Donations and Payments

Congregation Brit Shalom welcomes and appreciates your charitable contributions! By giving to one of our gift funds and/or endowments, you not only fulfill the mitzvah of Tzedakah, but you will also help us maintain a full-time Rabbi and support our synagogue community and its spiritual, educational, and cultural programs and activities.

Your donation may be in memory, in honor, or in appreciation of someone, or to celebrate a special lifecycle moment such as a birthday, anniversary, graduation, or a Bar/Bat mitzvah.

Congregation Brit Shalom has a variety of funds to which you may direct your donation. Our General Fund supports all of the programs at CBS—more details about giving opportunities are below. Donations over $18.00 are recognized in the Scroll.

Brit Shalom Payments

Please use the blue button below to make payments for:

  • Full Membership Dues

  • Friends Associate Membership Dues

  • Religious School

  • High Holiday tickets

  • Seder tickets

  • Bar and Bat Mitzvah expenses

  • Scroll advertising

The button can also be used to make contributions for:

  • Annual Pledge/Kol Nidre

  • Memorial book

  • Sanctuary Memorial Plaque

  • Tree of life leaf

Donations: Building Our Future

Please use the link below to make contributions to strengthen our ability to serve current and future members by addressing six Congregational needs:

  • Continued Excellence in the Rabbinate

  • Educating the Next Generation of Jews

  • Involving Teenagers in the Jewish Community

  • Supporting the Adult Jewish Community

  • Social Action

  • Maintaining our Home

Donations: Synagogue Funds

Please use the link below to make contributions to the following funds:

  • Building Fund to underwrite major renovations and emergency repairs of our building.

  • Endowment Fund for the long-term health of the congregation, the Endowment fund provides for a yearly allocation to the operating budget.

  • General Fund for all undesignated gifts to Congregation Brit Shalom.

  • Prayer Book Fund for the repair and replacement of prayer books.

  • Programming and Membership Fund to assist in paying for programming events, speakers, and membership events.

  • Rabbi’s Discretionary Fund to be used by the Rabbi for books, donations, scholarships, etc.

Donations: Memorial Funds

Please use the link below to make contributions to the following funds:

  • Barry Ruback Memorial Endowment to enhance and support synagogue security.

  • Kozminsky Memorial Fund to maintain the playground and associated equipment.

  • Martha Rabinowitz Memorial Fund to support outreach activities in the community.

  • Sue Tygel Education & Library Fund to assist children in their pursuit of Jewish enrichment and educational opportunities.

  • Denise Ziff Memorial Fund to support renovations and improvements to our synagogue.

Donations: Circle of Life Funds

Please use the link below to make contributions to the following funds:

  • Rodef Shalom Cemetery to support the maintenance of the historic Jewish cemetery in Bellefonte.

  • Social Action Fund to support those in need through charity, service, and Tikkun Olam.

  • Youth Fund for scholarships, travel, etc. for local Jewish youth and advisors.

You can also send your donations or payments to Congregation Brit Shalom, 620 East Hamilton Avenue, State College, PA 16801.

If you have any questions, please contact our office at (814) 238-4611.