Funds

We gratefully acknowledge all of your generous contributions which make possible greater service by our congregation to God and humanity. Printed here is a summary of Emanu El funds. We encourage you to contribute to any of them throughout the year, noting occasions of joy and sorrow. We always acknowledge your contributions in writing and those $10 or greater are published in the Temple Bulletin.


A printable contribution form is available here as an Adobe Acrobat file.

We will accept credit card donations online again soon. This option is currently being revised.

Special Funds

Temple Fund provides for a wide variety of Temple uses

Rabbis’ Good Works Fund provides funds to assist individuals and community projects in need

Expansion Fund to provide funds for our building expansion program

Emanu El Endowment Fund to enhance congregation programming

Cersonsky Cemetery Beautification Fund for beautification of Emanu El Memorial Park

Dolores & Buddy Wilkenfeld Communication Fund

Florence & Ben Blum Leadership Fund provides funds for leadership development

Fredell Lack Eichhorn Cantor’s Music Fund enriches congregational music

Jason & David Marcus Playspace Fund maintains our playgrounds

Kagan-Rudy Chapel Fund to provide funds for Kagan-Rudy Chapel

Laufman-Getz College Fund provides for social events to involve our rabbis with our college students

Max & Bertha Pasternak Publication Fund provides funds for educational and creative materials

Morris & Frieda Wolfe Foundation Fund for special needs of the congregation

Mystic Flame Fund to make membership more affordable for young members

Prayerbook Fund provides prayerbooks for congregational worship

Robert I. Kahn Gallery Fund maintains and adds to our collection and sponsors Jewish art programs

Roy A. Walter Rabbinic Enrichment Fund provides for educational and spiritual enrichment of our rabbis

Sanford I. Lack Scout Fund enriches our scouting programs

Sara & Adolph Blumenfeld Klei Kodesh Fund to purchase sacred objects for our congregation

Sisterhood Flower Fund to provide flowers for worship services and greenery inside our building

Library Funds

Jay Sterling Children’s Library Fund provides growth of children’s section

Moser Library Fund provides for library programming

Stillman-Lack Library Fund provides for growth and maintenance of our library.

Religious Action Funds

Aubrey & Sylvia Farb Community Service Fund provides funds to meet humanitarian needs in the community

Ed Wayne Hunger Fund helps eliminate hunger in our community

Jeanette Oshman Benevolent Fund provides help to our people in need

Mitzvah Day Fund to help underwrite Mitzvah Day

Riva Bursten Caring Congregation Fund to help make our congregation a warmer and more caring community

Robert Brackman Fund

Robert I. Kahn Social Justice Fund

Programming Funds

Ablon Fund for the Creative Arts for programming in the creative arts

Caplovitz Lectureship Fund provides programs on moral issues in contemporary society

Dick Fox Emanu Elders Lectureship Fund provides special programs for our seniors

Edis Lewis Parkans Emanu Elders Fund to help provide programs for the Emanu Elders

Eleanor & Frank Freed Lectureship Fund provides programs on contemporary society

Helen & Harry Reichek Lectureship Fund for Temple programming

Julius Nathan Music Fund provides for congregation music programs

Julius Zinn Fund provides for congregation program needs

Milton Popkin Endowment Fund provides programs about other religions and cultures

Nathan Berg Lecture Series Fund provides for lectures on political issues

Performing Arts Fund for programming in the arts

Rozelle & Robert I. Kahn Lectureship Fund provides an annual lecture by a Reform scholar

Susman Family Programming Fund

Education Funds

Becker Early Childhood Fund

Becker Scholarship Fund provides scholarships to Becker Early Childhood Center

Harold Reingold Religious School Fund

Jean & Julian Goldberg Children’s Creative Arts Fund enriches creative arts programs for children

Julia Kaplan Religious School Enrichment Fund provides enrichment for our religious school

Lechenger-Morgenstern Adult Education Fund for adult education

Michael Spolane Education Fund provides for enrichment of Jewish education at Emanu El

Philip Lusky Religious School Scholarship Fund provides scholarships for religious school tuition.

Ronald Brochstein Fund enriches preschool education and cultural programs

Shirley & Marvin Barish Teacher Enrichment Fund provides training for our religious school teachers

Wayne Family Fund

Willie Mae & Alexander Goldstein Fund to enhance the education and provide for needs of children

Camperships/Scholarship Funds

Alan B. Gaylor Greene Family Campership Fund to provide for a campership for a child to go to Greene Camp

Cecile & Emanuel Wulfe Confirmation Leadership Award Fund provides a scholarship for an outstanding TEFTYite in the confirmation class.

Connie Reischer Scholarship Fund provides a scholarship to Greene Family Camp

Greene Family Camp Fund provides for special needs of Greene Family Camp.

Hoffman/Nathan Youth Fund provides scholarships for youngsters to attend gatherings of Jewish content

Lillie & Dan Sterling Israel Scholarship Fund

PTA Chester Marcus Campership Fund provides a half campership to Greene Family Camp

Ricky Schnurr Campership Fund provides scholarship for 4th grade student to Greene Family Camp

Rose Goodfriend Israel Pilgrimage Fund provides a scholarship to a confirmand based on academic excellence and leadership for the Israel Pilgrimage to Israel