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Milt Leeman - President
Elaine Tenenbaum - Executive Director |
Life & Legacy Foundation Members - What They Say
“Temple Israel has meant so much to our family. David, z”l, and I want to make sure it’s there for others in the future. We have a special love for Temple – and I don’t mean its location. It’s deeper than that.”
Patricia & Dan Finkelman
“Temple Israel was and continues to be our Jewish home, and the community within which we raised our Jewish children. The congregation welcomed us as a (then) interfaith family, making us feel comfortable and part of the larger Columbus Jewish community. We want to ensure other families have the same opportunity to become part of a thriving, welcoming congregation, and determined that a legacy gift was a mechanism that fit well with our financial planning and timing needs. It is wonderful to think that we can “give back” to the community that gave so much to us."
Laura & Paul Greenland
“We wanted to do something to make an impact on Temple’s future, but we were not in a financial position to ‘plunk down’ a large sum of money to create a special fund. So we purchased a life insurance policy naming Temple Israel Foundation as the insured. Financially it’s in our comfort zone to write that premium check and it feels so good to do so. This will benefit the Temple in the future as a ‘windfall’ to create a fund that will insure that more than double the current number of kids can eventually afford to attend Jewish summer camps.”
Robert (Bob) J. Kaynes
“I support Temple because it’s important for Temple Israel and Judaism to stay alive. Educating children, life cycle events, conducting services, supporting Israel – all that is Raising Jews. And that is very important to me. That’s why I am leaving a bequest in my will.”
Norma & Murray Katcher
“We believe in ‘paying it forward’ – building on what previous generations have done out of love and dedication – wanting to perpetuate Judaism and watching it grow. We’re proud to have created a (paid-up) life insurance policy to which we continue to pay into, adding to the cash value of the policy for Temple’s benefit. As our parents did, so we want our children to see what we do – ‘as the tree is bent, so the limb’s inclined.’”
Clemy & Robert (Bob) Keidan
“Temple is part of our being – that’s why we wanted to find a way to give back. For years, we volunteered in many different capacities, but now we were looking for a way to ‘pay it forward.’ We wanted to make a meaningful financial contribution to Temple Israel in a cost efficient and tax efficient way. So we made a Legacy (or deferred) gift to the Temple Israel Foundation by naming the Foundation a partial beneficiary of my (Bob’s) retirement plan, thus eventually establishing a named fund to support any area of interest.”
Susan Schubert & Mike Kravitz
“We decided to purchase a Charitable Gift Annuity, both as a donation to the Temple and as a retirement strategy that provides for us now and for the synagogue in the future.”
Ruth, Alan & Audra Longert
“We had contemplated establishing an unrestricted family fund with our daughter, Audra, for some time. Alan z"l, had served as Temple Israel Foundation trustee and treasurer, and I currently serve as Foundation trustee and secretary. We understand that the Temple can only be sustained if everyone does his/her part. Our support through a donation and bequest underscores our faith in Temple continuing to meet the needs of its members and the community.”
Lynda & Stephen (Steve) Nacht
“Establishing a fund is a vote of confidence in the mission of the Congregation and is a way to assure that the Temple continues to grow and prosper. Finding something that ‘speaks to you’ is made more special by your contribution to it.”
Wendy & David Stone
“We want to encourage people to be part of a community where they can build and sustain their Jewish foundation. We hope others can get out of Temple as much as we have. Temple has been the center of our Jewish life and has given us so many gifts. It’s now time to ‘pay forward.’ We’re doing it through a bequest in our wills through the Temple Israel Foundation. It’s so easy and very meaningful to us.”
Sandy & Fred Summer
“We were young, and life insurance was something that a young person could afford, which could provide something of value to Temple in the future. So much of our lives have focused around Temple, and we realize that the support the Temple needs to thrive is planning for the future through gifts that perpetuate the best of the past and present for the sake of the future. That’s what life insurance does, and we couldn’t be more proud to be part of Temple’s legacy.”