Congregation Beth Ami
Giving
Volunteer Opportunities
Fund Descriptions
Tzedakah
Shopping Programs
Amazon
Food — High Holidays
Yahrzeit & Simcha Board
Volunteer Opportunities
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Fund Descriptions: Guide to giving
For both spiritual and secular reasons, the spirit
of giving characterizes the mid-winter season. While
Beth Ami runs on people power, let’s remind everyone
at this time that it also takes money to keep us in
operation. A significant percentage of our annual budget
comes from the generosity of members and others who
make voluntary donations. At this season, as well as
throughout the rhythm of the synagogue year, you can
practice the mitzvah of tzedakah by making a financial
donation to Beth Ami in support of our community’s
synagogue. Below are the opportunities that you can
use if you choose to make a financial gift. Download Donation Form.
- Children’s Jewish Education Endowment Fund (CJEEF): Provides subsidies for childrens’ Jewish education, family education, teacher training, and scholarships.
- General Fund: Contributes to operating expenses for the synagogue, including salaries for the Rabbi, administrator and other staff; maintenance of the Sanctuary and the entire campus.
- Gift of Israel Fund: Encourages CBA youth to travel to Israel (in conjunction with a Jewish Community Federation program).
- Harris Youth Fund: Provides scholarships for members of youth groups to attend conferences, conventions, or organized tours.
- Library Fund: Fund purchases books and audio-visual materials for the Celia Gurevitch Library.
- Malk Fund: Feeds the local hungry.
- Nursery School Fund: Supports the Nursery School through scholarships, educational materials, curriculum enrichment, and teacher training.
- Or Ami Religious School Fund: Enriches the Religious School curriculum supports educational programs.
- Permanent Endowment Fund: Supports synagogue operations.
- Rabbi’s Discretionary Fund: Enables the Rabbi to make donations to charitable and deserving causes at his discretion.
- Zittin Fund
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Tzedakah
There are many ways that your donations to Beth Ami
can act to fulfill the mitzvah of tzedakah. Forms are
available that make it easy to donate. The office sends
acknowledgement cards to those being honored, or families
in the case of a memorial, and gifts are noted in the
Shofar. (When you do send a check in for one
of these purposes, PLEASE note on the memo line to which
fund you wish us to direct your donation. There is a
minimum donation of $7.50).
Whether your initial motivation is to celebrate a life
event, express a memorial for someone, or to gain a
tax break, be assured that your community and Beth Ami
appreciate your generosity!
Shopping Programs
Community Smart and eScrip are fantastic resources for
fundraising. Participating business partners contribute
a percentage of your grocery loyalty cards, credit card,
and debit/ATM card purchases to the organization of
your choice-Congregation Beth Ami-of course!
Here's how it works ...
eScrip — You register any one or all of
your existing grocery loyalty, debit and credit cards
for use in the program.
http://www.escrip.com
Community Smart — You get a Community Smart
card that is swiped at the point-of-sale to trigger
donations when paying with cash, check or credit card.
http://www.communitysmart.com
Both — Just by using the cards you have
registered, participating merchants will make contributions
to your chosen group based on purchases made by you.
Your purchases are tracked and available to you online,
you see just how much you are earning.
Amazon
Search Amazon.com in the box below and then order books and more. CBA will receive a percentage of the price.
Food at the High Holy Days
Each year at the High Holy Days, Beth Ami participates
in a congregation-wide collection of canned and non-perishable
foods for the Redwood Empire Food Bank.
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Yahrzeit & Simcha
Board
 Yahrzeit Board
The Yahrzeit Board is a great way to remember and memorialize
a loved one. The Yahrzeit Board consists of plaques
2" by 10"
in size with the loved one’s name. Each year, for
the Hebrew month of your loved one’s passing, a
light is lit next to their plaque and their name will
be included in the weekly Shabbat bulletin. Also, their
name will be included annually in the Yizkor book.
Your loved one’s memory will be commemorated forever
even if no relatives are members of the congregation.
If you would like your loved one’s memory to be
commemorated in this way, please visit the Forms
page for further information.
Simcha Board
The Simcha Board is located in the foyer of the Sanctuary
at Congregation Beth Ami, as a Tree of Life. A leaf
on the Simcha Board is a lovely way to to commemorate
a happy occasion and share your joy with the community
in a lasting way. A bronze leaf can be personalized
with an inscription. You may also choose to have a stone
engraved for placement below the tree. There are two
sizes of stones. Your milestone or simcha is
immortalized while benefitting the congregation in a
tax-deductible donation.
Please visit the Forms
page for further information on how you can commemorate
a special occasion in this way.
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