Endowment Funds
The Endowment Fund receives and manages all endowment gifts to Beth El Temple or the Endowment Fund. The purpose of the Endowment Fund is to help provide for the long term stability of Beth El and to help fund special programs of interest to our members. Income from unrestricted funds goes to the general fund, while income from restricted funds go towards programs consistent with the stated purpose of the fund’s donors at the inception of the fund. The Endowment Trustees also encourage members to contribute to the endowment of Beth El.
The Endowment Fund is a separate 501(c)(3) not-for-profit corporation whose official name is the Endowment Fund of Beth El Temple of West Hartford, Inc. Most of the Endowment Funds are invested with the Jewish Community Foundation, formerly the Jewish Federation. They manage over $80 million.
The Habonim Society (The Builders) was created to recognize those who have already made a commitment to Beth El in their estate plans or who have established a named endowment fund.
Beth El Special Funds
- Beautification Fund
- Camp Ramah
- Cantor's Music Fund
- Chai Society Fund
- Education Fund
- Friends of Ari Santiago Temple Accessibility Fund
- Hagshamah Fund
- Jewish Continuity Fund
- Judaica Museum Fund
- Library Fund
- Max Goldfield Fund
- Prayerbook Fund
- Rabbi Garber's Discretionary Fund
- Rabbi Rosen's Discretionary Fund
- Student Israel Assistance Fund
- Temple Fund
- The Sidney & Frances Kaplan Audio Fund
- Tsedakah/Chesed Fund
- Youth Activities Fund
Beth El Endowment Funds
- Louis M. Beckenstein Fund
- Naomi and Michael Cohen Fund
- Leonard and Vicki Eisenfeld Endowment Fund
Supports adult education at Beth El and synagogue-wide programming to enhance Jewish life and rituals. - Betsy Heilpern Firger Spring Music Fund
Further artistic, secular and religious music at Beth El. - Nathan Field Memorial Fund
Support direct, hands-on projects by Beth El that assist the needy in the Greater Hartford area without respect to religious affiliation. - Gavens Family College Youth Fund
Maintain programs and projects for young Jewish adults at Beth El, ages 18-25. - Yetta Gitlin Fund
- Mildred Glasband Memorial Fund
Provide scholarship support for teenagers/young adults participation in educational programs in Israel. - Molly Gold Fund for Jewish Education
Help students enhance Jewish awareness through field trips, kinnusim, conferences or other consciousness raising experiences. - Gloria Lavitt Goldenberg Endowment Fund
Provide music, ritual, Judaica and beautification programs at the Temple. - Harry E. Goldfarb Endowment Fund for Teacher Training
Used for specific teacher training including adult education. - Sadie L. Goldfarb Endowment Fund
- Syd Goldfarb Fund
Improve elegance and beauty within the confines of the beautification fund. - Mother Goldstein Fund
Purchase Kosher wine for Kiddush and festival celebrations. - Edith Garfinkel Gordon Fund
- Beverly P. and Arnold C. Greenberg Endowment Fund
- Mildred Sanders Greenberg Fund
- Susan and Marvin Grody Family Fund
- Irving and Shirley Gutcheon Congregant Assistance Fund
Provide support for Beth El families needing financial assistance with regard to their health and welfare, and those requiring hospice or home care. - Henry Matthew Hillman Youth Scholarship Endowment Fund
Provide financial assistance to attend USY programs to a deserving member of Beth El’s USY chapter. - Ben Horowitz Endowment Fund
- Kesten Fund
To further education at Beth El, especially for Midrasha and Special Ed. - Ruth and Harry Kleinman Endowment Fund
Support the Kleinman Weekend Scholar-in-Residence program and similar programs. - Koppelman Fund
Support Men’s Club speakers and education for debating. - Koteen Family Fund
Support Synagogue-wide programming to enhance Jewish life and rituals. - Kreinik Family Endowment Fund
- Frances and Louis Ludgin Fund
- Mann Family Organ Fund
Support for an organist at times when the organ is played at Beth El Temple. - David Pearl Memorial Fund for Children with Special Needs
Support enrichment programs for Beth El children with special needs. - Charles Polivy Endowment Fund
Support the Chai Society Picnic-on-the-Patio and other Chai Society programs. - Dr. Leo P. Reiner Endowment Fund
Sponsor Family Education programs for Beth El parents and children. - Lois and Alvin Reiner Family Fund
- Henry B. Richmond Fund
- Carol and Mark Rosen Israel Teen Trip Fund
Support Beth El teens going to Israel. - Rosen Family Kehillah Kedosha Fund
- Lester P. Roth and Rita Roth Memorial Endowment Fund
Support the Membership Committee and the Ritual Committee. - Marshall and Sandra Rulnick Endowment Fund
- Sara and Morris Rulnick Memorial Fund
Provide Camp Ramah tuition for those who cannot afford it. - Jennie, Myer and Nickey Sanders Fund
- Michael and Susan Schenker Endowment Fund
- Albert and Mickie Schoolnik Fund
- Eugenie Schoolnik Fund
- Bertha and Sidney Schulman Endowment Fund
Support the activities of Beth El’s educational IT programs; the Beth El library, including, but not limited to purchase of books, other reading materials, computers and other library aids; support the choir, including by not limited to purchase of sheet music, rental of equipment and payment of guest singers and support the choir’s High Holiday efforts. - Bruce Shein and Sharon Levine-Shein Endowment Fund
- Shulansky Family Fund
- Anita and Paul Sigel Temple Organ Fund
Maintain, repair, refurbish and recondition the Sanctuary’s organ and ancillary equipment. - Rose and Charles Silverman Fund
- Sylvia Clark Solomon Memorial Library Endowment Fund
Purchase books for the library. - Leigh A. Newman and Gary S. Starr Family Fund
- Manuel M. Stier Memorial Fund
- Sowalsky Gabbai Rishon Endowment Fund
Provide appropriate book on Jewish mourning laws, practices and customs to families sitting Shiva. - Amy E. Toyen Endowment Fund
Support community activities directed towards Tikun Olam, sponsored or supported by Beth El Temple. - The Marion and George Trehub Endowment Fund
- Henry, Sylvia/Josh Weiner Fund
Provide 12th grade graduation book awards; and high school age children’s programs. - I. Milton Widem Adult Education Fund
Support adult education and Shabbat forums at Beth El.