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"Whosoever practices Tzedakah finds life, prosperity, and honor." - Talmud

The word used in Hebrew for Charity is Tzedakah. The Hebrew word has a much wider connotation than simply giving money to the poor. It reflects the concepts of justice, kindness and honesty integral to the norms of behavior expected in one's dealings with other people.

The Temple budget is never sufficient to accommodate all of the many valuable and worthwhile activities and deserving causes that our congregational family engages in. Your contributions are essential to help fund these important activities. Giving is a very personal decision. We ask only that you honor the need and opportunity before us and give to your fullest capacity. There are many ways to give.

There are many reasons to make a donation to the Woodbury Jewish Center:

- to congratulate friends or family on a special simcha
- to remember the Yahrzeit of a relative or friend
- to show your sympathy for someone's passing
- to help your congregation for any reason

- to say Thank You
- to say Mazel Tov
- to say I Love You
- to show You Care

Rabbi's Discretionary Fund
There are many instances during the year when Rabbi Rulnick recognizes a particular need within our Jewish community and allows him to provide confidential assistance. This is a repository for monies for philanthropic purposes and emergencies dispensed at Rabbi Rulnick's personal discretion.

Cantor's Discretionary Fund
Donations to this fund will be used for charitable purposes as well as educational programs for the Woodbury Jewish Center.

Prayer Book and Chumash Fund
Donations to the Prayer Book and Chumash Fund are made in memory of or in honor of someone. Donations may be made on the occasion of a birth, Bar or Bat Mitzvah, a wedding, a graduation, etc. A bookplate will be placed in the book acknowledging the donor and the occasion

Chai Fund
Make a donation chai + to the general fund.

General Fund
 Donations to the General Fund are always welcome and are used in any way needed to operate the Temple. Donations may be made for any occasion.

The Religious School Fund
This provides funds for Religious School extra programs and activities not covered by tuition.

The Nursery School Fund
This provides funds for Nursery School extra programs and activities not covered by tuition.

Tree Certificates
Your opportunity to give the gift that keeps on growing. Planting a tree in Israel is the perfect way to show you care. You can plant trees for many different reasons and help green the land of Israel while sending a special gift to a friend or loved one. Plant trees for all of these occasions: Birth, Bar or Bat Mitzvah, graduation, wedding, birthday, get-well wish, wedding or in memory of someone special. Over the last 100 years, supporters have planted over 240 million trees in the land of Israel.

Observances such as Yahrzeit, Kaddish and Yizkor have, for centuries, linked each generation with those that have gone before, and bound the Jewish people with their history. Jewish tradition contains many customs and practices for the observance of Yahrzeit. These help to preserve the memory of the deceased and to give comfort to those that mourn them. Since time immemorial, the Jew has donated to charity in memory of a deceased relative, and it is particularly appropriate to do so each year, on the Yahrzeit - the anniversary of their passing.

Yahrzeit Donation
Make a charitable donation in memory of the deceased.

Yarzheit Plaque

 If you wish to create a permanent remembrance to a loved one, you may wish to have their name commemorated on one of our Yarzheit Plaques. The light will be lit every year of their yahrzeit, which provides a certain comfort to those remaining. A form to request a Yarzheit Plaque can be printed from this site by clicking here or please contact our Temple Office at 496-9100 Ext 120 for further information.

Yizkor Memorial Book

WJC publishes a Yizkor Memorial Book listing the names and honoring the memory of our loved ones no long with us. This book is distributed at Yizkor services on Yom Kippur, Shemini Atzeret, Passover and Shavout. A form is distributed in late June of each year - please complete it once received and return it with your donation to the temple. Entries are not reprinted automatically unless the form is returned with your contribution each year. Yizkor entries are a person matter, and as such the temple will not call families who fail to retunr their annual requests.