Jewish renewal is a transdenominational approach to revitalizing judaism. Endowment funds jewish community foundation of cny. The jewish federation of greater philadelphia is committed to providing essential resources during the international crisis caused by the covid19 coronavirus. Through a new communitywide partnership, the jewish community foundation of southern arizona is leading a program that will help local jewish agencies and synagogues work together to build endowment funding. In order to secure longterm support for jewish organizations and. Signers are encouraged but not required to use the jewish community foundation to carry out their plans. An endowment campaign to strengthen and sustain the greater hartford jewish community, and a collaboration between. The program concentrates on safeguarding our beloved jewish community by creating endowment. Objectives the jewish community foundation s book of life program encourages legacies to the jewish community by preserving the values of our jewish heritage and ensuring that community.
Ujef provides you with the opportunity to establish a legacy that will shape and improve jewish life for generations. Funds are used to provide scholarships to members for a residential jewish camping. Rabbi mordecai kaplans prayerbook for the nascent reconstructionist jewish movement in north america, published by the jewish reconstructionist foundation in 1945. The reform movement has published a new machzor prayer book, mishkan hanefesh, for the high holy days. To make services more participatory, our prayerbook mishkan tfilah is. The jewish life program focuses on grants that contribute to the strengthening of communities and their leaders in north america and in israel. Many endowments have been established to help us achieve this goal. A subsidiary of cujf, the cu endowment foundation is dedicated to enhancing and preserving the quality of jewish life in our community by establishing and maintaining a secure financial base for the wide range of programs and services designated by its individual funds. Richmond jewish foundation is a primary, trusted and expert resource for planned giving and endowments. It manages the jewish community centers second century funds and all donoradvised and restricted funds that were established with the jewish community federations foundation for planned giving. Jcf chosen to build community endowments az jewish post.
A donation card will be placed on the inside cover of the prayer book. Proficiency in presale gifts of real estate, business interests and other complex assests. Since 1967, the jewish endowment foundation has served as a repository of funds for planned giving, sustaining our jewish community by assisting in emergencies and encouraging new projects and initiatives. In the book of acts, we see the apostles observing the traditional hours of prayer it follows the example of the apostles as shown in the bible, and what is known of early christian prayer which at the time of the events in the book of acts, was the same as traditional jewish prayer. The jewish endowment foundation has several funds which have restricted use limitations established by the individual donor. Its that feeling that is fuelling my participation in the endowment book of life and on the board of jewish education. To find out more information about getting your story into the book of life, contact the jfm at 204. Endowment book of life jewish community foundation of. Recognition for plannedestate endowment gifts through the book of life. Your gift will be used to support a variety of jewish causes, as determined by foundation. Individual, corporate, and foundation support are crucial to furthering the jewish museums mission to collect, preserve, exhibit, and interpret art and jewish culture. In the jewish religion, there are certain prayers recited to honor the passing of a loved one, celebrate their life, and help with coping during the mourning process a minyan, or prayer service, is held for the mourners every day during shiva. You can also visit our office on the 4th floor of the asper jewish community campus.
In addition to dues, annual giving is essential to the life of every synagogue, and your generous support is appreciated, and helps ensure that the emanuel continue into the future. In north america, the foundation supports the strengthening of emerging communities, particularly among younger jewish americans and between jewish and muslim americans. It helps to know what lies behind the muted bindings and the denominational labels of todays wide array of possibilities. Proceeds from these funds are used by the congregation as designated below. Prayer book fund contributions are used to purchase prayer books which may in turn be dedicated in honor of an individual, an occasion, or in memoriam. The following scholarships are available to jewish students only. Funds can be established to benefit two or more agencies at the direction of the donor. The endowment book of life scroll to see entries below provides a way for local jewish people to share their values, visions, histories, and hopes with future generations by entering a page in this archival record of individuals who have created, or plan to create, a permanent charitable endowment at the jewish community foundation. The united jewish endowment fund ujef is the planned giving and endowment arm of the jewish federation of greater washington. The mission of the torah community fund is to support orthodox jewish religious communities in israel in connection with a broad range of religious and social needs and activities, including without limitation the support of religious practice. The jewish endowment foundation of louisiana board and staff have been closely.
The foundation jewish federation of greater rochester. The endowment book of life jewish foundation of manitoba. Through the create a jewish legacy program you can make an impact on the future of our jewish community with your legacy gift. Hebrew school prayers temple emanuel reform jewish. Our donors may choose legacies of tzedakah and tikkun olam. The emanuel synagogue is committed to providing our members with spiritual support, meaningful programs, and a beautifully wellmaintained building. How to choose a siddur, or jewish prayer book my jewish. In 2009, this jerusalem publisher issued the first english version of its long popular prayerbook. We combine the socially progressive values of egalitarianism, the joy of hasidism, the informed doityourself spirit of the havurah movement and the accumulated wisdom of centuries of tradition.
Led by congregant jesse bates, this temple circle is a way for us to get together and learn about how to be great, loving interfaith families as members of our jewish community. Second only to the torah, the siddur prayer book expresses the ideology of. Plan your visit to the jewish museum and discover the intersection of art and jewish culture learn more. Loje and pace lion of judah endowment and perpetual annual campaign endowment gifts are established at twenty 20 times your gift to the annual campaign, with distributions made to the annual campaign only after your death. A donor makes a promise to leave a bequest to the jewish foundation of manitoba and their family story is inscribed in the endowment book of life. The jewish endowment foundation of louisiana board and staff have been closely monitoring the rapid progression of covid19 on a local, national and global level. Scholarship application processes jewish foundation. A prayer for our country and ourselves ejewish philanthropy. Endowment policies and procedures jcf jewish community. Recognition for plannedestate endowment gifts through the book of life program at the jewish community foundation 1. The torah commentary, mishkan tfilah reform siddur or mishkan tfilah for. Introduction 1 the views expressed here and reflected in this prayer book commit only the jewish reconstructionist foundation, inc. All grant applications must be completed using our online application forms. The jewish foundation of memphis engages donors in ongoing charitable giving through the use of donor advised funds, designated endowment funds, family supporting organizations for those desiring a more formalized structure and bnai tzedek funds for teens.
Expertise on the needs of the atlanta jewish community. We are coordinating with all jewishaffiliated organizations, schools, synagogues and agencies in the region to assess and address emerging needs. Grant application periods open exactly one month before their corresponding application deadlines. Assets are held and invested by the richmond jewish foundation. On presenting this revised prayer book, we wish to indicate what impelled us to undertake its preparation. By seth cohen open almost any jewish prayer book in america and among the traditional jewish prayers dating back to biblical and rabbinic ages, there are two usually two additional prayers that are much more modern. The foundation is one of five organizations chosen nationally to participate in the new areivim legacy community project. The future of american judaism is happening now, and aleph is poised to lead the. Endowment policies and procedures jewish community foundation.
Jewish federation of western massachusetts serving. Prayer book fund established to supplement the cost of replacing our. Covid19 updates jewish federation of greater new orleans. The jewish foundation of louisville is the jewish community of louisvilles endowment and planned giving department. Change, funded by the lilly endowment and the cummings foundation, and. Satisfaction of knowing your fees contribute to the mission of strengthening our jewish community. We are well aware that great numbers of our people are attached to the.
Loje and pace lion of judah endowment and perpetual annual campaign endowment gifts are established at twenty 20 times your gift to the annual campaign, with distributions made to. Alliance for jewish renewal is a transdenominational approach to revitalizing judaism. Richmond jewish foundation rjf investing in your causes. To qualify for them, you must complete the additional information at the end of the application. The new prayer book would be named mishkan tfilah dwelling place for prayer, with its symbolic reference to the tabernacle carried by the israelites from sinai to the promised land. The book of life program symbolizes the true concept of ldor vdor, passing on traditions from one generation to the next. Nov 08, 2016 by seth cohen open almost any jewish prayer book in america and among the traditional jewish prayers dating back to biblical and rabbinic ages, there are two usually two additional prayers that are much more modern.
Endowments an endowment fund is a charitable fund created to provide ongoing support to one or more of your chosen charities or causes. The jewish community foundation of central pennsylvania offers scholarships for graduate studies in jewish communal service at some of the most prestigious universities in the united states in exchange for a two to threeyear commitment to work in the jewish foundation system. The springfield council of jewish women scholarship scjw funds of the jewish endowment foundation are available to all qualified students regardless of race, religion, or gender. Gifts made to our endowment funds are held by the jewish community foundation and are preserved in perpetuity.
The proceeds from the investments will benefit tifereth israel synagogue for generations to come. The initiative is a partnership between the jewish endowment foundation of louisiana and area jewish agencies and synagogues. The foundation is a responsible vehicle for tzedakah. The synagogues endowment funds are critical in supporting our communitys sacred operations. Her prayers appear in reform, conservative and reconstructionist prayer books. Sample endowment policies and procedures page 5 jewish community foundation any amount to one or more jewish organizations or synagogues. The jewish community foundations book of life program encourages legacies to the jewish community by preserving the values of our jewish heritage and ensuring that community resources will be available for. This digital edition is crossposted to the open siddur project. Individuals or families sign the book of life when they promise a legacy gift or establish an endowment of any amount for one or more jewish organizations or synagogues. Jewish endowment foundation of louisiana create a jewish. The jackson hole jewish community welcomes people of all ages and backgrounds. Jewish community foundation of greater hartford, jewish federation of greater hartford, the emanuel, and 25 other partners. Loving our interfaith families as members of our jewish community wednesday, april 29, may, may 27 at 4. Proponents say it is more textually accurate and aesthetically appealing than the artscroll prayer.
Endowment funds provide income for immediate use while the principal remains intact and grows. The endowment book of life ebol program is a planned giving program that offers participants an opportunity to leave both a financial legacy and a historical legacy to the community. Established in 1979 as the endowment development program of the federation, the foundation of the jewish federation of greater rochester is a vital link between jewish life today and the unfolding jewish world of tomorrow. Purposeful giving embraces the best of jewish values and our heritage. Jewish philanthropists, helping to magnify the impact of their giving and build enduring legacies through effective grantmaking. Norma and albert geller social justice endowment fund. Rabbi frishman had conceived an innovative approach to the layout of a prayer book. Mishkan hanefesh builds on the innovations of mishkan tfilah, which we use on shabbat, embracing the rich liturgical voices of the jewish past and the aspirations of judaism in the 21st century. These gifts help ensure the future of our jewish community locally, nationally, in israel and. Applicants must be residents of springfield, east longmeadow, longmeadow, wilbraham, hampden, agawam or.
We combine the socially progressive values of egalitarianism, the joy of hasidism, the informed doityourself spirit of the havurah movement, and the accumulated wisdom of centuries of tradition. Tribute book from reb zalman memorial jewish renewal hasidus blog ethics code. The endowment accumulation fund is made for all members of the community to establish a legacy with their synagogue, the federation, jcc, jewish home, jewish family service or any other charity they wish. We engage, educate and inspire generations of donors to create ongoing resources for charitable, religious, and educational needs. Atlanta jewish foundation jewish federation of greater atlanta. In the midst of this growing health crisis, we have decided to take an important, proactive step to assist in the containment of this pandemic. Craig jeffrey atlas hebrew university scholarship fund. With an eye on the future, the jewish endowment foundation of louisiana and its partners started create a jewish legacy in 2009. Bnai jeshurun named funds bnai jeshurun congregation. Internal applicants, please click here to apply and here if you have any questions about the portal. David and i were married in 1999, and share a profound sense of excitement and interest in jewish community life. Jewish federation of western massachusetts serving hampden.
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