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General Donations

Support our daily operations and programs that strengthen our Jewish community. Your unrestricted gift helps us maintain our facilities, support our clergy, and offer meaningful programming year-round.

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Manna Cards

Purchase gift certificates from nearly every business or restaurant you frequent with a portion donated to Congregation Etz Chaim.

Available: CEC lobby during Religious School, by appointment, or through RaiseRight. Enrollment Code: FC48B6L155586

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Sponsorships & Dedications

Honor celebrations and life moments, promote your business, with:

Oneg (Dessert) Sponsorship
Bagel Breakfast Sponsorship
Coffee Bar Sponsorship

$120-$360 to solo-sponsor or ask us about co-sponsorship

Prayerbook Dedication

Help maintain our siddurim (Shabbat prayer books) and machzorim (High Holy Day prayer books). Dedications will be listed on a bookplate.

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Memorial Plaque

Install a cast bronze plaque on our memorial wall in memory of a loved one. A lasting tribute to honor their memory within our sacred space.

$360

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CEC Foundation

Help build our perpetual endowment fund, which provides resources for Jewish continuity and ensures that Congregation Etz Chaim remains a long-term source of strength for those seeking to live by Jewish culture, values, and religion.

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Donative Funds

When you donate online, you can choose to designate your gift to any of these special funds that support specific programs and needs:

(Mishkan) Building Maintenance & Security Fund: Used to make improvements/repairs to the synagogue and pay for building security.

CEC Foundation: Supports future needs of Congregation Etz Chaim.

Facility Fund: Supports improvements to the building.

General Operating Fund: Supports the general operations of the congregation.

Immersive Youth Scholarship Fund in memory of Robert Scott Samuels & Jeremy Bruder: Provides need-based scholarships for URJ Camps & Programs.

Inclusion Fund: Supports inclusion programs and initiatives throughout the congregation.

Rachel Wood Memorial Inclusion Fund: Covers JDAIM (Jewish Disability Awareness and Inclusion Month) Weekend activities, inclusion education for staff and leadership, and costs related to education and religious school.

Landscape Fund: Supports maintenance and improvements to the building grounds.

Lifelong Learning Program Fund: Sponsors educational and cultural events.

Louis & Bettye Kaplan Social Action Fund: Money collected goes toward humanitarian aid locally and around the world.

Matriarch School Fund in memory of Barbara Baruch and Ruth Joseph: Supports special programming and equipment for the school and provides scholarships for Religious School Book and Supply Fees.

Music Fund: For major musical purchases and special programs.

Norman Yellin Emergency Aid Fund: Provides grants to members of the community in crisis.

Prayer Book Fund: Used to purchase or rebind our Mishkan Tefillah (Shabbat) or Etz Hayim (Bibles) and other holiday siddurim.

Rabbi Cosnowsky's Discretionary Fund: Spent at the discretion of Rabbi Cosnowsky to support worthy projects and help individuals in need.

Rabbi Wainer's Discretionary Fund: Spent at the discretion of Rabbi Wainer to support worthy projects and help individuals in need.

Ritual & Religious Fund: For the purchase of ritual items and beautification of the sanctuary.

Robert N. Glass Memorial Library Fund: For the purchase of books and media for the library.

Sophie & Jack Edwards Scholar-in-Residence Fund: Sponsors the annual Scholar-in-Residence program.

Youth Committee Fund: Supports special projects of the youth groups.

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Congregation Etz Chaim of Dupage County

1710 S. Highland Ave. Lombard, IL 60148

630-627-3912

Monday - Wednesday: 9:30am - 4:00pm

Thursday (Office Remote): 9:30am - 4:00pm

Friday: 9:30am - 1:00pm

Saturday: Closed for Shabbat

Sunday: 8:00am - 12:00pm on School Days

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