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
Pre-K Classroom Wish List
$350 EACH
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.
Quantity needed: 1
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
