Your donations enable Congregation Emanu El to operate its synagogue, to strengthen Judaism and to enrich life for our members and the community.
If you need assistance or would like more information about making a philanthropic gift to Congregation Emanu El, please contact Anna Shabtay, Director of Congregational Advancement at annas@emanuelhouston.org or 713.529.5771 ext. 261.
Temple Fund
To support the needs of the temple and to fulfill the mission of Congregation Emanu El.
Education
ADULT EDUCATION
Robert I. Kahn Social Justice Fund
To send congregants to the Consultation on Conscience at the Religious Action Center
Gerard & Pauline Lechenger Morgenstern Adult Education Fund
To provide adult Hebrew education programs
BECKER SCHOOL
Becker Early Childhood Fund
To provide and enhance Becker School programs
Becker Early Childhood Scholarship Fund
To provide Becker Early Childhood Center scholarships
Gochman Becker Early Childhood Fund
To provide for Transportation Fair and the librarian in Sugar’s Library
Ronald Brochstein Early Childhood Fund
To enhance preschool education
HELFMAN RELIGIOUS SCHOOL
Shirley Barish Memorial Israel Experience Fund
To send Helfman Religious School high school students to Israel
Shirley & Marvin Barish Teacher Enrichment Fund
To provide training programs for Emanu El teachers
Cantor-Stone Religious School Fund
To provide Helfman Religious School scholarships
Alan Gaylor Teacher Assistant Fund
To support Helfman Religious School teacher assistants
Julia Kaplan Religious School Enrichment Fund
To enhance Helfman Religious School programs
Philip G. Lusky Religious School Scholarship Fund
To provide Helfman Religious School scholarships
Ellen Hurwitz Penner Religious School Scholarship Fund
To promote the spiritual growth of Helfman Religious School students
Harold Reingold Religious School Fund
To enhance Helfman Religious School programs
Religious School Scholarship Fund
To provide Helfman Religious School scholarships
Michael Spolane Education Fund
To enhance Helfman Religious School programs and provide funds for teachers to attend conferences
Edward Wayne Family Fund
To support programs that benefit children attending Helfman Religious School
Human Services
Riva Bursten Caring Congregation Fund
To support programs that assist people in the community
Clergy’s Good Works Fund
To provide Emanu El’sclergy with funds to help individuals in need and to support organizations that benefit the community
Aubrey & Sylvia Farb Community Service Fund
To support small and emerging organizations that improve life for underserved Houstonians
Jeanette Oshman Benevolent Fund
To support the Rabbis’ Good Works Fund
Lillian Pasternak Mitzvah Fund
To support mitzvah projects that improve life for Houstonians
Edward Wayne Hunger Fund
To feed the hungry of Houston
Programs
Ablon Fund for the Creative Arts
To provide creative arts programs
Max & Louise Bamberger Memorial Fund
To create and promote programs that strengthen Emanu El’s support for Israel
Nathan Berg Lecture Series
To present programs on political issues
Florence & Ben Blum Leadership Fund
To send Emanu El leadership to URJ Biennials and underwrite leadership programs and speakers
Caplovitz Lectureship Fund
To present programs on contemporary moral issues
Fredell Lack Eichhorn Cantor’s Music Fund
To enhance musical programming
Dick Fox Emanu Elders Lectureship Fund
To provide programs for Emanu Elders
Eleanor & Frank Freed Lectureship Fund
To present programs on issues in contemporary society
Rozelle & Robert I. Kahn Lectureship Fund
To present annual lectures by Reform scholars
Julie Kronowitz Memorial Fund
To provide programs about religion
Moser Library Fund
To provide library programs
Julius Nathan Music Fund
To provide musical programs
Edis Lewis Parkans Emanu Elders Fund
To provide programs for Emanu Elders
Milton Popkin Endowment Fund
To promote an understanding of other religions and cultures
Helen & Harry Reichek Lecture Fund; Shirley & Bernard Weingarten Fund; Julius & Harriet Zinn Fund
To provide and enhance congregation programs
Sachs-Pesses Community Outreach Fund
To present programs on lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender issues
Esther Shelby Fellowship Fund
To provide food and refreshments for Emanu El programs that bring members closer to the congregation and to each other
Bill & Joan Spitz Presidential Leadership Fund
To strengthen the vision of Congregation Emanu El’s leaders
Susman Fund for Family Programming
To support programs for families
Rabbi Roy and Linda Walter Enrichment Fund
To support spiritual and cultural enrichment
Operations & Facilities
General Endowment Fund
To provide for the general needs of Emanu El and its facilities
Access For All Fund
To ensure Emanu El is a welcoming, accessible and inclusive community
Sybil & Ralph Balasco Fund
For the benefit of the congregation, as best determined by the Endowment Fund Committee
Sarah & Adolph Blumenfeld Klei Kodesh Sacred Objects Fund
To purchase and maintain Emanu El’s sacred objects
Cersonsky Cemetery Beautification Fund
To maintain and enhance Emanu El Memorial Park
Ethel Huvard Music Library Fund
To maintain and enhance Emanu El’s music library
Kagan Rudy Chapel Fund
To maintain and enhance the Kagan Rudy Chapel at Emanu El Memorial Park
Robert I. Kahn Gallery Fund
To maintain and enhance the Robert I. Kahn Gallery
Jason & David Marcus Playspace Fund
To maintain and enhance the playground
Mystic Flame Young Members Fund
To make Emanu El more affordable for young members
Cary Pasternak Cemetery Fund
To maintain and enhance Emanu El Memorial Park
Max & Bertha Pasternak Publication Fund
To provide printed educational and creative materials
Prayer Book Fund
To provide prayer books for worship
The Proler Chapel Fund
To maintain and enhance the Proler Chapel
Jay Sterling Children’s Library Fund
To maintain and enhance the children’s section of the Stillman-Lack Memorial Library
Stillman-Lack Memorial Library Fund
To maintain and enhance the Stillman-Lack Memorial Library
Dolores & Buddy Wilkenfeld Communications Fund
To enhance Emanu El’s communications with congregants
Morris & Frieda Wolfe Fund
To support and improve Emanu El’s operations and programming
Youth & Young Adult
Barbara & Mark Brookner Campership Fund
To provide scholarships to send Helfman Religious School students to Greene Family Camp
Debbie Gligor Special Fund
To provide programs and services for special needs children
Jean & Julian Goldberg Children’s Fund
To provide arts programs for children
Alex & Willie Mae Goldstein Children’s Fund
To support the educational, spiritual, physical and emotional needs of children ages 10 and under
Rose Goodfriend Israel Pilgrimage
To help send Confirmation students to Israel
Greene Family Camp Fund
To support Greene Family Camp
Hoffman-Nathan Youth Fund
To provide scholarships for children to attend events with Jewish content
Sanford I. Lack Scout Fund
To support Emanu El’s Scout program
Sol & Helen Laufman, Bill Laufman College Dinner Fund
To provide Emanu El college students opportunities to have dinner with the congregation’s rabbis
Eleanor & Paul Lensky Scholarship Fund
To provide need-based scholarships for those attending Helfman Religious School, summer camp and trips to Israel
Chester Marcus Campership Fund
To provide Greene Family Camp scholarships
Nemzin Mazel Tov Israel Bond Fund
To give an Israel bond to every Emanu El Bar and Bat Mitzvah
Ben Noble Campership Fund
To send an outstanding Confirmation year TEFTY member to a NFTY event
Robert Reichek Youth and Young Adult Fund
To underwrite youth and young adult programs which build the Jewish community
Connie Reischer Scholarship Fund
To provide Greene Family Camp scholarships
Ricky Schnurr Campership Fund
To provide Greene Family Camp scholarships
Steinberg Confirmation Award Fund
To provide awards to outstanding Confirmation students
Sterling Young Adults Enrichment Fund
To support enrichment programs for young adults
Cecile & Emanuel Wulfe Confirmation Award Fund
To provide a scholarship to send an outstanding Confirmation student to a NFTY event