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Campaign Leadership:

 Alan Blank, Co-Chair
 Merritt Yoelin, Co-Chair
Campaign Staff:

 Fred Rothstein
Executive Director
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Wendy Kahn
Campaign Director
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Wendi Menashe
Campaign Coordinator
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An old man was planting a sapling by the side of the road when a stranger stopped and asked, “Why are you planting a tree at your age? It will be many years before it provides fruit and shade. You may not live to enjoy it.” The man replied, “All my life I have enjoyed food and shade provided by those who came before me. As my ancestors planted for me, I plant now for my children and my children’s children." 

- The Talmud










Capital Campaign Case for Support
 
This campaign represents the culmination of eight years of careful planning that involved large segments of the congregation. It represents the first major campaign in the Congregation’s history. Our shul and campus were constructed in 1964 to serve up to 500 families. Except for the addition of a stairwell and atrium twenty years ago, the facility has not changed since that time. Meanwhile our congregation has doubled. Here is a summary of the campaign’s objectives:
  • The campaign will add a new intermediate size Chapel space for prayer and other appropriate uses for up to 250 people at a time.

  • A new administrative wing will incorporate a new entry, provide a more secure and welcoming environment, consolidate staff offices, and make our classrooms contiguous while expanding the number of youth and adults served by our schools.

  • All construction will follow the latest environmental standards to make our facility earth-friendly.

  • Seating, lighting, and acoustics in the sanctuary will be dramatically improved.

  • Other deferred maintenance needs will be addressed.

  • Improvements are already underway at both of our cemeteries, including expansion of the chapel at Ahavai Shalom.

  • The campaign includes an endowment component to assure that we will be able to operate this facility in a prudent manner.

  • Read the full Campaign Case Statement

  • View the Campaign Concept Book
This campaign will provide for the needs of our present congregation and generations to come. It is truly a unique opportunity for us all.

Gifts of cash or appreciated securities may be fulfilled over a period of up to five years. Deferred gifts to the endowment through wills or estates are welcome. Other planned giving methods, such as gifts of property with a retained life interest, are also available.

For us to be truly successful, we must not only reach the dollar goal, but must have the active participation of every member of the Congregation, at whatever level is appropriate. Congregation Neveh Shalom belongs to us all, and all of us must provide for its future.