Annual Fund 5785

TBE DEPENDS ON YOU!

STRENGTHEN YOUR JEWISH COMMUNITY 

Make Your Gift Here     Make Your Pledge Here

ANNUAL FUND 5785

In the Jewish Year 5785 we celebrate a huge milestone: TBE’s 75^th Anniversary. We are excited to join you as participants in the dynamic new programming slated for the months ahead and created with our anniversary tagline in mind: “Treasure our past, Build for our future, Engage our community.” 

In the spirit of building for our future, we once again launch our Annual Fund campaign. As members, you are already aware of how important this funding is to balance our budget and sustain our vibrant spiritual home. What you may have not known before hearing President Marc Fried’s remarks from the bimah on Yom Kippur, is how dependent TBE has also become on our savings (see illustration below), which is especially concerning given our relatively small endowment.

Thanks to you, our Annual Fund has grown, setting new records in both funds raised and in the number of families participating. Since the tragedy of October 7, however, our Annual Fund has been relied upon to pay for additional initiatives including:

• Continuing investment in new infrastructure to further secure our campus and ensure the safety of our congregation in deeply uncertain times.
• Advocacy for our community through the development and implementation of strategies to combat antisemitism, which is sadly on the rise in Northern Westchester, as it is everywhere.
• A dramatic increase in joyful new programming to strengthen connections to Judaism and to each other, planned in direct response to our congregation’s desire for deeper engagement.

As we celebrate our first 75 years, we must actively create a legacy to support the next 75. Simply put, our revenue no longer keeps pace with our growing needs.

We invite you to help us build for our future and strengthen your Jewish community with a gift to the Annual Fund.

As we look to the year ahead, we count on members like you to help us raise $400K for the Annual Fund, allowing us to reduce our reliance on the temple’s savings, while still meeting the operational needs of a growing congregation.

We believe that strong, secure, and unified local Jewish institutions like Temple Beth El are of paramount importance in today’s troubled world, and the ability to serve our beloved congregation depends on the generosity of members like you. We hope you will make your gift or pledge today. Now, more than ever, we ask you to dig deep and add $75 to your gift/pledge in honor of TBE’s anniversary.

On behalf of TBE’s Development Committee, Clergy, and staff we are profoundly grateful for your participation and investment in our synagogue community.

Sincerely,                                            

Vanessa Baker, Development Committee Co-Chair              Amanda Garfinkle, Development Committee Co-chair

P.S. Your participation matters at any level! If our community builds for our future together through new/renewing support, we can meet and even exceed our $400K goal. Join us!

To learn more about the Annual Fund please contact TBE's Development Director, Carmen Stevens

To view a list of Annual Fund supporters please click here.