Paving the Way by Sharing the Load
2024-2025

Since 1854, Congregation Beth Israel has been a sacred community for the lives of its congregants. Each year, in order to provide for the special services, programs and events, the Temple relies on the financial support of its member families. Your family’s annual commitment provides 80% of the Temple’s operating budget. Additional funding is needed to offset expenses. For the 2024-2025 fiscal year, the Temple’s total operating budget is $5.4 million.

We need your help!

Everybody is asked to choose the Temple program or operational service that feels important to them. Your gift will help close the gap in the Beth Israel budget.

Please do your part in Sharing the Beth Israel Load. Your generous gift will ensure the continuity of Beth Israel’s quality service to our community.

Julie Gilbert
Chair of the Development Committee

David Scott, RJE
Director of Lifelong Learning & Engagement

Congregation Beth Israel Support Opportunities

• Campus Security - Safety and security first.
  Help Support $200,000 Annual Cost.   
• Live-streaming - Make the at-home experience as joyful as the in-person experience.
  Help Support $100,000 Annual Cost.
• Campus Beautification - Maintain landscaping, exterior building, parking lots, and exterior lighting.
  Help Support $40,000 Annual Cost.
• Cemetery Upkeep and Beautification - Respect and maintain our departed loved ones' resting place.
  Help Support $150,000 Annual Cost.
• Critical Infrastructure - Electricity, HVAC, cybersecurity, and communication systems.
  Help Support $350,000 Annual Cost.  
• Temple Unrestricted - These funds are available for the organization to use at its discretion, typically to support its general operations, cover day-to-day expenses, invest in new initiatives, or address unforeseen needs.
   

• Family Shabbat and Tot Shabbat - Shabbat fun and food for the whole family.
  Help Support $8,000 Annual Cost.  
• Jeremy Tucker Fund for Jewish Special Education - Our unique Aliyah program allows children with special needs to stay connected and involved with Jewish education, and ultimately, to become Bar, Bat, or B’rit Mitzvah themselves.
  Help Support $8,500 Annual Cost.  
• MBJLC Scholarships - Provide a Jewish education for children without the barrier of cost.
  Help Support $1,000 Annual Cost per child.   
• MBJLC Unrestricted - Supports our Miriam Browning Jewish Learning Center (MBJLC) religious school programming including special holiday events, family educational programs, field trips, and opportunities to express gratitude to our MBJLC Faculty.
   

• Congregational Chanukah Service, Purim Programming, Sukkot Programming, Yom Kippur Break-Fast, Passover Seder, High Holy Days Music, etc.
  Help Support $42,000 Annual Cost. 
   

• BINGE Group Programming - Have you heard of BINGE (Beth Israel New Group Engagement) yet? Make a friend or learn something new - Cocktails & Conversations, Jewish Meditation, Day Trips, Broadway shows, Pickleball, Torah 101, and more!
  Help Support $5,000 Annual Cost.  
• Kids' Meals Programming - Pack 20,000 Kids' Meals brown bag lunches per year for children facing food insecurity.
  Help Support $20,000 Annual Cost
• Oneg Shabbat
  Help Support $15,000 Annual Cost.

Share the Load 2024-2025 Donation Amount & Payment
Please enter the amount you wish to donate in the relevant category below.  
Note: You do not have to put an amount in each category. 

We appreciate anything that you give to our funds. If the area of program support you selected is fully funded, your donation may be redesignated to other areas of support.