Donation Opportunities
Adult Learning Fund: Supports Jewish learning programs for adults and families.
Board Fund: Used by the Board for life cycle events of Board members.
Building Fund: For capital improvements and major repairs to the building.
Rabbi Beryl D. Cohon Memorial Fund: Annually sponsors a lecture on an aspect of Jewish life on the American scene by a person of eminence, in memory of the founding rabbi of Temple Sinai.
Caring Committee Fund: Supports the activities of the Caring Committee.
Education Fund: Support school programs and functions.
Educator Fund: Supplements the school principal’s salary.
Free Will: Annual campaign raising funds to support the daily activities of the Temple.
Aryeh Friedman Fund: Supports the work of the Caring Committee.
Interfaith Program Fund: To support an interfaith program or series of programs.
Israel Fund: Supports the work of the Israel Education and Action Committee of Temple Sinai.
Kahn/Lemlein Fund: For innovative educational programming for children or adults.
Rabbi Jacob & Esther Kallen Leaders Fund: Provides scholarships to deserving Temple Sinai students for Jewish summer camp, Israel experience or youth group activities.
Larkin Library Fund: Provides support for books and/or a librarian for the temple library.
Lillian & Abe Shulman Leadership Development Fund: To assist in sending members to URJ events such as biennials and regional meetings or other leadership development meetings or programs.
Memorial Fund: Used to place memorial plaques and to publish the annual Book of Remembrance on Yom Kippur.
Call the Temple Office for information about obtaining a plaque.
MPR Fund: Supports the activities of the Music, Prayer and Ritual Committee at Temple Sinai.
Prayer Book Fund: Is used to purchase Shabbat prayer books and Torah commentaries.
Rabbi’s G’milut Chasadim Fund: Permits the Rabbi to give charity, scholarships and to support aspects of the temple program not covered by the usual budget.
Rainbow Fund: Supports the work of the Rainbow Committee in ensuring a warm and welcoming environment for gays, lesbians, the transgendered and bisexuals within our temple community.
Bornstein Shoher Fund: Provides Jewish summer camp and Israel experience scholarships for deserving people in the congregation.
Mollie & Aaron Sibley Fund: Provides a scholarship for a deserving Temple Sinai high school student to study and/or tour in Israel.
Social Service Fund: Supports the activities of the social service/social action committee.
Amelia & Julian Solinger Library Fund: For the purchase of books for the library, rabbi and sanctuary.
Temple (General) Fund: Supports the daily activities of the temple.
Thurer Scholar-in-Residence Fund: Supports the scholar-in-residence program.
Rabbi Frank M. Waldorf School Fund: To support an annual school event or series of events in honor of Rabbi Frank M. Waldorf.
Harry Wheeler Memorial Fund: Provides funds toward the flowers and oneg on the night of the presentation of the Harry Wheeler Distinguished Service Award.
Youth Fund: Finances special youth group activities.
Louis Zonderman Memorial Fund: Supports intergenerational programs for school children of junior high and high school age.