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 Jay Schuster, Finance Committee chair or the Temple office.
To donate online to one of the Funds below, please click here and choose the fund from the dropdown box in the donation form.
Baum Family High Holy Day
Augments funding of music for High Holy Days services
Baum Family Scholar / Author Fund
Established to fund a Scholar-in-Residence or literary figure
Baum Youth Fund
Provides for annual Youth Group philanthropy
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
Fund is designed to provide special Temple programming
Sender Rabbinic Chair
Funds designed to ensure that Temple Anshe Hesed will always be guided by the wisdom and spirituality of a Rabbi
Cemetery Endowment
Established to maintain and perpetuate the
Temple Anshe Hesed Cemetery
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
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
Quarterly award for high school students and adults which may be used for a trip to Israel, travel or other Jewish educational experiences
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
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
Kramer Library Fund
Provides the library with funding to purchase
books and materials
Harf Family Joy of Judaism Fund
The fund will be used to support the Chanukah Latke dinner, Tu B'Shvat and up to four Friday night onegs
5401 Old Zuck Road Building Fund
The purpose is to pay for major, unexpected repairs or replacement of building/grounds infrastructure
Gasche Music & Education Fund
Supplements the music program and assists the education program with ongoing quality programs and projects
Lechtner Family Cantorial Soloist Fund
To ensure that Temple Anshe Hesed will always enjoy the beauty and vocal leadership of a Cantorial Soloist