Tribute Funds

The following is a listing of the available Temple Israel Tribute Funds:

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GIFTS - General Gifts Fund

Provides general financial support of Temple Israel

ABRAMSON - Larry Abramson z"l Junior Choir Fund

Provides Junior Choir awards and other programs

Administrator’s Discretionary Fund

Supports charitable purposes

Adult Israel Pilgrimage Fund

Supports Temple Israel Pilgrimages to Israel for adults

AGREE - George z"l & Shirley z"l Agree Caring Community Fund

Provides parties for residents of nursing homes, orphanages, and shelters

 

ANTI-SEMITISM - Temple Israel Anti-Semitism Education Fund

Provides support for anti-Semitism education and programming

APPEL - Appel Family Concert Fund

Provides funding for an annual music program

APPLE - Donna & Allan Apple Fund for Children with Special Needs

Provides madrachim support for children with special needs

ARNOLD - Susie F. Arnold Education and Choir Fund

Provides funding for education and the Shabbat Singers Choir

ARTS - Fine Arts Fund

Supports the purchases of fine art at Temple Israel

ASP - Donna & Alan Asp Emergency Assistance Fund

Provides emergency assistance to Temple Israel members in crisis

BARBAS - Barbas Family Fund

Provides program funding for empty nester adults

BARR - Maurice Edwin Barr z"l Hebrew Scholarship Fund

Provides engraved bibles to two outstanding 8th grade students

BARR - Miriam z"l & Dr. Isaac Barr Israel Education Fund

To preserve the legacy of Miriam (Miri) Barr (Mania Lieder), a Holocaust survivor and, by inference, the Holocaust Jewish experience. She believed: 1. Israel is the core of Jewish existence, 2. Antisemitism must be challenged, 3. We must be proud of our Jewish heritage and teach to respect our history and core values.

BARRIS - Barris Family Fund

Provides speakers for Temple Israel programming

BENDIX - Dr. Stephen Bendix z"l Memorial Fund

Provides substance abuse education

BERNDT - Mary Lou & Gary Berndt Minyan Fund

Supports minyans at Temple Israel

BERNSTEIN - Barbara E. Bernstein z"l Memorial Fund

Provides support to families and individuals suffering a bereavement and provides assistance for family camp

BIKKUR - Isaac z”l & Yetta Pann Bikkur Chaverim Fund

Provides volunteer support and materials for homebound/nursing home individuals

BITTKER - Morris z"l & Esther z"l Bittker Picnic Fund

Sponsors the Annual Labor Day Picnic

BLOOM - Barbara & Douglas z"l Bloom Special Needs Fund for Single Mothers

Provides assistance to single moms in crisis who are Temple Israel members

BLOOMBERG - Brenda Bloomberg z"l Memorial Awards Fund

Awards books to graduating high school students

BRENNER - David z"l & Jean z"l Brenner Memorial Scholarship Fund

Provides a graduating senior from the Temple Israel high school with a stipend to purchase textbooks

BRICKNER - Phyllis & Dr. Gerald z”l Brickner Family "QUEST" Fund

Provides funding for QUEST youth programming

BROTHERHOOD - Temple Israel Brotherhood Fund

Supports Brotherhood programming

BROWN - Brown Family Hebrew Education Fund

Provides a full need-based Hebrew School scholarship annually

BUDMAN - Marlene Budman z"l Remembrance Garden Fund

Plants spring flowers annually on the grounds of Temple Israel

CANTOR - Courtney Lisa Cantor z"l Israel Travel Scholarship Fund

Provides funds for youth travel to Israel

Cantor’s Discretionary Fund

Supports charitable purposes

Caring Community Fund

Supports the programs of Temple Israel’s Caring Community

COHN - Irwin I. Cohn z"l Memorial Scholarship Fund

Provides funds for a trip to Israel for a Temple Israel student

COLLENS - Dorothy & Arnold Collens Family Event Fund

Provides funding for family programming

COLTON - Josephine z"l & Harry z"l Colton Shabbat B’yachad and College Fund

Provides a “First Shabbat” dinner to families of newborn or adopted children and college packages

Concert/Lecture Fund of Temple Israel

Assists in the support of concerts and lectures at Temple Israel

 

COOPER - Carol R. z"l & Gersh I. z"l Cooper Scholarship Fund for Careers in Healthcare

Provides scholarships for those pursuing a career in Health Care 

DANTO - Ethel z"l & Robert z"l Danto Children’s Library & Media Center Fund

Provides annual support for the Hodari Family Children’s Library and Media Center

 

DEMBS - Ryan Dembs z"l Memorial Fund*

DUBIN - Arthur Dubin Children’s Special Needs School Fund

Aids families with children with special needs

EDELSON - Zachary M. Talan Edelson z"l Maccabi Scholarship Fund

Provides scholarships for Temple Israel Maccabi participants

ELLIS - Stephanie Hope Ellis z"l College Scholarship Fund

Assists a college-bound Temple Israel religious school senior

ENDOWMENT - General Endowment Fund

Provides long term funding for Temple Israel

ENVIRONMENTAL - Temple Israel Environmental Fund

Supports Temple Israel “Green” projects

ETHIOPIA - Hidden Jews of Ethiopia Fund

Provides programming and assistance to the Hidden Jews of Ethiopia

FARBER - Audrey z"l & William z"l Farber Education Fund

Supports education programs at Temple Israel

FENTON - Aaron Fenton z"l Memorial Fund

Provides funding for Temple Israel programming

FIENMAN - Anne z"l & Edward z"l Fienman College Scholarship Fund

Provides a college scholarship to a graduating senior from Temple Israel religious school

FORMAN - Dr. Joel Forman z"l Family Challah Roll Fund

Supports the annual Challah Roll bike tour

FOX - Jacqueline R. Fox Torah Study & School Scholarship Fund

Provides school scholarships and funding for the Torah study class

FRAM - Rabbi Leon Fram z"l Scholarship Fund

Supports the Temple Israel’s religious school and nursery school scholarships and programs

 

FREEMAN - Melvin Freeman z"l Homebound Assistance Fund

Provides homebound Temple Israel members and their caregivers with support and assistance

GELLER - Florence A. Geller z"l Food for the Needy Fund

Provides food for the needy

GELMAN - Jascha Gelman z"l Memorial Fund

Provides funding for Israel trip scholarships

GOLD - Dr. Fredric z"l & Linda Gold Newlywed Mezuzah Fund

Provides a new Mezuzah and scroll to all newlywed couples blessed by our rabbis

GOLDBERG - Dr. Robert B. Goldberg z"l Nursery School Fund

Provides funding for Early Childhood Center programming

GOODMAN - Albert Goodman z"l College Scholarship Fund

Provides tuition assistance to a graduating senior of Temple Israel’s religious school

GOODMAN - Arnie Goodman z"l Memorial Fund

Provides funding for education programming for parents, educators, and the community

GOODMAN - Goodman Family Judaica Museum Fund

Provides funding for the Temple Israel Judaica Museum and its programs

GOODMAN - Sylvia Goodman z"l Memorial Fund

Provides support for Temple Israel Torah studies

GORBACK - Esther z"l & Jack z"l Gorback Family Archives Fund

Supports the Temple Israel archives

GORDON - The David and Stacy Gordon Family "Do Good Fund"

Supports programming at Temple Israel that benefits the greater good of our community specifically geared toward social action endeavors.

GOTLIB - Steven Gotlib z"l Memorial Fund

Supports Temple Israel's annual Housing the Homeless project

GOTTLIEB - Harold Gottlieb z"l Camp Tamarack Scholarship Fund

Provides need-based camperships for Temple Israel children attending Camp Tamarack

GOTTLIEB - Stephen Gottlieb z”l Memorial Endowment Fund

Supports Temple Israel music program

GRANDON - Samuel F. Grandon z"l & Sylvia Grandon Goldstein z"l Memorial Fund

Provides books as prizes to students in the religious school

GROSS - Mollie z"l & Joseph z"l Gross Memorial Fund

Provides a student with a campership to attend a camp or youth trip

HAAS - Daniel M. z"l, Sophie z"l & Arthur J. z"l Haas Memorial Fund

Provides a speaker for Temple Israel’s Sisterhood

HELLMAN - Phyllis Hellman z"l Children's Literature Fund

Supports Temple Israel's media center

HERMAN - Aviva Pearl Herman z"l Memorial SHARE Fund

Provides support to those who have experienced miscarriage, stillbirth, or infant loss

HORNSTEN - The Rabbi Marla Hornsten Standing Against Hate Fund

Provides support for education and programs focused on standing against hate.

HOWARD - Lois z"l & Fred z"l Howard Mezuzah Outreach Program Fund

Supplies Jewish ritual items for the Jewish Personal Trainer program which serves our congregational homes

HURWITZ - Estelle Hurwitz z"l Bar/Bat Mitzvah Memorial Fund

Assists Bar/Bat Mitzvah celebrants with their Bar/Bat Mitzvah expenses at Temple Israel

HUTTON - Hutton Family Youth Group Fund

Provides non-budgeted goods, services and equipment to Temple Israel’s high school youth activities

INNOVATION - Innovation Fund

Funds new and innovative projects at the discretion of the executive committee

IWREY - Iwrey Family Special Needs Fund

Provides senior programming, transportation and other special needs

IWREY - Les & Bob Iwrey Children’s Bedtime Ritual Fund of Temple Israel

Supplies bookplates, tapes and cd’s to families attending a bedtime ritual program

JACKIER - Larry & Eleanor Jackier Jewish Education Fund

Funds Torah and text study programming

JACOBS - Linda & Mark Jacobs Family Fund

Supports Israel scholarships and audio-visual technology for the Temple

JUNIOR - Junior Youth Group Fund

Supports programs for the Junior Youth Group

KAFTAN - Gloria z"l & Allen z"l Kaftan Shabbat Candlestick Fund

Provides Shabbat candlesticks to families at the time of the naming of their children at Temple Israel

KAMIL - Kamil Family Memorial Fund

Provides assistance to the community through the Family Life Center programming

KANDEL - Stephan Rosenberger Kandel z"l Nursery Fund

Supports ECC programming and provides bereavement books for bereaved parents

KELLER - Joyce Keller & Michael A. Walch Mikvah Fund

Maintains the beautiful treasure that Temple Israel has in its Mikvah

KELLMAN - Harry z"l & Phyllis z"l Kellman Memorial Fund

Supports senior programming at Temple Israel

KEREN AMI - Keren Ami Fund

Supports charitable purposes by the religious school

KIFFERSTEIN - Bertha z"l & Harry z"l Kifferstein Senior Adult Programming Fund

Supports senior programming at Temple Israel

KLEIN - Dr. Sander Paul Klein z"l Medical School Scholarship Fund

Provides a scholarship to a Temple Israel member attending an in-state medical school

KOMISAR - Abraham Komisar z"l Memorial Fund

KOVAN - Dr. Dennis J. z"l and Milly z"l Kovan Memorial Fund

Supports the annual Senior Expo to educate seniors and caregivers and promote active, healthy lives

KUDEWITZ - Sam z"l & Sonia z"l Kudewitz Holocaust Memorial Fund

Provides a stipend for teen participation in the “March Of The Living” trip

LAKER - Harry z"l & Sarah z"l Laker Memorial Concert Fund

Provides Temple with a concert of music with Jewish content

LEBOWSKY - Joseph z"l & Bessie z"l Lebowsky Nursery School Fund

Provides toys, equipment and supplies used by the nursery school

LEVEY - Fran z"l & Cal z"l Levey Nursery School Scholarship Fund

Provides scholarships to assist in nursery school fees

LEVIN - Larry Levin z"l Memorial Scholarship Fund

Provides a campership for a Temple Israel student for camp or other youth summer trips

LEVINE - Goldie z"l & Reuben z"l Levine Memorial Fund

Funds religious school programming

LEVINE - Samuel Todd Levine z"l Baby Book Fund

Provides members or children of members with a baby book when their newborns are blessed at Temple Israel

LIBRARY - Library Fund

Supports Temple Israel libraries

LINDEN - Bernard E. z"l & Bernice S. z"l Linden Fine Arts Fund

Assists acquisition of fine art and art forms, and funds the renovation of objects d’art currently in Temple Israel’s possession

LINER - Rosalyn Liner z"l & Barry Liner z"l Memorial Fund

Funds scholarships for youth travel to Israel

LIPSON - Lipson Family Daily Minyan Fund

Assists in the expenses of the daily minyan

LITTMAN - Rena z"l & Marvin z"l Littman Memorial Fund For Camp Scholarships

Provides camp scholarships

LOSS - Susan & Rabbi Harold Loss Early Childhood Center Fund

Supports early childhood center programming

LUFT - Dr. Sol Luft z"l & Beatrice Locker Luft z"l Arizona Shabbat in the Sun Memorial Fund

Provides funding for the Arizona Shabbat in the Sun

MARGOLIS - Louis z"l and Lily z"l Margolis Family Challah Fund

Provides challah to new members, and to those members returning home from the hospital or nursing care

MILIN - Barbara and Jack Milin Gift Fund

Provides a gift to a Temple Israel Bar/Bat Mitzvah celebrant

 

MILLER - Judith and Martin z"l Miller Youth Fund

Provides funds for youth group participants to attend youth group events

MILLER - Peggy z"l and Harry z"l Miller Family Fund for Family Camp

Supports subsidization of family camp programming

MILLION - Charles A. Million z"l & Carol Million Raf z"l Camp & Rabbinical Scholarship Fund

Provides a religious school student with a camp scholarship at a UAHC summer camp, or to provide funding for Rabbinic and Cantorial students when Temple Israel has such applicants

MILLMAN - Barbara and Lawrence Millman Family Chanukah Fund

Provides holiday celebrations for those in need, through the Temple Israel No Temple Family Without A Chanukah Program

MINDELL - Mindell/Kutinsky Emergency Needs Memorial Fund

Provides emergency assistance to families in crisis

MONASH - Richard Monash z"l Caring Fund

Supports Temple Israel members in need

MOVISH - Lynn & Glenn Movish Family Youth Israel Scholarship Fund

Provides scholarships for the Teen Mission to Israel

NEWMAN - Newman Family Fund for Library Programs & Resources

Sponsors adult and children’s book clubs, nursery school story hours, and a Jewish book fair

ORBACH - Keffy z"l & Cantor Harold z"l Orbach Children’s Concert Fund

Supports Temple Israel’s children’s concerts

 

PANN - Isaac z"l & Yetta Pann Bikkur Chaverim Fund

Provides volunteer support and materials for visitation of home bound/nursing home individuals

PAZNER - Scott David Pazner z"l Memorial Scholarship Fund for Single Parents

Provides Temple Israel religious school scholarships to single parent recipients

PICKETT - Helen M. Pickett z"l Children’s Reading Fund

Provides funding for children’s reading programs

PITT - Irving z"l & Sarah z"l Pitt College Scholarship Fund

Provides college scholarships to deserving Temple Israel seniors

PITT - Irving z"l & Sarah z"l Pitt Israel Scholarship Fund

Provides funding for scholarship assistance for youth pilgrimages to Israel

PRAYER BOOK - Prayer Book Fund

Provides prayer books and other religious publications for use by Temple Israel

PROVIZER - Kari Provizer Lifting our Families Fund 

For use at the discretion of the Family Life Center Director to help families in crisis

RABBIS' - Rabbis’ Discretionary Fund

Supports charitable purposes

RECORDING - Temple Israel Recording Fund

Supports music recordings created and performed by Temple clergy

REIFLER - Faye z"l & Don z"l Reifler Memorial Youth Trip Scholarship Fund

Provides scholarships to Temple Israel youth group members to attend youth trips

ROCHEN - Jeffrey David Rochen z"l Memorial Fund

Provides programming on youth mental health issues

ROSS - Marsha z"l & Norman z"l Ross ECC Program Fund

Provides programming assistance to Temple Israel's ECC

ROTH - George z"l & Anne z"l Roth Youth Education & Awareness Fund

Educates our religious school students through programming

ROTH - Michael N. Roth z"l Camp Scholarship Memorial Fund

Provides support for URJ camperships

RUBIN - Lynn & Harvey Rubin Social Action Fund

Provides funding for a variety of social action programs

SAMSON - Samson Family Minyan Fund

Assists in the expenses of the daily minyan

SATOVSKY - Stanley Satovsky z"l Family Fund

fund being formed

SCHELBERG - Schelberg Family Shabbat Birthday Book Fund

Provides children’s books for the Shabbat birthday program

SCHMIER - Regene z"l & Leslie z"l Schmier Concert Series Endowment Fund

Provides in perpetuity a high-quality, no charge concert series for the benefit of Temple members, their families and the community at large

SECURITY - Temple Israel Security Fund

Supports security efforts at Temple Israel

SEIDERMAN - Abraham Seiderman z"l Post-College Fund

Provides financial assistance to a graduate student accepted to or already attending law school or pharmacy school

SEXTON - Dr. Rose Malach Sexton z"l Memorial Fund

Provides a campership to a Temple Israel student for travel to Israel

SHANKER - Susan Shanker z"l Camp Scholarship Fund

Provides a UAHC campership to a religious school student

SHAPIRO - Evan Shapiro z"l Fund for the Fight Against Cancer

Provides for cancer awareness programs, research and camp scholarships for children with cancer

SISTERHOOD - Sisterhood Greenhouse Fund

Supports the Early Childhood Center Greenhouse

SILVER - Debra & Joseph z"l Silver L’dor V’dor, Generation to Generation, Family Garden Fund

Perpetuates the care and maintenance of Temple Israel’s L’dor V’dor, generation to generation, family gardens

SILVER - Johanna, I. Walter z"l, and Anne Gonte Silver z"l Early Childhood Center Fund

Supports early childhood center programming

SIMONS - Frank L. Simons z"l Memorial Fund

Provides for Temple Israel leadership conferences

SKLAR - Kole-Otis-Sklar Families Early Education Fund in Memory of Sheila Otis Sklar z"l, Rose Weider Otis z"l, Irvin Otis z"l, & Dr. Bernard Kole z"l

Supports nursery (ECC) tot Shabbat picnic programs

SOLOMON - Anna Ruth z"l, Helen z"l, Lena Solomon z"l & Esther Solomon Krause z"l Summer Camp Scholarship Memorial Fund

Assists Temple Israel youth to participate in Jewish summer programs

SOSNICK - Robert Sosnick z"l Family Life Center Endowment Fund

Supports Temple Israel’s Family Life Center

STARK - Stark Family Fund

Provides family programming

STULBERG - David Arthur Stulberg z"l Memorial Fund

Funds senior programming at Temple Israel

SURNOW - Jeffrey Surnow z"l Memorial Fund

fund being formed

SYME - Rabbi M. Robert Syme z"l Memorial Fund

Provides for summer music programming

SYME - Sonia Syme z"l & Michael Syme z"l Memorial Fund

Provides camperships and other charitable purposes

TECHNER - Alicia Joy Techner z"l Memorial Fund

Provides an annual parenting conference

 

Temple Israel Adult Programming Fund

Supports adult programming at Temple Israel

THAL - Dorothy Thal z"l Summer Camp Fund

Provides an award to a Temple Israel youth wishing to participate in a Jewish camp program

 

TISDALE - Tisdale Family Indoor Play Space Fund

Supports the building and maintenance of the play space

 

TOBIAS - Tobias Fund

Provides leadership opportunities for Temple members

TRUNSKY - Leonard z"l & Roslyn z"l Trunsky College Scholarship Fund

Supports scholarship funding

TYNER - Suzanne & Herbert z"l Tyner Religious School Fund

Provides religious school funding

UNATIN - Jackie Unatin z"l Memorial Chanukah Fund

Provides holiday celebrations for those in need, through the Temple Israel No Temple Family Without A Chanukah Program

VICTOR - Fran Victor Israel Education Fund

Funds Israel related education and activities

VICTOR - Juanita z"l & George z"l Victor Mi Shebeirach Blanket Fund

Provides Mi Shebeirach blankets to hospital, nursing home, and rehab patients

 

VIRTUAL - Temple Israel Virtual Programming Fund

Provides funding for virtual programming and streaming

WEINBERG - Max z"l & Edith z"l Weinberg Memorial Fund

Provides funding for Temple Israel’s Weinberg library

WEINSTEIN - Weinstein Israel Trip Scholarship Fund

Grants a scholarship to a Temple Israel student for travel to Israel

WELL - Supports The Well - a Jewish community-building, education, and spiritual initiative. A project of the Lori Talsky Zekelman fund at Temple Israel

YALDEINU - Yaldeinu Fund

Funds for children who have been orphaned in our community

YEDWAB - Wendy & Rabbi Paul Yedwab Youth Enrichment Fund

Supports a variety of youth enrichment activities offered or sponsored by Temple Israel

YFTI - YFTI Fund

Supports YFTI activities and events

YORKE - Susan & Hanley z"l Yorke Family Fund

Provides challahs for all Temple sponsored Friday night Shabbat dinners 

YOUTH - Youth Israel Pilgrimage Fund

Supports youth scholarships for Temple Israel sponsored trips to Israel

ZATKIN - Judith z"l & Richard z"l Zatkin Youth Fund

Provides resources for youth group programs

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