Tzedakah

Contributions to support our synagogue and Sisterhood are deeply appreciated. Whenever you wish to remember friends and loved ones, in joy or sorrow, please think of the following funds. An appropriate acknowledgment is sent. Make your check payable to the appropriate fund and send it to the office.

D’or I’dor plaque (elevator):

Individual name plates available for purchase. Please contact the office for prices.

Morris Hassel Religious School Funds:

Camp Ramah Scholarship Fund – Minimum $6.00

Hebrew School Scholarship Fund – Minimum $6.00

David & Rebecca Schein Scholarship Fund – Minimum $6.00

Kesher Zion Synagogue Fund:

Synagogue General Fund – Minimum $6.00

Leonard C. Levin Fund for the Improvement and Beautification of Kesher Zion Synagogue:

Minimum - $6.00

Please make check payable to Leonard C. Levin Fund

Helen Rudolph Museum Foundation of Kesher Zion Synagogue:

Proceeds are used to purchase additions to the museum collection

Minimum - $6.00

Please make check payable to the Foundation

Harry G. Barrer Youth Fund of Kesher Zion Synagogue:

Proceeds are used for U.S.Y. and Kadima activities

Minimum - $6.00

Please make check payable to the Harry G. Barrer Youth Fund

Kiddush Fund:

Contribute to the weekly Shabbat kiddush and your name will be listed in the Shabbat bulletin. There will also be a framed acknowledgement at the kiddush in Sisterhood Hall.

Minimum - $36.00

Tree of Life:

Inscribe your happy occasion permanently on Kesher Zion’s Tree of Life. The leaves cost $100.00. A maximum of 100 engraved characters is permitted. The stones cost $500.00. Since the stone is larger, there is more room for lettering. To place an order, please call the synagogue office at 610-374-1763.

Joseph M. Ravitz Library Fund:

Minimum - $3.00

Bookplate - $10.00

Send your check to the Library Fund c/o the office.

Torah Fund:

Cards available for all occasions. Funds are used to support the Jewish Theological Seminary’s programs and scholarship fund. Call Arlene Ehrlich at 610-373-6648 to have cards sent ($4.00 each) or to purchase cards for personal use (3 for $10.00).

Make checks payable to Kesher Zion Sisterhood

Simcha Fund:

Cards available for all occasions. Call Sylvia Wenger at 610-375-3422 to have cards sent ($1.50 each) or to purchase them for personal use ($1.00 each).

Make checks payable to Kesher Zion Sisterhood

Contributions to the Synagogue and the Sisterhood funds must be paid before cards are processed. Mail or bring your check with complete information to the synagogue office, 1245 Perkiomen Avenue, Reading, PA 19602. If you have an account or wish to start one, please contact the office at 610-374-1763. Money should be added when the account gets low. This will eliminate writing numerous checks.

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To contact us:
Kesher Zion Synagogue
1245 Perkiomen Avenue, Reading, PA 19602
Phone: 610-374-1763
Fax: 610-375-1352
kzsecretary@entermail.net