Planned Giving

The purpose of the Covenant Society is to recognize members of our temple community who make planned gifts to Temple Jeremiah that will allow us to serve the needs of the temple and the temple community. Click here to download the Planned Giving brochure.

Temple Jeremiah was founded in 1959 by people who wanted a religious institution that would weave together our Jewish heritage, traditions and ethics with the modern world. Over the years, each generation of Temple Jeremiah members has added to the foundation first laid by our founding members. Through this evolution, the Temple has grown stronger. In many ways, Temple Jeremiah today is very different than it was in the beginning. However, our vision and fundamental goals remain the same.

As the need arises, the Temple will have fundraising projects for defined purposes, to be completed within a specified period of time. (The most recent example is the Capital Campaign for the expansion and rehabilitation of our building.) By contrast, the objective of the Covenant Society is to foster long-term endowment giving to insure fulfillment of the needs of the Temple and community, now and in the future.

There are a variety of ways to become a member of the Covenant Society, including remembering Temple Jeremiah in one's will or trust as well as through more sophisticated charitable gift and estate planning techniques.

Please call Executive Director Fern Kamen at 847-441-5760, x102 or Fern if you have questions.