Synagogue Funds

Park Avenue Synagogue seeks to inspire you toward living a passion-filled Jewish life through the rhythms of the Jewish year. We are committed to making the old new and the new sacred.

To directly support our clergy and spiritual practice at PAS, please select one of the following funds:

Clergy Discretionary & Welfare Fund
Enable our clergy to lend support and care for individuals in need, as well as to support worthy organizations.

Prayer Book and Ritual Fund
Support the purchase and maintenance of our ritual items: from prayer books to tallit to Havdalah sets to kiddush cups. A donation of $180 or more will be commemorated with a bookplate in either our Shabbat and Festival prayer book, Siddur Lev Shalem; or in our Chumash, Etz Hayim.

Park Avenue Synagogue is anchored in tradition, yet committed to innovation. This mission is expressed in our dedication to educating all our members, from toddlers to centenarians!

To support educational programming and initiatives at PAS, please select one of the following funds:

Adult Education Fund
Support our educational offerings, from yearlong courses taught by our own clergy to one-time lectures by world-class speakers from across the globe.

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

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

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

Jewish Camping Fund
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.

Young Family Education Fund
Support year-round programming for families with children ages 5 and under, including Shabbat and holiday worship and classes.

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

Park Avenue Synagogue is a vibrant community, committed to celebrating together, comforting one another, and doing mitzvot together.

To support community-building initiatives at PAS, please select one of the following funds:

Bikur Cholim Fund
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.

Food Pantry and Social Action Fund
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.

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

Music Fund
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.

Tikkun Olam Fund
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.