For more than 100 years, Temple Emanu-El has been providing Jewish families in our community with a place to gather, worship, celebrate, and assure that the things we hold to be holy will continue beyond our years. In order to ensure that our wonderful tradition continues, in 1979 a permanent Endowment Fund with a separate Board of Directors was created to provide us with the necessary financial means. 

2012-13 Endowment Fund Board		Grafman Endowment Fund President, Faye Levin
Board of Directors: Robert B. Aland Rodney Barstein Robin Berger Alan Berman Harold B. Blach, Jr. Ross N. Cohen Helene Elkus Adam Gordon Rochelle Koslin Gerson May Candy Meyerson David Nelson Joel Piassick Karen Piassick Judy Rotenstreich Bradley J. Sklar Betty F. Steinmetz Marilyn Tanner Executive Staff Jann Blitz - Executive Director	President:  Faye Levin Vice President: Amy Sagg Treasurer: Neil Roth Past Presidents Harry Bayer Joseph S. Bluestein Charles A.Collat,Sr. Joel Rotenstreich Leonard Wertheimer Advisors Hal Abroms Frank A.Siegal   Temple Leadership Sherron Goldstein Stephen Royal  Ex-Officio Rabbi Jonathan Miller  Robert Gross
The Rabbi Grafman Endowment Fund offers numerous gift opportunities — both large and small — for individuals and families to make gifts over and above their dues.  For all gifts, the principal amount remains in reserve and is wisely invested and managed so that the Fund will grow, thereby providing that future generations are able to enjoy the same benefits that we have had during our lifetime.  In recent years, our Endowment Fund has grown so successfully that a portion of the investment income is now used to provide special Temple programs we otherwise might not be able to afford. There are many options - both large and small - available to contribute through the Endowment Fund.  These include gifts of cash, real estate or other property, or naming Temple Emanu-El as a beneficiary of your estate, life insurance policy or retirement plan.  Many of these options can result in significant estate and/or income tax benefits.  Our Annual Endowment Gift Program (with recognition opportunities for gifts beginning at $100 per year) enables congregants of all economic means to participate in building a fund for our Temple’s future. With all these ways to participate, Temple members receive a deep satisfaction from helping to preserve our Jewish heritage.
For more information, please email the Endowment office at Endowment@ourtemple.org or call (205) 933-8397. Photography:  Barry Altmark