TEMPLE FUNDS

Members of our Temple family, motivated by a desire to memorialize or honor those dear to them, and at the same time interested in providing a service to our Congregation, have established a number of funds. These funds help the Temple maintain many services, as well as provide additional programming that is not covered by the Temple’s regular budget. The funds are listed below, along with the purpose for which each is used. Contributions may be sent to the Temple office and an acknowledgement will be sent promptly to the person or family of the person in whose honor or memory your gift has been made. (There is no mention of the amount contributed.) If you have questions about any of our Temple Funds, the establishment of a new fund, or the wish to honor the memory of a loved one, please contact Jackie Breakstone, Finance Committee chair or the Temple office.

Baum Family High Holy Day

Augments funding of music for High Holy Days services

Baum Family Scholar / Author Fund

Established to fund the visit of a Scholar-in-Residence or literary figure

Baum Youth Fund

Provides for annual Youth Group discretionary expenditures

Cemetery Endowment

Established to maintain and perpetuate the Temple Anshe Hesed Cemetery

Endowment Fund

Augments the dues and other sources of Temple income. A contribution of $750 or more entitles a name to be placed on an Endowment plaque and the Perpetual Memorial List

Franklin L. & Myrtle Fox Educational Fund

Supplements the music program and assists the education program with ongoing quality programs and projects

Gesher Education Fund

Provides for educational needs of the Gesher Education Program of the Temple.

Ruth Blick and Ethel & Harry Silver Fund

Established to ensure the continuity of Outreach and In-reach programs.

Kramer Library Fund

Provides the library with funding to purchase books and materials

Kuperman Youth Scholarship Fund

Provides opportunities to our youth to broaden their Jewish education experiences.

Levinson Education Fund

This fund is established for special projects to achieve excellence in the Gesher Education Program

J. Leonard Ostrow Fund

Awards scholarships annually to youth to travel to Israel or other approved educational expenditures.

J. Sender Square Parking Fund

Provides funds for the maintenance of the parking area

Schuster Endowment

Ensures the survival of Temple Anshe Hesed and Reform Judaism in Erie, PA

Sender Rabbinic Chair

Funds designed to ensure that Temple Anshe Hesed will always be guided by the wisdom and spirituality of a Rabbi

Tikkun Olam

Funds Social Justice and outreach programs

Eugene and Alice Weiss Fund Youth Holocaust Education Fund

Established to educate our youth about the Holocaust

(814) 454-2426

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5401 Old Zuck Rd., Erie, PA 16506

TEMPLE FUNDS

Gesher means “bridge” and it is what we call our school, it is a bridge between the Temple and the home, the history and the future, a bridge between youth and adults.

Our Sunday school programs start with the preschoolers and go all the way through post-confirmation in 12th grade. The building is bursting with activity on Sunday mornings!

For more information, please contact our Gesher Coordinator, Kendra Zacks at 814-454-2426 or email geshertah@gmail.com

Explore a modern take on Jewish life.

Engage with Jewish values, celebrations, and spirituality.

Voice your questions, discover multiple perspectives, and find what could be meaningful to you in liberal Judaism.

Where available, we refer prospective participants to in-person Introduction to Judaism courses in local Reform communities.

Please visit ReformJudaism.org for more information.

This is similar to the coming-of-age Bar/Bat Mitzvah for 13 year old boys and 12 year old girls but is performed after an individual has reached the age of majority and may be performed following a conversion.

Following Shabbat Morning Service, we have an informal discussion of the weekly Parshat. All are welcome!