| Fund Type |
Fund Name |
Fund Description |
| Discretionary |
Rabbi Lifshitz Fund |
Funds are used at the discretion of Rabbi Lifshitz. |
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Rabbi Gamer Fund |
Funds are used at the discretion of Rabbi Gamer. |
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Cantor Weisberg Fund |
Funds are used at the discretion of Cantor Weisberg. |
| Scholarship |
Camp Ramah |
The Camp Ramah Scholarship Fund, also supported by our Sisterhood, provides scholarships that help our students attend Camp Ramah, the official camp of the Conservative movement. |
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Education |
The Education Fund is used to purchase educational materials and fund special projects that will enhance and expand the experience of our Religious School students. |
| Memorial |
Jerry Berenson |
The Berenson Fund, created to honor the memory of Jerry Berenson, is to be used to beautify our sanctuary and perpetuate commitment to the Torah. |
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Oscar & Mary Berman |
The Oscar & Mary Berman Fund, established in memory of Marla Wolf's parents, is used to serve the needs of seniors in our community. |
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Steve Gold |
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Sidney Goldin |
The Sidney Goldin Memorial Fund underwrites various special congregational programs. |
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Larry Greene |
The Greene Memorial Fund, established in memory of Larry Greene, is used to help individuals who are in need to participate more fully as Jews in the Jewish Community. |
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Ethan Levitan |
The Ethan Levitan Memorial Fund is used to maintain the playground that was established in memory of Ethan Levitan. |
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Michael Pearl |
The Michael Jacob Pearl Memorial Fund, established in his memory, is used to provide pre-school age children programs. |
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Jack Rizman |
The Jack Rizman Memorial Fund, established in Jack's memory by his family and friends, is used to provide Jewish musical concerts and programs for our Congregation and the local communicy. |
| Youth |
USY/Kadima Scholarship |
This fund provides subsidies to our USY, Kadima and Kadinkers youth groups. |
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Rachel Hirshman Memorial |
The Rachel Hirshman Memorial Fund provides subsidies to USYers attending approved USY programs in Israel. |
| Prayer Book |
Shabbat/Daily |
This Prayer Book Fund is used to purchase and repair our Sabbath and Daily Prayer books. A bookplate recording the donor and occasion is placed in each book. The minimum donation to this fund is $25. |
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Humashim-Torah Portion |
This Prayer Book Fund is used to purchase and repair our Humashim-Torah Portion Prayer books. A bookplate recording the donor and occasion is placed in each book. The minimum donation to this fund is $54. |
| Other |
Junior Congregation |
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Library |
The Library Fund is used to make needed additions to the Beth Judea library. A bookplate recording the donor and the occasion is placed in each book. |
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Social Action |
The Social Action Fund is used to support services and programs for needy Jewish individuals in the Chicagoland area and our sister community in Yekaterinburg, Russia. |
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Joyce & Howard Nathan |
The Nathan Fund, established by the children of Joyce and Howard Nathan, supports charitable organizations and worthy causes that strengthen the Jewish Community. |
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Tot Shabbat |
The Tot Shabbat Fund is used for our Friday evening and Saturday morning Tot Shabbat programming. |
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Torah Restoration |
The Torah Restoration Fund makes it possible for us to repair and maintain the Torah scrolls at Beth Judea. A single line of engraving on the Torah Restoration Fund Plaque is $180. |
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General |
The General Fund supports the operations of our congregration, including services, social activities and daily needs. The fund enables Beth Judea to further fulfill its responsibilities to its members and our community. |