By donating to one of our Endowments, you’ll be contributing to future BJC needs for such things as classes, holiday food, and prayer books for B’nai Mitzvah children. Your donation will be grouped with others and a portion of the investment income from these donations will be available for use each year for the purpose of the endowment you choose.
Children & Youth
- BJUSY Ecommtza Presidents’ Scholarship Fund – scholarships for member kids & teens to attend Beth Jacob USY fun & educational activities
- BJUSY/Gesher Fund – scholarships for member kids & teens to attend Beth Jacob USY activities & regional & national USY conferences
- Quest Purim Carnival Endowment – BJUSY Purim carnival costs
- Bonnie & Alvin Abrahamson Endowment – youth education & programming
- Bloom Memorial Endowment – Shabbat enrichment & prayer books for B’nai Mitzvah students
- Calmenson High Holidays Children’s Programming Endowment – high holidays childrens programming
- Doroshow Family Endowment – youth leadership development
Summer Camp, Day School, & Jewish Arts Scholarships
- Ron Heiligman Memorial Camp Scholarship Fund – scholarships for member children & teens to attend a Jewish summer camp
- Zelda Johnson Camp Scholarship Fund – scholarships for member children & teens to attend a Jewish summer camp
- Levinsohn Camp Scholarships Endowment – scholarships for member children & teens to attend a Jewish summer camp
- Mastbaum Arts or Camp Scholarships Endowment – scholarships for Jewish arts opportunities or summer camps
- S. Goldberger Jewish Day School or Camp Scholarships Endowment – scholarships for member children to attend a Jewish day school or camp
- Zelda Katz Jewish Day School or Camp Scholarship Endowment – scholarships for member children to attend a Jewish day school or camp
Shabbat & Holidays
- Petty/Smaller Inclusion Fund – inclusion efforts such as ASL interpretation
- Philip Biel Rosh Chodesh Adult Education Fund – Rosh Chodesh programming
- Torah Fund – repairing & maintaining torah scrolls
- Prayer Book Fund – prayer books for sanctuary & chapel
- Bernick Break-Fast Endowment – Yom Kippur breakfast food
- Bloom Memorial Endowment – Shabbat enrichment & prayer books for B’nai Mitzvah students
- Calmenson High Holidays Children’s Programming Endowment – high holidays childrens programming
- Chol Ha-Moed Breakfasts Endowment – Sukkot & Passover breakfasts
- Quest Purim Carnival Endowment – BJUSY Purim carnival costs
Classes, Educational & Social Activities, Events, etc.
- Bob Feldman Fund for Jewish Life – social & educational activities, classes, and events that focus on Jewish life
- Dinerstein Education Fund – adult education programming
- Limud La’ad Fund – adult education programming
- Petty/Smaller Inclusion Fund – inclusion efforts such as ASL interpretation
- Philip Biel Rosh Chodesh Adult Education Fund – Rosh Chodesh programming
- Susie Drazen Fund – congregational programming & education
- Allen-Gorin Education Endowment – annual Allen-Gorin guest speaker
- Pertzik Programming Endowment – supplementary congregational programming & Israel scholarships
- Singer Jewish Life Endowment – programming that focuses on Jewish life
Tzedakah:
- Chesed Fund – acts of tzedakah, (annual blood drive cost, for example)
- Cobin Fund – help the community & it’s members in need
- Feeding the Hungry Fund – monthly breakfasts at Dorothy Day Center in downtown St. Paul (We are also always happy to welcome new volunteers to help serve; click/email/???)
- Matanot L’Evyonim Fund – gifts for the poor
- Tikun Olam Fund – social justice issues
Building and Kitchen:
- Building Fund – maintain & repair our aging building
Shul Operations & Miscellaneous
- Bear-Schoenkin Endowment – leadership & professional development
- Bernick Break-Fast Endowment – Yom Kippur breakfast food
- Doroshow Family Endowment – youth leadership development
- Godes Family Endowment – general synagogue operations
- Pertzik Endowment – general synagogue operations
- Ravitzky Endowment – salaries & benefits of rabbis & professional staff
- Sweet Kitchen Endowment – kitchen equipment repairs
- Sweet Rabbi Endowment – rabbi salary support
- Zelda Katz Jewish Day School or Camp Scholarship Endowment – scholarships for member children to attend a Jewish day school or camp
- Consolidated/Saide Chapel Endowment – office operations & chapel maintenance