Torah Fund Campaign of Women's League for Conservative Judaism Is the Heart and Soul of the Conservative Movement.

For over sixty years, the women of Torah Fund have ensured that Conservative Judaism lives and thrives. Torah Fund provides students with places to live, study, and worship in the colleges and universities that educate our future Jewish clergy, scholars, educators, and leaders.

During World War II, Torah Fund asked for only $6.11 to help provide scholarships for JTS students In New York City. Today, the needs are greater, the costs are higher, and Torah Fund supports several learning institutions including:

• The Jewish Theological Seminary in New York
• The Ziegler School of Rabbinic Studies established in Los Angeles
• The Schechter Institute of Jewish Studies founded in Israel
• The Seminario Rabinico Latinoamericano established in Buenos Aires

The Jewish people still need rabbis and cantors, professors and teachers, professionals and lay leaders. Torah Fund needs your support.

Shaarey Zedek Sisterhood collects donations throughout the year for the Torah Fund, including at our annual fundraising event held in the spring. Donations of all amounts are accepted with donors contributing over $180 receiving the Torah Fund pin as part of the Kehillah Kedoshah project. Donation levels:

• $180 – Benefactor
• $300 - Guardian Level
• $600 - Associate Patron
• $1,200 – Patron
• $2,500 - Scholarship (Annual).

Donors who contribute over $5000 will receive the Keter Kavod Pin Crown of Honor. This fourteen-karat-gold pin replicates an eighteenth-century manuscript from the Rare Book Room of The Library of The Jewish Theological Seminary. It is a gift to those who commit to an annual $5,000 unencumbered contribution to Torah Fund.

Watch a video about the Torah Fund by clicking here.

Give to the heart and soul of the Conservative Movement. Give to the Torah Fund.

Ways to donate:

• Sisterhood Torah Fund Cards – Purchase cards to send to family and friends on a simcha, holiday or in memoriam. Available at the synagogue office in a variety of styles at a cost of $5 each or $20 for 5.
• Synagogue Tribute – Contact the synagogue office at 452-3711 to send a tribute card for $18. Please note that a portion of this money is withheld for synagogue administration costs.
• Torah Fund Pin – Purchase a torah fund pin for a minimum donation of $180 by contacting sisterhood@shaareyzedek.mb.ca or leaving a message at the synagogue office by calling 452-3711.

Kehillah Kedoshah: Celebrating Community Woman to Woman:
The 5771 Torah Fund Pin commemorates the energizing power of women's community. Kehillah kedoshah was the common term for Jewish community in Eastern Europe, but it also implies a community bound together by similar values and beliefs. The images contained within this stylized hamsa pin reflect women in celebration, dancing and praising. The pin's golden flame, representing the Women's League logo, alludes to our members who are committed to a common purpose and the unbreakable bonds of sisterhood.

Keter Kavod Pin
Crown of Honor