Help us grow the new Temple Beth-El
Donations to Temple Beth-El can now be made on-line. Click on the "Donate Now" button below to make a donation via VISA or Master Card.
Donations by check should be sent to Temple Beth-El, 2419 Kennedy Blvd., Jersey City, NJ 07304. Checks for all funds should be made payable to “Temple Beth-El.” If you would like a card sent out on your behalf, please enclose with your check a note indicating the reason for the donation, as well as the name and address of the person to whom the acknowledgment card should be sent.
You may also call the Temple office in order to have cards sent out, and we will bill you for your donation. The office is staffed on Monday, Wednesday and Friday mornings from 9:30 a.m. until 12:30 p.m. Just call the Temple at 201-333-4229
OUR SIMCHA TREE NEEDS LEAVES
If you have ever been in our Temple social hall, you may have noticed a tree growing on the rear wall of the room. That tree is known as our “Simcha Tree,” on which members of our congregation place leaves in honor of happy occasions in their families.
It has been some time since we have added a new leaf to our “Simcha Tree,” but we know that there have been many happy occasions in the lives of our members. We hope you will consider celebrating such happy occasions by placing a leaf on our “Simcha Tree.”
The donation for a leaf is only $75.00, and you can make your own inscription on the leaf. “Simcha Tree” leaves can be used to celebrate birthdays, anniversaries, births, Bar/Bat Mitzvahs, graduations, marriages, new jobs, new homes or any other kind of “simcha.” By placing a leaf on the “Simcha Tree,” you celebrate the happy occasion and support our congregation at the same time. You may order your leaf on-line by credit card, if you wish by clicking here.
Please feel free to speak to Rabbi Brickman, who will be happy to assist you in placing an order for your leaf.
TEMPLE FUNDS When you need to send a card to a family member or a friend to celebrate a happy occasion or to extend sympathies on the passing of a loved one, why not consider making a contribution to one of our Temple funds? All you have to do is call the Temple office and provide the necessary information. We will send out the card on your behalf. Here is a list of our Temple funds:
Helen & Max Schneid Music Fund Donations to the Schneid Music Fund are used solely to pay the expenses for our congregation’s choir on the High Holy Days. The minimum donation is $18.00. Donations can be made in honor of a happy occasion or in memory of dear friends or family members. A beautiful card especially designed for the Music Fund will be sent out on behalf of the donor.
Memorial Card Fund Donations are usually made in memory of dear friends or family members at the time of their passing. The minimum donation is $10.00. A beautiful card especially designed for the Memorial Card Fund with a sepia toned photograph of the Temple on it will be sent out to the family of the deceased indicating that a memorial donation has been made in memory of their loved one.
Rabbi’s Discretionary Fund As its title indicates, this is a fund used at the discretion of the Rabbi to support needy individuals, charitable causes or other worthy endeavors. Donations of any amount are accepted. A card will be sent out on behalf of the donor, if requested.
Donations to the Rabbi’s Discretionary Fund can be made either in honor of happy occasions or in memory of loved ones. It is also appropriate to make a donation to this fund to express gratitude to our rabbi for officiating at Bar/Bat Mitzvahs, baby naming ceremonies or other lifecycle ceremonies, which are conducted in our Temple sanctuary.
Bertha Freudenberg Flower Fund Donations to the Flower Fund are used to provide the floral arrangements that adorn the pulpit at all of our worship services. Donations to the Flower Fund are usually made in memory of a loved one on the occasion of his/her “yahrzeit.” The minimum donation to the Flower Fund is $5.00, though larger donations are gratefully accepted.
The Dr. Henry J. and Ethel K. Gewirtzman Scholarship Fund This fund, which memorializes two past presidents of Temple Beth-El, supports the congregation. The minimum donation is $5.00. Donations are accepted in memory of dear ones or in honor of a happy occasion. A card can be sent out on behalf of the donor acknowledging the contribution.
The Bella Pesin Memorial Library Fund The Pesin Fund supports the congregation. The minimum donation is $5.00. Donations are accepted in memory of dear ones or in honor of a happy occasion. A card can be sent out on behalf of the donor acknowledging the contribution.
The Sophie Greenbaum Tribute Fund Donations to the Tribute Fund are made in memory of dear friends or family members at the time of their passing. A card is sent out to the family of the deceased indicating that a contribution has been made in their loved one’s memory. The minimum donation to the Tribute Fund is $5.00.
The Ada Garfunkel Happy Day Fund Donations to the Happy Day Fund are made in celebration of happy occasions. A card is sent out to the family indicating that a contribution has been made in honor of their “simcha.”
The minimum donation to the Tribute Fund is $5.00.
General Fund
The Temple also accepts contributions to its general fund in any amount and for any occasion. If the donor wishes, a card acknowledging the contribution can be sent out on his/her behalf.
