Youth & Family Giving Tree
Etz Hayim... it is a tree of life for those that hold fast to it
We are excited to introduce our Youth & Family 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.
Classroom Enhancements
Promethean Smartboard
$5,000
Make Jewish learning more interactive and hands-on with the newest smartboard technology.
Quantity needed: 2
Rolling Cart for learning
$750
Experiential learning during services on shabbat, holidays, and class days can be varied with rolling carts with seasonal Jewish activities.
Quantity needed: 2
Sports Equipment
$50 each
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!
Quantity needed: 5
Fidget Cart/Station
$500
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.
Quantity needed: 1
Keva Planks and Magnatiles
$100 EACH
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.
Quantity needed: 10
Ipads
$250 EACH
Independent learning reaches new heights with technology that can supplement the teaching in the classroom.
Quantity needed: 10
Inclusive Seating
Chair Bands for Kids with Fidgety Feet
$30 EACH
After a long day, some kids need to move their feet and learn at the same time.
Quantity needed: 10
Boundary Wiggle Seat - Sensory Chair
$50 EACH
Students will learn better when seating is more comfortable.
Quantity needed: 4
Bouncyband Foot Roller for Restless Feet
$25 each
Sensory needs come in all forms and bands make sitting more enjoyable.
Quantity needed: 10
Bouncyband Wiggle Feet- Sensory Foot Cushion
$25 EACH
Sensory needs come in all forms and bands make sitting more enjoyable.
Quantity needed: 5
Program Sponsorships
Sponsor a Religious School Snack
$100 EACH
Social engagement while food with friends is an important value of our Religious School.
Quantity needed: 30
Sponsor a Shabbat Kids Club
$180 EACH
Make Shabbat mornings special for our youth who come to services by enhancing the snack and programming.
Quantity needed: 10
Sponsor a Tot Shabbat
$360 each
Our fastest growing program welcomes our little ones and their families to this inclusive program.
Quantity needed: 10
Sponsor a Purim Game Booth
$500
Bring the joy of Purim to hundreds of children who come to our Purim Carnival.
Quantity needed: 10
Sponsor a Hazak Lunch
$720
Jewish learning and socializing for our senior lifelong learners.
Quantity needed: 8
Sponsor Mitzvah Day
$1,000 each
A special day of packing food for the hungry each year bringing a tangible experience to fulfilling the mitzvah of feeding the hungry.
Quantity needed: 5
Sponsor Hebrew Name Project
$1,000 EACH (Per grade)
A new initiative to teach our students about their Hebrew name and the connection to their heritage.
Quantity needed: 6
Tallit Project for 6th graders
$1,800 EACH
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.
Quantity needed: 2
Yad Project for 7th graders
$1,800
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.
Quantity needed: 1
Sponsor a Book Ceremony
$1,800 EACH
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.
Quantity needed: 5
Sponsor a Community Shabbat Dinner
$3,600
Our community is growing. Give the gift of shabbat dinner to celebrate shabbat together.
Quantity needed: 5
