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Funds at Shaarei Tikvah
1. General Fund – Unrestricted giving to help defray operating costs of the synagogue which include, but are not limited to:
- Chesed: membership dues for those in special situations
- Kiddush: non-sponsored Kiddush luncheons
- Security: extra security needs
- Shiva: shiva meal
- Taxi: taxi rides for members unable to get to and from the synagogue
- Yad l’Yad: outreach token gifts and cards to those home-bound, sick or elderly as well as college students
- Youth Group: activities for our youth
2. Building Fund – Helps make improvements to the Shaarei Tikvah building
3. Technology Support Fund - goes towards purchasing and maintaining our audio-visual and streaming/Zoom equipment in order to enhance our virtual and in-person experiences
4. Brotherhood – Membership dues of $36/year help support the men’s service, educational and social arm of our congregation that sponsor relevant programs like the building of the Sukkah and the World-Wide Wrap
5. Cantor’s Discretionary Fund – Supports charitable giving to individuals and communal needs
6. Rabbi’s Discretionary Fund – Supports charitable giving to individuals and educational and communal needs
7. Prayer Book Fund – Helps purchase prayer books
8. Torah Fund – Helps defray costs to repair Sifrei Torah
9. Anna and Louis Shereff Religious School Fund – Helps defray religious school cost for students in need
10. Kaufman-Updike Family Library Fund – Keeps our online Jewish encyclopedia updated and supports the purchase of new material for our library
11. Miriam Roschelle Fund for Special Programming – Supports scholar-in-residence programs and other special programming
12. School Board Fund – Supports special programming in the Religious School
13. School Board Teacher's Gifts - To show our gratitude to our Religious School teachers, there is a one time donation by school parents toward PTA gifts to the school’s teachers, on behalf of the parents. Gifts are awarded in Chanukah and end of school year. Suggested donation $40 per child.
14. Weingartner Adult Education Fund – Supports adult education programs
15. Dr. Samuel and Chashie Anne Katz Welfare Fund – Supports our cooking days to feed seniors and the homeless
