Bonim Preschool Scholarship Fund
Through the generous donations of our preschool parents and congregants, Bonim Preschool provides scholarship monies to families demonstrating financial need. Email Alexa Cohen for information about scholarship awards.
Religious School Scholarship Fund
Kehilah, Congregation B’nai Israel’s religious school, provides limited scholarships for religious school tuition to congregants demonstrating financial need. Please email Alexa Cohen for more information about scholarship awards. These monies are provided through the generosity of many congregants.
Marsha & Bob Gillette Judaic Enrichment Fund
URJ Jewish Summer Camps are such an important part of B’nai Israel kids’ lives. Each year our kids embark on a summer experience like no other where they make friends for life. Through generous donations from congregants to the Marsha & Bob Gillette Judaic Enrichment Fund, B’nai Israel has always been able to offer scholarships to our congregants so every kid who wants to attend URJ summer camp has the opportunity, regardless of the family’s financial status.
BIFTY/Greenwald Scholarship Fund
Jewish learning happens in many contexts. Our congregation encourages our youth to attend the Union for Reform Judaism’s Eisner, Crane Lake and Six Points Sci-Tech camps. We also encourage our teens to travel to Israel with NFTY (The North American Federation of Temple Youth) on their L’dor Vador summer programs and EIE (The Eisendrath International Experience), a semester-long academic and touring program. The Gillette Fund and BIFTY/Greenwald Scholarship Fund provides scholarships for our youth to engage in these and other Jewish experiences outside of our congregation.
Fields/Nussenfeld Scholarship Fund
These grants are for undergraduate students enrolled in a Jewish Studies class, students attending a URJ college student program, or students enrolled in Jewish professional graduate programs. These scholarships are funded through a generous contribution of Colonel Edward and Mrs. Marcia Fields.
Jim Abraham Education Fund for Jewish Leadership
Funded initially by a generous donation from Jim Abraham, a past president of the congregation, this scholarship is intended for young adults who demonstrate the potential to be future synagogue leaders. The scholarship offsets the cost of their participation in educational programs and other opportunities.