Tzedakah Opportunities

In Hebrew the word 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. 

There are many reasons to make a donation to Temple Isaiah:

                -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 Mazel Tov

                -to say I Love You

                -to show You Care

Located in the main lobby, individual plaques list donors who have contributed $5000 and above. Plaque sizes vary and may be inscribed with personalized dedications. Please speak to our president or administrator about this opportunity. For more information or details contact, Fryda Fraeme, Temple Administrator at 410-888-9100 (fryda@templeisaiah.org).

Located just off the entrance lobby, bronzed plaques list the names of donors who have assisted our temple with major contributions beginning at $18,000. This type of donation allows the opportunity to dedicate an area of the campus, a room or ritual object in a family or loved ones’ names. Please speak to our president or administrator about this opportunity. For more information or details contact, Fryda Fraeme, Temple Administrator at 410-888-9100 (fryda@templeisaiah.org). For a list of dedication opportunities and amounts click here.

Brick pavers line our courtyard. Honor your family or celebrate a simcha by having a brick engraved with your name or event. Children love to locate their family brick! The cost of a courtyard brick is $108. For more information or details, contact Fryda Fraeme, Temple Administrator at 410-888-9100 (fryda@templeisaiah.org) or click here.

To mark a special family occasion --- bar or bat mitzvah, confirmation, birth, baby naming, brit milah, graduation, wedding or anniversary --- or individual accomplishment, a leaf or rock may be inscribed for our Tree of Life in the TI sanctuary. For more information or details contact, Fryda Fraeme, Temple Administrator at 410-888-9100 (fryda@templeisaiah.org) or click here.

Located in the Memorial Alcove in our Sanctuary, the board provides congregants with the opportunity to purchase a Yahrzeit plaque in memory of a loved one. Names are commemorated on the Yahrzeit anniversary and all Yizkor services. For more information or details contact, Fryda Fraeme, Temple Administrator at 410-888-9100 (fryda@templeisaiah.org)

Temple Isaiah has funds set up for contributions of any amount that can be designated for a specific purpose. For more information or details, click here.