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Youth & Family Giving Tree

We are excited to introduce our Giving Tree, a permanent fundraising initiative. This is your opportunity to make a lasting impact on our synagogue by sponsoring essential enhancements that support our community and secure its future.

Your generosity ensures the continued vibrancy of Temple Emanu-El, sustaining programming, education, and community initiatives for today and generations to come.

Together, we can cultivate a thriving future for our synagogue!

Classroom Enhancements

Promethean Smartboard
Make Jewish learning more interactive and hands-on with the newest smartboard technology.
   $5,000 each | Quantity needed: 2
Rolling Cart for learning
Experiential learning during services on shabbat, holidays, and class days can be varied with rolling carts with seasonal Jewish activities.
   $750 each | Quantity needed: 2
Sports Equipment
In the Fall and Spring our youth can enjoy our beautiful grounds by throwing around a ball. The next Sandy Koufax might be here already!
   $50 each | Quantity needed: 5
Fidget Cart/Station
Meeting the needs of our students is a major priority of Jewish education. A long day at school is made easier with materials that help our students learn.
   $500 each | Quantity needed: 1
Keva Planks and Magnatiles
Group projects come alive with reusable materials that can model the learning. Students can build a kibbutz in Israel, a menorah in a synagogue, and much more with these creative items.
   $100 each | Quantity needed: 10
Ipads
Independent learning reaches new heights with technology that can supplement the teaching in the classroom.
   $250 each | Quantity needed: 10
Pre-K Classroom Wish List
Help bring creativity, learning, and Jewish joy to our youngest learners! Your contribution supports the purchase of educational toys, Judaic games, art supplies, sensory materials, and seasonal stickers that spark imagination and hands-on discovery in our Pre-K classrooms.
   $350 total | Quantity needed: 1

Inclusive Seating

Boundary Wiggle Seat - Sensory Chair
After a long day, some kids need to move their feet and learn at the same time.
   $50 each | Quantity needed: 4
Bouncyband Foot Roller for Restless Feet
Sensory needs come in all forms and bands make sitting more enjoyable.
   $25 each | Quantity needed: 10
Bouncyband Wiggle Feet - Sensory Foot Cushion
Sensory needs come in all forms and bands make sitting more enjoyable.
   $25 each | Quantity needed: 5

Program Sponsorships

Sponsor a Religious School Snack
Social engagement while food with friends is an important value of our Religious School.
   $100 each | Quantity needed: 30
Sponsor a Shabbat Kids Club
Make Shabbat mornings special for our youth who come to services by enhancing the snack and programming.
   $180 each | Quantity needed: 10
Sponsor a Tot Shabbat
Our fastest growing program welcomes our little ones and their families to this inclusive program.
   $360 each | Quantity needed: 10
Sponsor a Purim Game Booth
Bring the joy of Purim to hundreds of children who come to our Purim Carnival.
   $500 each | Quantity needed: 10
Sponsor a Hazak Lunch
Jewish learning and socializing for our senior lifelong learners. 
   $720 each | Quantity needed: 8
Sponsor Mitzvah Day
A special day of packing food for the hungry each year bringing a tangible experience to fulfilling the mitzvah of feeding the hungry.
   $1000 each | Quantity needed: 5
Sponsor Hebrew Name Project
A new initiative to teach our students about their Hebrew name and the connection to their heritage.
   $1000 each per grade | Quantity needed: 6
Tallit Project for 6th graders
Give our 6th graders the opportunity to design and make their own tallit to be used for their b’nai mitzvah and future Jewish life.
   $1800 each | Quantity needed: 2
Yad Project for 7th graders
This project allows for creativity and personalization of a yad (pointer) used when reading Torah, with the hope that the students will use them on the day of their b’nai mitzvah.
   $1800 each | Quantity needed: 1
Sponsor a Book Ceremony
Each grade in the Temple Emanu-El Religious School receives a book to add to their Jewish library. Books by grade vary and include siddurim (prayerbooks), chumashim (bibles), and more.
   $1800 each | Quantity needed: 5
Sponsor a Community Shabbat Dinner
Our community is growing. Give the gift of shabbat dinner to celebrate shabbat together. 
   $3600 each | Quantity needed: 5


Total:
Thu, September 4 2025 11 Elul 5785