Temple Israel very much appreciates the support of our members and friends who make it possible for us to provide year-round programming in our own Temple home. Honour your friends and family with a donation to your choice of Temple Funds, acknowledged by a lovely card. Attend our fund-raising events -- they are always fun and engaging. Purchase Judaica from the Temple Israel Gift Shop and Online Gift Shop.
Naming opportunities are still available for areas within our current building as well as future enhancements. Contact Joe Samuels.
Please consider dedicating one (or more) of our new prayer books to honour a special occasion or the memory of your family and friends. Details on the Donations page.
Managed under the London Jewish Community Foundation, all contributions to this Fund are held in perpetuity, and the interest income will be provided each year to Temple Israel to help support our growing needs. [MORE INFORMATION ON THE DONATIONS PAGE]
A lasting way to honour the memory of your loved ones. Information about Temple Israel's Yahrzeit (Memorial) Board is now on the Donations page. Click "More Information"
Yahrzeit (Memorial) Board
TEMPLE ISRAEL YAHRZEIT (MEMORIAL) BOARD
Memorial Boards (Yahrzeit Boards) are to be found in most synagogues and temples. Frequently they are cast in bronze with room for individual plaques naming deceased relatives; a small electric bulb is next to each plaque and is illuminated when appropriate, either on the yahrzeit or during a yiskor service.
When Stratford's Beth Israel congregation closed some years ago, Temple Israel accepted some of the important religious items from their synagogue. Our ner tamid was originally theirs; the Ark curtain on our wall was the parochet which one would see when their Ark was opened; and our small Torah was theirs. We were delighted to accept these gifts, and we made a commitment, in accepting their Memorial tablets, to hang them in our Sanctuary when we felt the time was right.
If it is your intent to honour the deceased members of your family in this way, please contact the Temple Office, 519-858-4400 for more information.
Mishkan T'filah Dedications
As you may know, we have replaced our old siddur, The Gates of Prayer, with the new Mishkan T’Filah siddur.
Some of you were very kind and generous to dedicate a copy of our former prayer book. Would you perhaps like to re-dedicate that same dedication in a new Mishkan T’Filah Sidur? Would you also like to dedicate a new prayer book to honour or remember someone else or to mark a special occasion?
Make cheques payable to: Temple Israel and send to 605 Windermere Rd, London ON N5X 2P1
Or call the Temple Office at (519) 858-4400
Thank you very much
Temple Israel Endowment Fund
Temple Israel Endowment Fund
This fund was established several years ago with generous contributions from Abe Bonder, Desi and Kandice Brownstone , Jeff and Joyce Phillips and Keith Samitt. The fund is managed by the London Jewish Community Foundation and all funds are held in perpetuity.
We have made a great start with our current donors and we are now receiving modest dividends from the fund.
This is a long term project that will require the accumulation of substantial capital for the interest income to provide enough money to support valuable programs and services. The true beneficiaries of this fund will be our children and grandchildren.
One form of donation you may want to consider is buying a life insurance policy with the fund as the beneficiary. The advantages of this would be that you would make modest contributions during your life time and it would simplify your estate planning. For more information please contact me. -- Michael Shmukler
Managed under the London Jewish Community Foundation, all contributions to this Fund are held in perpetuity, and the interest income will be provided each year to Temple Israel to help support our growing needs.
For Today... For the Future
We hope you will join us in creating an exciting and beneficial opportunity for the future of our Congregation -- The Temple Israel Endowment Fund.
Managed under the London Jewish Community Foundation, all contributions to this Fund are held in perpetuity, and the interest income will be provided each year to Temple Israel to help support our growing needs.
Please consider the difference you can make in the future of Temple Israel throug a donation today to the Temple Israel Endowment Fund.
For further information, or to make a donation, please contact Monica King, Director, London Jewish Community Foundation at 519-673-3310 or by email.
(A charitable tax receipt will be provided for the full amount of your donation.)
- TAKE ADVANTAGE OF YEAR-END TAX SAVINGS - THROUGH A DONATION OF SECURITIES
As of the 2006 federal budget, donations of publicly traded securities to registered charities are 100% free of capital gains taxes. By making a donation of publicly traded securities to the Temple Israel Endowment Fund with the London Jewish Community Foundation, your taxable capital gain is eliminated. As well, you will receive a charitable tax receipt for the fair market value of the gift of securities to be used for tax purposes.
Notice to BCE Shareholders
The pending privatization of BCE by the Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan means that shareholders will be required to sell their shares by early 2008. For most, the sale of BCE shares will generate significant capital gains tax, unless the shares are held in tax-sheltered RRSPs or RRIFs. As a result, this may be a particularly good time to donate your BCE shares and benefit from sizeable capital gains tax savings.
Consider the difference you can make in the future of Temple Israel through a donation today to The Temple Israel Endowment Fund.
For further information, or to make a donation, please contact Monica King, Director, London Jewish Community Foundation at 519-673-3310 or at ujadir@ljf.on.ca
Temple Funds
Temple Israel welcomes all donations, no matter how big or small! Your assistance is needed and appreciated.
TEMPLE FUNDS TRIBUTE CARDS are an excellent way to honour someone for:
Anniversaries
In Appreciation
Bar/Bat Mitzvah
New Business
Bereavement
New Home
Birthdays
New Office
Confirmation
Speedy Recovery
Graduation
Wedding
Honour your family and friends with a donation to any of our Temple Funds:
Adult Education Fund
Art Fund
Barbara Novak Memorial Fund
Building Fund
Choir Fund
Family Activity Fund
Library Fund
Rabbi's Discretionary Fund
Religious School Fund
Ritual Fund
Roberto Mendel Memorial Lecture Fund
Ron Marks Leadership Training Fund
Social Action Fund
Tzedakah Fund
Rabbi Wittstein Camp George Fund
Youth Scholarship Fund
If you wish to make a donation, please contact the Temple Office, (519)858-4400. They will tell you how to reach the Temple Funds Chairperson, who will send a lovely tribute card to the honouree on your behalf. Income tax receipts are issued for all donations at the end of the year. Note re: Prayerbook Fund -- To donate a prayer book with an inscription, the cost is $36; to donate a Plaut Commentary with inscription, the cost is $91; but a contribution in any amount may be made to this fund.
Host an Oneg Shabbat or Kiddush
If you would like to host an Oneg Shabbat or Kiddush, please contact the Temple Office and tell her who you would like to honour or remember, and if you have a preferred date. Sharing our memories or joys by hosting an Oneg or Kiddush is a tradition that helps bring our Temple family closer together. The host brings food and flowers and does set-up and clean-up. (There are usually lots of willing helpers to assist with clean-up.) Please respect our Temple's Food Policies.
Library Donations
If you are considering donating books or other materials to the Temple Israel Library, please contact Sandra Benjamin.
New Tzedakah Distribution Plan
NEW TZEDAKAH DISTRIBUTION PLAN ANNOUNCED
As all those attending services know, there is a “ pushke ” (tzedakah box) available for contributions. Beginning in September 2006, the money in the tzedakah box will be added to a proportion of the money in our Tzedakah Fund and that amount will be sent to a pre-selected recipient. In this way, those dropping spare coins into the tzedakah box at services and those sending in contributions to the Tzedakah Fund (for which tax receipts are issued) will know the recipient of their generosity.
Recipients for upcoming months are announced on the Social Action page.
The Social Action committee is currently drawing up a list of recipients for the coming year. They invite you to provide the name and website or other information for any group or organization which merits their attention. Please send your “nomination” to the Social Action chair.
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