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In Judaism, tzedakah is a mitzvah. This word comes from the Hebrew root meaning “justice” and “righteousness,” and many passages in the Torah indicate the value of tzedakah. It is customary to place money in a tzedakah box just prior to Shabbat, holidays and other special occasions. In fact, some households make a monthly or yearly family project of determining which worthy cause will be the recipient of their tzedakah. For more information, see Tzedakah Box at the URJ.

Thank you for considering a donation to Temple Israel as an act of charity and support of the Temple Israel community. Many people donate money by specifying a Temple Tribute Fund, but there are other ways that you can support the Temple Israel community.

Temple Tribute Funds

You can use Temple Tribute Funds throughout the year to note occasions of joy and sorrow. After a contribution, Temple Israel mails a card of acknowledgment bearing the donor’s name to the person or family being honored or to the bereaved family. Contributions are also acknowledged in the Temple Israel’s newsletter, The WINDOW.

Click to show/hide the available Tribute Funds
The information in parentheses denotes who controls disbursement of the funds.
- Bruce J. Applebaum Memorial Fund: Provides Jewish cultural programming to Temple Israel Youth (Applebaum Family).
- James J. Barnett Holocaust Remembrance Fund: Provides Holocaust or remembrance programs and services, and gives B’nai Mitzvah a memento of remembrance (current Rabbi).
- Robin Dru Bendremer Library Fund: Purchases new books and periodicals for the Victor Levin Learning Resource Center (Library and Resource Center Committee).
- Burman-Newman Supplemental Religious Fund: Provides supplemental funds for programs and services to benefit Religious School students, their parents and the youth of Temple Israel (current Rabbi and Marti Newman).
- Cantor’s Discretionary Fund: Provides for Temple, clergy, and community charitable purposes at the discretion of the current Cantor or Cantorial Soloist (current Cantor or Cantorial Soloist).
- Capital Improvement Fund: Provides for extraordinary capital improvements which cannot be covered by ordinary operating income (House Property and Maintenance Committee).
- Endowment Fund: Provides for extraordinary expenses above and beyond the regular operating budget. This is an on-going general fund.
- The Friedman Arenson Floral Fund: Provides funds to beautify the outside grounds of Temple and provides for altar flowers for regular services and particularly for the High Holy Days services (Altar Flowers Chairperson).
- Joseph & Laura Lee Garfinkel Music & Cultural Fund: Underwrites liturgical-type musical endeavors.
- Gedaliah Gertz Education Center Fund: Provides for and offsets the costs of the Gedaliah Gertz Education Center (Board of Trustees).
- Michael Goldenberg Education Fund: Gives financial support for Akron Jewish students (Caron Goldenberg and Treasurer).
- Blanche Hoffenberg Mitzvah Day Fund: Provides for interfaith tikkun olam activities based on the model of “Mitzvah Day.” In lieu of Mtizvah Day activities, money from the fund may be used for other interfaith activities (current Rabbi and a Hoffenberg family member).
- Holocaust & Remembrance Fund: Provides Holocaust or remembrance programs and services, gives B’nai Mitzvah a memento of remembrance (current Rabbi) ,purchases of prayer books and provides for extraordinary expenditures for the well-being of the Temple (Budget and Finance Committee).
- Reba Holub NFTY-NELR Fund: Provides camp scholarships for Temple Youth Group members to attend NFTY-NELR camp (Youth Activities Committee).
- Rabbi David M. Horowitz Campership Fund: Defrays the camp costs for children of member families who attend any camp under the auspices of Union of American Hebrew Congregations. The fund tries to defray up to one-third of the cost without regard to need. If such funds are not available, then the income of the fund will be divided equally among the campers each year (current Rabbi).
- Saul Isroff Music Fund: Provides for special musical programs and services.
- Kasse/Kozman/Applebaum/Hakoah Education Fund: Sponsors program for Religious School.
- Martin and Joyce Levin Audio-Visual Arts Fund: Provides audio-visual material to be used in the Victor Levin Learning Resource Center (current Rabbi).
- Eleanor and Jerome Lippman Bar/Bat Mitzvah Book Fund: Gives books of Jewish content to each Bar/Bat Mitzvah to encourage the continuation of their Jewish education (current Rabbi).
- Lippman / Kanfer Building Maintenance Fund: Provides for the continuing maintenance of the Temple Israel Building (House Property and Maintenance Chairperson).
- Ben Maidenburg Memorial Fund: Provides for programs and projects of a community relations nature. This fund allows us to reach out to the general community (Social Action Committee).
- Mary and Benjamin H. Marks Archives Fund: Provides audio-visual material to be used in the Victor Levin Learning Resource Center (Archive committee chair).
- Gertrude Miller Hebrew Studies Fund: Provides for teaching of Hebrew studies through the Religious School or through the continuing Adult Education programs (current Rabbi).
- Keith and Candy Mirman Emerging Leadership Fund: Funds leadership training programs that develop future potential leaders to serve long term for the benefit of Temple Israel (Keith or Candy Mirman).
- Mirman Holiday Music Fund: Enhances our holidays, Rosh Hashanah, Simchat Torah, Hanukah and other holidays with exceptional music (Keith or Candy Mirman).
- Louis and Dorothy Nobil Religious Education Fund: Provides for continuing education for adults (Outreach & Adult Education Committee).
- Rabbi’s Discretionary Fund: Provides for Temple, rabbinic, and community charitable purposes at the discretion of the Rabbi (current Rabbi).
- Arthur & Ruth Rose Remembrance Fund: Awards a $500 scholarship to a graduating high school senior whose family is a temple member. This scholarship will be given to the student who is most active within the Jewish community and involved in youth activities and synagogue work.
- Shabbat Shelly Fund: Provides for monthly Congregational Shabbat dinners & other special Holiday Congregational meals (Bob Godshall and current Rabbi).
- Sisterhood Bebe Schachter Fund: Provides a luncheon to Temple members and guests on Rosh Hashanah.
- David and Kathryn Unger General Operating Fund: Helps offset current operating expenses in the event of a deficit (Budget and Finance Committee).
- Dr. Mark L. Wein Special Events Fund: Provides for special events and activities for the benefit of the members of Temple Israel (current Rabbi).
- Dr. Irwin Robert Weiner Leadership Development Fund: Helps develop leadership potential in our congregation.
- Dr. Phyllis Goodweather Weinstein Intercultural Diversity Celebration Fund: Allows the congregation to embrace diversity in the Jewish and non-Jewish communities and embraces all cultures and celebrate intercultural communication (current Rabbi).
- William Weisberger Memorial & Outreach Fund: Provides programs to help those who were not born Jewish to feel comfortable within Judaism and our congregational setting (current Rabbi).
- Weiss/Garson Youth Fund: Provides tuition and travel expenses for Temple Youth Group members to attend NFTY and NFTY-NELR programs (Youth Activities Committee).
- Winer Family Fund for Education: Provides financial resources for scholarship money for Jewish learning opportunities (current Rabbi and member of the Winer family).
- Edith Wiskind Ceremonial Fund: Purchases Jewish ritual art objects to add to the Temple’s collection (Ceremonial Objects Committee and current Rabbi).
- Alan & Janice Woll Teen Programming Fund: Provides incremental teenager programming at Temple and the greater Akron Jewish community (Religious Educator, Rabbi, and Woll family).

To donate by credit card online to Temple Israel, click the Donate Online button below, fill in the Donation form and specify the fund (or a general donation):

Donate Online

To donate by check or cash, click the Contributions Form button below. After printing the form, fill it in and specify the fund.

Contributions Form

If you’re paying by check, please include the printed form with your check. You can drop both off or mail them in. If you’re paying with cash, you can drop off the cash with the form at the Temple office. (Please do not mail cash.)

Establishing Your Own Tribute Fund at Temple Israel

Several opportunities exist for creating new funds to benefit Temple Israel. You are welcome to establish a fund. To do so, funds must have a beginning principal amount of at least $25,000. Contact either the President or Treasurer of Temple Israel for more information and to discuss potential purposes for your new fund.

All new funds are approved by the Temple Israel Board of Trustees.

Other Ways To Donate

Rather than making a monetary donation, you can purchase items for Temple. Click to view our Temple’s Amazon Wish List. You can also purchase items at Amazon and have a percentage of your purchase donated to the Temple through the Akron Hebrew Congregation Smile account. Also, remember that volunteering is a great way ‘to gift’ the Temple if your funds are limited.

To discuss a planned gift or estate planning options, please call the Temple office at 330/665-2000 or use the Temple’s contact form and select the Administrator.