Ways to Support CBI

Tree of Life

• Commemorate special occasions, achievements, births, birthdays, Bar or Bat Mitzvahs, marriages, anniversaries or other Mazel Tovs.

• Honor or memorialize someone, with an engraved leaf displayed on our Tree of Life on the CBI lobby wall.

• Every leaf includes the event, date, and your name.

• Click here to complete the Tree of Life order form or contact Bob  Greenblatt at treeoflife@bisrael.com.

Memorial (Yahrzeit) plaques

• Honor the loss of someone special to you through a Yahrzeit plaque, and you will ensure that their Yahrzeit date will be memorialized.

• Order a Yahrzeit plaque to be displayed in the sanctuary.

• A reminder letter will be mailed to you every year prior to the Yahrzeit anniversary.

• The name and Yahrzeit date will be listed in the Menorah that month and the memorial light next to the plaque in the sanctuary will be lit.
  Kaddish will be said annually in that person's memory.

• Contact Lynn Reiff at memorial.coordinator@bisrael.com. 

Siddur Dedications

• Donate a weekday, Shabbat or Holiday prayer book with a personalized book plate for any occasion. The bookplate noting the dedication will be placed on the inside cover of the book.

• Contact Ellen Sonkin at ellen.sonkin@bisrael.com.

CBI Gift Shop

• Items available in the CBI gift shop include Judaica and non-Judaica for all occasions!  B’nai Mitzvahs • Weddings • Engagements.

• A selection of Beautiful Tallit, Personalized Yarmulkas, Chanukah Menorahs, Giftware, Books, Jewelry, Candles, Mezuzot. Special Orders & Requests, too! 

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CBI benefits by receiving a small percentage of each sale.

Contact the office at office@bisrael.com for information.

Illustrated Torah

• An Illustrated Torah is displayed in our sanctuary. The scroll contains beautiful and colorful illustrations of each Torah portion printed on canvas and sewn together like the pieces of parchment of the actual Torah scroll. Each week, the scroll is rolled to the portion of the week. 

• Individual canvas panels of a particular Torah portion can be purchased for your home, a bar/bat mitzvah gift, wedding gift or to mark a special occasion. A panel can be purchased framed or unframed and is a wonderful piece of art.

• In addition, a book with all Torah portions in print is available for purchase.

• Click here to complete the Illustrated Torah order form or email illustratedtorah@bisrael.com.

Cemetery Plots

• Cemetery plots are available in Cedar Park and Beth El Cemeteries in Paramus, NJ.

• Contact the office at office@bisrael.com for information.

Fund Cards

A fund card sends a greeting to anyone, member or not, to express your sympathies, recognize an achievement, send get well wishes, or just say "I'm thinking of you". This is a one-stop shopping service with a $10 minimum. You can send in a check or ask to have your account billed.

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Contact Carolyn Ginsberg at fundcards@bisrael.com with the fund you'd like to support, the sentiments you wish to share and the name & address to which you'd like the card sent (for non-members).

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Our funds allow you to contribute to various efforts and programs:

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• Bernice’s Kitchen fund – for all occasions – in memory of Bernice Kuperinsky – funds used for kitchen equipment.

• Cantor's Discretionary fund – benefit organizations, members, causes, and/or purchases at the discretion of Cantor Mandel.

• Cantor Sid Derner fund – for all occasions – funds used for existing building needs.

• Eternal Light fund - remember and acknowledge those who have passed away.

• Freyda fund - for all joyous occasions - in memory of founding member, Fran (Freyda) Klein, whose name, Freyda, means ‘Joy’.

• Get Well/Good & Welfare fund – funds provide food, flowers, etc. to those that are ill, suffered a loss, or are in need of temple support.

• Irving Reikes Memorial Garden fund – for all occasions – funds used to maintain the gardens around the temple.

• Rabbi's Discretionary fund - to benefit organizations, members, causes, and/or purchases at the discretion of Rabbi Orenstein.

• Rabbi Jehiel Orenstein Education Development fund – in memory of Rabbi Jehiel Orenstein, (Rabbi Debra’s father), towards scholar-in-residence, teacher development, and other educational needs of CBI.

• Social Action fund – funds used to help those in need.