Holy Blossom Temple’s tribute donations allow you to honour or memorialize family and friends. Donations can be made to the Holy Blossom Temple Foundation in support of Temple priorities, or to one of the funds listed below. The Foundation also welcomes the establishment of named funds. All tributes are recognized in the Holy Blossom Temple Bulletin.

Tribute cards start at $20 and VISA, MasterCard, cheque or cash are accepted. All donations are tax deductible. There are many ways to order tribute cards: completing a donation form on-line, calling the Foundation at (416) 789-3291, ext. 265 or visiting the Foundation office at the Temple.

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General Funds

• Accessibility: This fund finances projects that provide Temple members with special needs access to the Temple.
• Atid: Established in honour of the installation of Rabbi John Moscowitz as Holy Blossom Temple’s 12^th Senior Rabbi, this fund helps us to plan for the Temple’s future, with consideration given to Torah (study), Avodah (worship), and Gemilut Chasadim (deeds of social responsibility) and the strengthening relationship between the physical space and the building of a religious community.
• Cantor’s Music: Contributions to this fund are used at the discretion of the Cantor for a variety of social support and charitable purposes.
• Floral: Contributions to the Floral fund are used to buy flowers to beautify the Sanctuary and the Youth Chapel for Shabbat, Festivals and the High Holy Days.
• Holy Blossom Temple Foundation: The Foundation Fund was created to ensure the continuing strength and vitality of the Temple. Supporting the Foundation secures Holy Blossom’s future.
• Israel Study: Established on the occasion of Rabbi John Moscowitz’s 10^th anniversary at Holy Blossom, this fund supports Temple members studying at an ulpan (intensive Hebrew immersion course) or in a program in Israel, with special preference given to young adults.
• Library Book: A book for the Sisterhood Library will be inscribed for a minimum donation of $36. Donations of less than $36 will go towards buying library books.
• The Dow and Fredzia Marmur Program for Educational Excellence: Inaugurated in 2000 on the occasion of Rabbi Dow Marmur’s retirement as Holy Blossom Temple’s Senior Rabbi, this fund strengthens the links between the School and synagogue, builds a faculty committed to our vision, and develops an educational ethos that has Jewish learning as Judaism’s highest value. Initiatives have included professional development for teachers, special curricula and the integration of Hebrew and religious studies through a team-teaching approach.
• Minsk Project: This fund supports our sister congregation in Minsk, Belarus and other congregations in the Former Soviet Union. Congregational visits provide much-needed medical, educational and religious materials.
• Musical Legacy: Established on the occasion of Cantor Benjamin Z. Maissner’s 20^th anniversary at Holy Blossom, this fund is used to record a series of CDs featuring Festival melodies and other musical treasures of the cantorial repertoire.
• Out of the Cold: As part of a coalition of religious and charitable organizations in the Toronto area, Holy Blossom provides food, clothing and shelter to the homeless and hungry among us every Thursday night between November and April each year.
• Plaut Manor: Named for Rabbi W. Gunther Plaut and his wife Elizabeth Plaut, Plaut Manor shelters abused women, single-parent families, seniors, people with developmental disabilities and lower-income working families. This fund allows us to run many programs at Plaut Manor, including an after-school program. Plaut Manor is an affordable, 97-unit apartment building founded by and affiliated with Holy Blossom Temple.
• Prayer Book: A prayer book will be inscribed for a minimum donation of $36. Donations of less than $36 will go toward buying prayer books.
• Project Tikvah: This fund supports Temple educational programs for Religious School students with special learning needs. Programs include one-on-one tutors, specialized learning materials and related equipment.
• Rabbis’ Discretionary: These funds — one for each of our Rabbis — are used at the discretion of the Rabbis for a variety of social support and charitable purposes.
• Lorraine Sandler Tribute Endowment: Established as a tribute to Lorraine Sandler on her retirement as principal of the Holy Blossom Temple Pre-School, this fund provides additional support, teacher training and special equipment for Pre-School children with special needs.
• Shacharit Breakfast: Each day, the Temple hosts a bagel breakfast after the morning Worship services. Donations to this fund may be for any occasion. We especially encourage donations when remembering a loved one.
• Torah/Haftarah Commentary: The Torah Commentary and Haftarah Commentary each will be inscribed for a minimum donation of $72. Donations of less than $72 will go towards buying these commentaries.
• Youth Awards: The Religious or Day School experience is enhanced through camp scholarships, enabling young Temple members to attend Camp George; Israel scholarships for Confirmation graduates; and the funding of special class trips to places of Jewish interest.

Named Funds

• Gurston & Lee Allen Library Fund
• William Anshan Youth Award
• Karl Bald Youth Award
• Henry Berger Youth Award Endowment
• L & F Bloomberg Lecture Series
• Barry & Susan Borden Fund
• Ruth Borden Memorial Youth Award
• Samuel & Carol Braun Memorial Fund
• Tom & Jeanette Brown Memorial Fund
• Janice Carmichael Endowment
• Henrietta Chesnie Birthday Fund
• Charach Family Endowment
• Beverly Colman-Lokash Camp Scholarship
• Cooper Family Anniversary
• Jack Dales Endowment
• Danson Family Fund
• Earl & Marilyn Danson Farber Endowment Fund
• Egier Anniversary Fund
• Sylvia & Harold Emsig Music Fund
• Dr. Saul & Marion Fainstein Education Fund
• Maxine & Jack Fedder Youth Award Endowment
• Jean Fine Seniors Fund
• Samuel & Natalie Fine Bursary
• Garfinkel Fund
• Frank Garber Memorial Fund
• Gardner Family Fund
• The Hortense Geldzaeler Fund
• Gertrude Levine Goldring Youth Award Endowment
• Jenne & Henry Goodman Youth Award
• Avra Rosen & Mark Goodman Youth Award
• Joseph & Eve Gordon Memorial Youth Award
• Saul & Ada Greenwood Scholarship Fund
• Isenberg Endowment
• Jacob's Tower Fund
• Elliott Jacobson - Judy Malkin Concert Fund
• Joan Kerbel Leadership Development Fund
• Florence & Jack Lederman Memorial Fund
• Levy Vigoda Tribute Fund
• Lucille Lorie Fund
• Ronald D. Lyon Memorial Fund
• Harold & Eleanor Miller Endowment
• Lesley & Ron Miller Fund
• Estate of M. Neveren
• Olsberg-Rutsatz Fund
• Sara & Harry Pachter Educational Endowment
• Harry & Cecile Pearl Youth Award Endowment Fund
• Katherine Pless Lecture Fund
• Blanche Spiegal Posen Youth Award
• Harry Posen Lecture Endowment Fund
• I. Jeffrey Presement Memorial Fund
• Ralph Roger Camp Scholarship Fund
• Nancy Ruth Education Fund
• Lanny Salsberg Sabbath Endowment Fund
• Robert & Rene Salsberg Scholarship Fund
• Lula & Irving Saunders Memorial Fund
• Barry Z Schacter Youth Award
• Lilian Schacter and Family Floral Fund
• Shulman Family Fund
• Singer-Smith Youth Award Endowment
• K. Snider and D. Leibow Camp Scholarship
• Lyle & Gilda Stanway Book Fund
• Al & Dora Track Scholarship Fund
• George & Rona VanKay Memorial Fund
• Heinz Warschauer Fund
• Leonard Wolfe Memorial Fund
• Carl & Thelma Young Fund

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