BEILER CULTURAL: Enhances and maintains Temple BEth El's cultural activities.
BEILER MISC. LIBRARY SHELVES: Provides new books to the Temple Library. $25.00 will provide the cost of a book. Costs for collections or sets are available. Funds in memory of Hermina Beiler, Hanna and Rudolph Bertram, and Charles and Yetta Konigsberg are maintained to purchase books and other library needs.
H. BEILER YOUTH SCHOLARSHIP:
DAVIS EDUCATIONAL ENHANCEMENT MEMORIAL ENDOWMENT: Provides for impovements in the Religious School Program.
TEMPLE ENDOWMENT: Provides for capital expenditures and major maintenance costs using interest income when possible. All contributions will be permanently recognized and various categories of contributions will be shown on approprate plaques located in the Temple. Contributions of stock, property, insurance, bequest, and multi-year pledges are encouraged.
GELBER CULTURAL: Maintains, enhances, and supplements Temple cultural activities and programs.
GELBER WINNER'S CIRCLE: Provides for enrichment programs for the youth of Temple Beth El, enhancing the spiritual, religious, and cultural life of our children from preschool age through college age.
GELBER FAMILY RABBINIC:
ERMA GERSON COMMUNITY: Recognizes the efforts of community programs devoted to enhancing the life of individuals and our community and provides gifts to such agencies or organizations in the name of Erma Gerson and Temple Beth El.
GOLDBERGER MEMORIAL SANCTUARY: Maintains and enhances the Sanctuary, its ceremonial items and appurtenances.
JAY AND MITILDA GOODFRIEND "DO NOT FORGET" FOR HOLOCAUST EDUCATION:
STANLEY & ELISE LEVY ENRICHMENT:To enrich the lives of the members of Temple Beth El and to provide for such other special or unanticipated needs of the congregation.
LICHT PRAYER BOOKS: Provides prayer books, songsters, Haggadahs, bibles, etc. Currently a donation of $40.00 will supply a prayer book and $75.00 will supply a copy of the Torah: A Modern Commentary.
LICHT YOUTH: Provides the older children of congregation Beth El, high school and college age youth, with the opportunity of learning traditions, ideas, ethics, and beliefs of Reform Judaism, so as to enhance the meaning of Judaism in their lives.
MARX FAMILY EDUCATION ENDOWMENT: Supports the religious education programs for the youth and adults of Temple Beth El.
PATIO & GROUNDS: Provides for beautification of our patio and Temple grounds.
RABBI'S DISCRETIONARY: Provides assistance to individuals in need and to causes that benefit the congregation, community and Judaism.
JACOB & BETTIE REICH FAMILY MEMORIAL FUND: Provides a share of the budget for administrative expenses and operational funds for the office of the Temple.
RONA SIMON ISRAEL SCHOLARSHIP: Provides scholarship moneys for high school students, 10th grade and above, desirous of joining the NIFTY trip to Israel or a special trip sanctioned by committee.
CLARENCE STRASBURGER SACRED MUSIC: Provides special music and special equipment for the Temple choir.
TEMPLE BETH EL PRESERVATION FUND: Supplements the ongoing spiritual, educational and operational needs of Temple Beth El in order to preserve Reform Judaism in Knoxville. This fund was established in 2007 to help celebrate the 50th Anniversary of Temple Beth El on Kingston Pike.
