fund
     Assists families at their time of loss
Brezniak Chapel Fund
     Funds special programs
Rabbi Samuel Chiel Kallah Fund
     Funds annual Rabbi Samuel Chiel Kallah
Anita & David Granoff Fund to Encourage Teen
     Torah Readers
     Promotes teen Torah readers
Prayer Book Fund
     Funds new prayer books
Publications Fund
     Funds Rabbi's publications

Scholarship
Scholarship funds are broken into three broad categories

Scholarship – Prozdor
These funds provide scholarships for the Temple Emanuel Religious School graduates attending Prozdor

Reva Aronson Memorial Fund
Evelyn and Herbert Berman School Fund
Elizabeth and Simon Cohen Fund
Saundra Fried Memorial Fund
Doris Kassler Memorial Fund
Dr. Percy Lightman Award Fund
PTA and General Scholarship Fund
Julian Pactovis Memorial Fund
Robert Provizer Scholarship Fund
Ruth Rosenberg Scholarship Fund
General Prozdor Scholarship Fund

Scholarship – Summer Camp and Israel
These funds assist children of Temple Emanuel members attending Jewish summer camps or various programs in Israel

Samuel Diengott Scholarship Fund
     Scholarship for Jewish summer camp
Rochelle Lifson Scholarship Fund
     Scholarship for Jewish summer camp
Isadore and Lillian Shapiro and Louis H. and Marion Kay Memorial Camp Scholarship Fund
     Scholarship for Jewish summer camp
Israel and Camp Scholarship Fund
     Scholarship for summer studies and camp
David Shapiro Israel Scholarship Fund
     Provides grant for student Israel travel programs

Scholarship – Jewish Theological Seminary
Assists Temple Emanuel members who attend the Jewish Theological Seminary and List College

Philip Shapero Scholarship Fund

Special Needs
Assists families within the congregation with special needs

Dorothy Gordon Memorial Fund
     Funds psychotherapy services
Sylvia and Mort Grossman Person to Person Fund
     Supports the caring community of Temple
     Emanuel
Rosenblatt Stars of David Fund
     Supports participation by the developmentally
     disabled
Stars of David Fund
     Provides Jewish adults with developmental and
     other disabilities opportunities to participate in
     the social and religious life of the synagogue

Youth and Sports Funds
Supports athletic activities and leadership development among our youth

Keith C. Field Athletic Fund
     Athletic based interests - currently supports the
     USY basketball team
Roslyn and Martin Gold Youth Leadership Fund
     Scholarship and new program seed money,
     encouraging young individuals to seek ways to
     distinguish themselves and further their Jewish skills,
     knowledge or leadership
Youth Department Gift Fund
     Provides general support for the Youth Department

General Funds
These are unrestricted funds for general programming subject to approval by the committee and executive leadership of the Temple

David Sherter Memorial Fund
Fay and Raymond Miller Memorial Fund
Rabbi’s Discretionary Fund
Ritual Director’s Fund
Cantor's Music Fund
Temple Emanuel General Fund