...a PAS member here to make my annual Kol Nidrei Appeal gift...a PAS member here to make another type of gift...not a PAS member, but I am here to support the PAS community

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The Tent at PASPlease note, The Tent at PAS is not a membership option, it is a donation category. Neither previous gifts of $180 or a cumulative giving history of $180 or more qualify you to join The Tent at PAS; only a gift of $180 or more made on or after July 1, 2022 qualifies. After making a gift of $180 or more today, you will be eligible to be part of The Tent at PAS through June 30, 2023.

The 5783 Kol Nidrei Appeal

Guarantor's Circle: $54,000Rabbi's Council: $36,000Cantor's Council: $25,000Chairman's Council: $18,000President's Council: $10,000Leadership Council: $5,400Chai Council: $3,600Benefactors' Council: $1,800Contributors: $1,000Other

YesNoRecurring gifts can only be made by credit card at this time. You will enter payment information and the length of your gift on a subsequent page.

in honor of in memory of

NoYes, please notify by email.Yes, please notify by postal mail.

Our standard recognition format in publications is e.g. Jane & John Smith, The Smith Family, or The Smith Foundation. We do not include titles or honoraria in our listings.

$180	$360
$540	$720
$1018	$1800
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Thank you for your support of Park Avenue Synagogue!

The Tent at PAS is for non-members only. For a donation of $180 or more, you will become part of The Tent and receive a gift of thanks in the mail from your friends at PAS. You will also hear from us throughout the year about the ways we can continue to connect through the calendar of Jewish life.

Thank you for choosing Park Avenue Synagogue to commemorate a lifecycle moment for your family, note a friend's a time of joy or of mourning, or simply express a wish to improve and strengthen our community by supporting one of the below general or restricted funds.

When you direct your contribution to the PAS General Fund, you allow PAS to use your contribution where it is most needed in our community.

Enable our clergy to lend support and care for individuals in need, as well as to support worthy organizations.

When the Jews of Shushan were saved, they celebrated by giving gifts to the poor around them. Because of that, giving to the poor is one of the four main mitzvot of Purim.

For Passover, it is traditional to donate to support Jews who can't afford the necessities for holiday. At Park Avenue Synagogue, these donations go to the Welfare Fund and are used year-round to support Jews in need.

Support the purchase and maintenance of prayer books and books of Torah readings. A donation of $118 or more will be commemorated with a bookplate in our Shabbat and Festival prayer book, Siddur Lev Shalem. A donation of $180 or more will be commemorated with a book plate in our humash, Etz Hayim.

Support our educational offerings, from year-long courses taught by our own clergy to one-time lectures by world-class speakers from across the globe.

Help us to send care packages to our college students, plan campus visits by our clergy, and arrange meet-ups during school breaks.

Support educational programming for children in grades K–7, including curriculum development, classroom materials, and professional development for our educators.

Support programming for children in Penn Family Early Childhood Center, including curriculum development, classroom materials, and professional development for educators.

Provide financial support for children to attend summer camps with a Jewish mission. PAS assistance is on the basis of need, merit, or special circumstances.

Provide for the purchase of new books and for the maintenance of the Park Avenue Synagogue Library, a circulating collection open to the entire congregation for leisure reading and study.

Support the digitization and the database of the recordings made in the PAS Sanctuary from 1954 to 2004. The searchable audio archive includes sermons, guest speakers, concerts, and weekly services.

Help to provide year-round programming for our youth and teens, including Shabbat and holiday worship, classes, and travel experiences.

Help to provide year-round programming for our youth and teens, including Shabbat and holiday worship and classes.

Help to finance our Bikur Cholim Committee, whose life-affirming activities offer support for members facing long- or short-term illness through home visits and assistance in getting to medical appointments.

Support the Park Avenue Synagogue Music Center, which produces concerts, commissions new music, performs music in educational programs, and publishes a series of prayer books for children and families.

Support the Food Pantry and other social-action efforts at Park Avenue Synagogue. The Food Pantry has been entirely teen-run for more than 30 years and distributes food packages weekly to hundreds of local families.

Help to fund education, training, and programming to further our awareness and practice of inclusion.

Help make our annual Vicki K. Wimpfheimer Mitzvah Day happen, as well as year-round educational programming and volunteer opportunities that help heal the world, one good deed at a time.