To provide and enhance Becker School programs
An endowed fund is a charitable gift established in perpetuity in which the principal is invested, and a small portion of the fund’s balance is used in the operating budget of Congregation Emanu El on an annual basis.
Endowed Funds are an essential part of Congregation Emanu El’s annual operating budget and will help sustain the congregation in perpetuity.
You can memorialize or honor a loved one by establishing an endowment fund or you can contribute to any of our existing funds by clicking here.
GIVE A GIFTTo support the highest-priority programs and services and to provide ongoing care for the needs of our congregation
To provide lifelong adult Jewish education programs
To provide and enhance Becker School programs
To provide Becker Early Childhood Center scholarships
To provide for Transportation Fair and the librarian in Sugar’s Library
To enhance preschool education
To send Helfman Religious School high school students to Israel
To provide training programs for Emanu El teachers
To support Helfman Religious School teaching assistants
To enhance Helfman Religious School programs
To enhance Helfman Religious School programs and provide funds for teachers to attend conferences
To support programs that benefit children attending Helfman Religious School
To provide scholarships for attending Jewish camps or programs
To support programs that assist people in the community
To provide Emanu El’s clergy with funds to help individuals in need and to support organizations that benefit the community
To support small and emerging organizations that improve life for underserved Houstonians
To support the Clergy’s Good Works Fund
To support mitzvah projects that improve life for Houstonians
To feed the hungry of Houston
To provide creative arts programs
To create and promote programs that strengthen Emanu El’s support for Israel
To enhance musical programming
To provide programs for Emanu Elders
To provide programs about religion
To provide library programs
To provide musical programs
To promote an understanding of other religions and cultures
To provide programs and services for children with special needs
To provide arts programs for children
To support the educational, spiritual, physical and emotional needs of children ages 10 and under
To help send Confirmation students to Israel
To support programs for families
To provide outstanding programs for young adults
To provide engagement opportunities for Emanu El college students
To support enrichment programs for young adults
To send Emanu El leadership to URJ Biennials and underwrite leadership programs and speakers
To send congregants to the Consultation on Conscience at the Religious Action Center
To provide food and refreshments for Emanu El programs that bring members closer to the congregation and to each other
To strengthen the vision of Emanu El’s leaders
To make Emanu El more affordable for young members
To provide printed educational and creative materials
To provide prayer books for worship
To enhance Emanu El’s communications with congregants
To support and improve Emanu El’s operations and programming
To purchase and maintain Emanu El’s sacred objects
To maintain and enhance the Robert I. Kahn Gallery
To maintain and enhance the playground
To maintain and enhance the playground
To maintain and enhance the Proler Chapel
To maintain and enhance the children’s section of the Stillman-Lack Memorial Library Fund
To maintain and enhance the Stillman-Lack Memorial Library Fund
To support Bima flowers for Shabbat and holidays in the Barish Sanctuary or Proler Chapel
To maintain and enhance Emanu El Memorial Park
To discuss your options around Endowed Giving, please contact Anna Shabtay, Director of Congregational Advancement, at annas@emanuelhouston.org or 713.987.3316.