WE THANK YOU FOR YOUR GIFT.
Congregation B'nai Israel accepts contributions made in honor of birthdays, Bar or Bat Mitzvah, weddings, anniversaries, events marking varied achievements, or to memorialize individuals. We welcome all contributions; however, only those of $10.00 or more per honoree/memorial will be acknowledged to the person in whose honor (or the family of the person in whose memory) the contribution is made. Your contribution will also be acknowledged in the Temple bulletin. For further information, contact the office at (203) 336-1858. |
wwwwww | Members of B'nai Israel who know their user name and password may click here. If you are not a member,
When you click the "Donate Now" button, you will be taken to a secure web page which will ask you for for your personal information, including credit card. Please note we are only able to accept Visa and Mastercard. The various funds to which you might contribute are listed below. To select a fund, click on the magnifying glass and a a popup screen will appear with names of the funds. Click on the one you want and it will be inserted into the form. |
General Funds | |
RABBI PROSNIT'S | Our rabbis use these funds for a variety of causes, including, but not limited to helping the needy, supporting worthy causes, organizations and individuals and supporting our community. |
RABBI
GUREVITZ'S | |
ENHANCEMENT FUND | For the general benefit of the temple. Funds programs or equipment purchases through the operating budget that are not specified by any other fund. |
Funds That Foster Learning | |
RELIGIOUS
SCHOOL | Provides for special Religious School programs. |
RELIGIOUS
SCHOOL |
Provides need based tuition assistance for Religious School Students. |
NURSERY SCHOOL FUND | Benefits special Nursery School programs. |
NURSERY
SCHOOL |
Provides need based tuition assistance for Nursery School Students. |
JUDITH
BRAV SHER | Benefits the growth and enrichment of Family Life programming. |
SYLVIA
PROSNIT ADULT | This fund supports the educational programs, lectures and teachers for the adult learners in our congregation. |
MARSHA
& BOB GILLETTE | Provides scholarships for our youth to engage in Jewish experiences outside of our congregation. |
LEE
AND DAVID LESTER | This fund supports ongoing efforts to enhance our Kesher Program, which for the past decade has provided an array of Jewish programming for adults with mental retardation and other special needs. |
CHARLES FRIED KESHET FUND |
Subsidizes initiatives for students, in our Religious and Nursery School, with special needs. |
RABBI
MARTIN | Provides additional resources to purchase books and equipment for the library. |
Scholarship Funds | |
NURSERY
SCHOOL | Provides scholarships for nursery school families based on need. |
BIFTY
GREENWALD | Subsidizes deserving students who attend institutes, conventions and regional conferences of the North American Federation of Temple Youth (NFTY), Reform Judaism's youth movement. |
ALAN
H. WEINSTEIN | Provides scholarships to medical students from our congregation. |
Funds That Help The Needy and Change The World | |
RABBI
ARNOLD I. SHER | Benefits the general community, the hungry and homeless. Provides the food that our congregants cook and serve at St. John's and Operation Hope. |
MAZON | Our congregation supports MAZON: A Jewish Response to Hunger, which provides grants to organizations, soup kitchens, and food pantries to help feed the hungry throughout the world. We recommend donating 3% of the cost of your festive meal to share your joy with the hungry. |
Funds That Nurture Our Spirit | |
ETZ
CHAIM | This fund provides for the maintenance and upkeep of our Torah scrolls and decoration. |
MUSIC FUND | Provides for musical programming for the Temple. |
PRAYER BOOK FUND | Purchases
and repairs Shabbat and High Holy Day prayer books. |
SLEPIAN FLORAL FUND | Beautifies the Temple through floral displays. |
DANIEL
SMITH | This fund is used beautify our cemeteries in Fairfield and Monroe. |
DORIS TOWER FUND | This fund supports the Temple. |