Donation Opportunites

Donations to our funds are welcome and encouraged from congregants and non-congregants alike.  If you wish to donate to any of these funds, sending your donations to the chairpersons listed below will facilitate timely acknowledgment. 

Following these instructions will insure your contributions are handled in a timely manner.  Complete information including for whom, for what occasion, from whom, and familial relationship (if applicable) must accompany a minimum $5 donation (unless otherwise noted).  All contributions will be acknowledged by a note to both donor and donee.  Unless otherwise requested, all contributions will be published in the Temple bulletin.  Neither Sisterhood, Brotherhood, nor the Temple will bill for donations.  The acknowledgment will not be sent, nor will notice be placed in the bulletin until the donation is received.

If you would like more information about any of these funds, please contact the chairperson listed, or the Temple office.

Temple Funds
These funds are chaired by Carol Ruzow
652 Northfield Rd, Lititz PA 17543

Building Fund
Donations to this fund go to the repair and maintenance of our building.

Chavrai Zamir Fund
Donations to this fund go to the volunteer congregational choir for music and equipment.

Cantorial Music Fund
Donations go to the purchase of music and equipment of the Cantorial Soloist.

Congregation Historic Preservation Fund
Donations help pay for maintaining archives and items of historical significance.

Klezmer Band
Donations go to the Chopped Liver River Band for music and equipment.

Larry Robinson Tikkun Olam Fund
Donations to this fund are used to help members or organizations in the community.

Lehiyot Fund (Special Needs)
Donations are used to purchase items to help make our building and activities more accessible to those who are physically and/or mentally challenged.

Miller Music Fund
Donations are used to fund the annual Miller Music Festival

Mitzvah Fund
The Rabbi’s discretionary fund, which he uses for members of the congregation or community who are in need. 

Sha’ar L’Atid
The capitol campaign; money will be used to support our congregation into the future.

Jack Paskoff Camper Fund
Collects along with the Sofian Youth Fund and the Tree of Life Camperships (Sisterhood) to provide need-based scholarships for Jewish camping.

Peitzman Technology Religious School Fund
Donations to this fund are used to purchase computer hardware/software equipment for Jewish Religious School.

Gilat Zikkaron (Joy of Remembrance)
This fund was established by John B. Woodward as his Bar Mitzvah project, and is now a permanent part of our donations group.  It is in remembrance of Joy Schram, a congregant who passed away in 2005 who had no family left to remember her.  After purchasing a perpetual memorial plate grave marker for Joy, money donated to this fund will be used to help with funeral related cost for any Shaarai Shomayim member who has no family, or who may not have the financial means to provide for memorial items.

Sisterhood Funds
These funds are chaired by Ellyn Brundage
804 Cobblestone Lane, Lancaster PA 17601

Children’s Library Fund
Donations are used to purchase books and supplies for the library.

Religious School Fund
Donations to this fund help pay for field trips and special projects.

Sisterhood Improvement Fund
Donations help pay for kitchen repairs and replacements.

Sofian Youth Fund
Donations to this fund help pay for camperships.

Social Welfare Fund
Donations are used to help members of the Sisterhood or Temple in need.

The following Sisterhood funds are chaired by those listed below.

Tree of Life Fund
Chaired by Ilene Schenkel
1842 Sturbridge Dr, Lancaster PA 17601

$55 purchases a leaf in honor of a life-cycle event, achievement, or milestone.  This may not be used for memorials.

Uniongrams
Chaired by Sharon Randazzo
352 Squire Lane, Lititiz PA 17543

For $1 per name, Sisterhood sends a congratulatory note with all contributors’ names to Sisterhood members celebrating a milestone birthday (50 or older), anniversary (every 5 years), B’nai Mitzvah and/or Confirmands, weddings, and births to Sisterhood members and their children.  You can also purchase individual Uniongram cards through the Judaica Shop (chaired by Lisa Miller).

Pulpit Flowers
Chaired by Rita Hallock
Phone: 717-872-5127

Purchases flower arrangements for special Shabbat services, and replaces the silk arrangements when necessary.  Please contact Rita about the cost of a flower arrangement.

Brotherhood Funds
Co-chaired by Bobby Dickman and Craig Friedman.
Please send donations to the Temple office.

Israel Scholarship Fund
The men’s auxiliary’s major fundraising efforts go toward providing scholarship money for all our Temple youth who choose to travel to Israel on officially sponsored tours of study programs through NFTY, URJ, etc.