Please make your check payable to Temple of Israel and mail your donation to the attention of the Treasurer.
Donations to Sisterhood Funds should be made payable to the Temple of Israel Sisterhood and the donation mailed to the Temple of Israel to the attention of the Sisterhood Treasurer.
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 When it is time to paint, update the Temple offices, or add furniture the Aesthetics Committee takes the lead.
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 The Meditation Garden at the front of our Temple was designed and created by Andrew Einstein while working on the rank of Eagle Scout. He submitted the original design to the Temple for approval and raised all of the funds for the garden through donations. The garden is a lovely place to sit and reflect on a warm and sunny day.
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As our facility ages and bears the scars of wear and tear, periodic maintenance and repair are required. Donations to this fund help offset these costs while helping to keep our facility in good condition.
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The Dreskin Garden is the area on either side of our front sidewalk. The landscape design compliments the front of our Temple.
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 The Early Childhood Education Center at the Temple of Israel is the only Jewish PreSchool Center in the Upstate of South Carolina. This center not only teaches children in a Jewish environment, but also helps families make Jewish homes. The ECEC is always in need of items to enhance the school. Please contact the Director at ecec@templeofisrael.org to find out ways you can help.
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Donations to this fund help offset the Temple's operational day to day expenses.
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The Graham Memorial Garden is located outside the windows of our sanctuary and at the circle side of our parking lot. This garden includes bushes and plantings as well as a bench for quiet meditation.
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The grounds of the Temple of Israel campus are maintained to ensure a clean landscape.
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 The Memorial Plaques in our sanctuary help us to remember loved ones who have died. The plaque is lighted every year on the anniversary of their death. As long as the Temple is standing, those plaques will be lit and their names will be read from the bimah on the appropriate Shabbat. A Memorial Plaque is $350. Please download the Memorial Plaque Form and send it to the Temple Secretary at office@templeofisrael.org
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 You can purchase and engraved leaf on our Tree of Life, located in the main foyer of the Temple, to celebrate a life cycle event, honor a special person, or remember a loved one. The cost is $180. Please download the Tree of Life Plaque Form and mail it with your donation to the Temple Treasurer. If you have questions, please contact the Temple Secretary at office@templeofisrael.org
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The Playground Fund helps to maintain the PreSchool Playground located outside of the classrooms and behind the Activity Center.
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This fund exists to be used solely at the discretion of the rabbi for the charitable pruposes consistent with the Temple's mission. The rabbi may use these funds in a confidential manner to assist individuals, or for educational and communal needs that may not be met through other means, or specifically for the benefit of the congregation.
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 Our religious school serves children and their families from PreK up to 10th grade Confirmation. This special fund helps us to add special programming such as bringing Jewish musicians, artists and authors to our community. We have used funds to include special art projects, purchase sound equipment, and go on trips as well. Please contatct Terri Anderson, Director of Education, for ways you can enhance our children's experience at principal@templeofisrael.org
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 This year will be the 2nd annual festival that celebrates Jewish history, culture and religion! Our innaugural event was a great success with over 2,500 attendees from the Upstate South Carolina community. We need all the help we can get again this year to make the event even bigger and reach more people. Education leads to understanding and tolerance. Hate often stems from ignorance.
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 Please contact the Sisterhood Treasurer, Sarah Miller, to make a donation to our kitchen fund. We are always in need of cleaning and cooking supplies. We now have two kitchens - the 'Oneg Kitchen' and the 'Catering Kitchen'. Right now we are in need of a good set of kitchen knives!
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 Please contact the Sisterhood Treasurer, Sarah Miller, or the Librarian, Jo Schnittman, to make a donation to our library fund. We take monetary doantions for the purchase of new books and improvements in the library itself. We always have a wish list! We also take donations of books by Jewish authors and/or Jewish content.
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 Please contact the Sisterhood Treasurer, Sarah Miller, to make a donation to our Sunshine Fund. We send flowers and cards to congregants who are in the hospital. We also celebrate new babies and Bar and Bat Mitzvahs through this fund.
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