Ways to Support Congregation Or Chadash
Congregation Or Chadash is grateful for the generous support of its members, friends and the community at large. If you wish to make a donation to the synagogue directed to a particular purpose or fund, please review the list below. Log in to make a donation online, or mail the completed form (Donation Form – Life Cycle) along with your donation to:
Donations, Congregation Or Chadash
9096 E. Bahia Drive, Suite 106
Scottsdale, AZ 85260
Designated Funds
Roz Goodell Education Center
Established by the Goodell family in honor of Roz Goodell. Donations support Jewish education and religious school.
Lato-Rubin Educational Fund
Established by Marc and Sherry Lato in memory of their parents. Donations support Young Family programs and education at Congregation Or Chadash.
Cantor’s Discretionary Fund
A fund to be used solely at the discretion of the cantor for charitable purposes to assist individual, educational and communal needs that require confidentiality, or for beneficial charitable purposes that would not be otherwise be met.
Rabbi’s Discretionary Fund
A fund to be used solely at the discretion of the rabbi for charitable purposes to assist individual, educational and communal needs that require confidentiality, or for beneficial charitable purposes that would not be otherwise be met.
Young Family Fund
This fund supports a wide array of programs at Or Chadash geared toward families with young children (infancy-early elementary), including Friday Night Young Family Shabbat, Young Family Havdalah, a congregation-wide Chanukkah party, movie nights, Peter Piper with the Rabbi, and more.
Memorial Wall Plaques
An opportunity to memorialize the name of a loved one on our congregational Memorial Wall. Names are engraved on brass plaques displayed on the Memorial Wall, and a candle bulb is illuminated on the loved one’s yahrzeit. Donation: $180 per name
Get Well, Sympathy, Mazel Tov
You can direct get well, sympathy, or mazel tov cards to your friends and family by donating to Congregation Or Chadash. We will acknowledge your contribution with a lovely card noting the occasion and mailed to the designated recipient. Suggested minimum donation: $18
Yahrzeit
Contributions may be made in memory of family and friends. Suggested minimum donation: $18
Oneg Shabbat/Kiddush Fund
Anniversaries, birthdays, baby-namings, bar/bat mitzvah and other special occasions are appropriately shared at an Oneg Shabbat or Kiddush when you contribute to this fund. Or you may wish to sponsor a special Oneg Shabbat or Kiddush to celebrate your simcha.
Rabbi Robin Damsky Social Action Fund
This fund is dedicated to support social action programming and is named in honor of our first rabbi.
New Humashim
Our old Hertz humashim have been replaced with the Etz Hayim Torah and Commentary, a more contemporary text with user-friendly translations and extensive resources for study. We are always in need of addional copies and offer the opportunity to dedicate the humashim in honor of someone, to mark a special occasion, or in memory of a loved one. Your dedicated book(s) will have a bookplate noting your contribution and the occasion you are marking.
Dedications cost $65 each. If you care to purchase a copy for personal use at home, the cost of the book is $75.
Send your donation along with the completed form to the synagogue office or contact us by phone.
