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Tzedakah (Bringing Justice to People through Giving) is a central mitzvah of Judaism. JRC’s tzedakah funds give JRC members, their families and their friends a way to fulfill the traditional obligation of tzedakah, to support our congregation and its work in the community, and to honor, commemorate or express gratitude.

Click here to download our Tzedakah Opportunities form to include with your donation. Donations may be sent to:

Jewish Reconstructionist Congregation
303 Dodge Avenue
Evanston, IL 60202-3252

Our tzedakah funds are:

General Fund: supports the full range of JRC's activities

JRC Foundation: provides endowment income to ensure JRC's long-term financial health

Accessibility & Inclusion Fund: makes services and other activities accessible to the entire JRC community

Art & Design Fund: enhances our building through interior design and handmade works of art

Cantor's Discretionary Fund: supports music-related activities and projects at JRC

Early Childhood Education Fund: supports Jewish learning programs at JRC for children ages 5 and under and their families

Kol Haneshamah Prayer Book Fund: inscribes prayer books with the names of people you wish to honor ($36 per prayer book)

Landscape Fund: provides for the beautification and maintenance of JRC's grounds

Rabbi's Discretionary Fund: gives small gifts and loans to the needy and assists activities deserving support

Religious School Fund: offers scholarships, buys books and supports other Religious School activities

Robert Turner Torah Restoration Fund: assists with the preservation and restoration of our Torah scrolls

Ronna Farber Sanders Educational Fund: offers services to children with special educational needs

Sidney & Leota Hirsch Memorial Fund (Library): buys and preserves books for our congregational library

Social Action Funds

  • Food: helps feed the hungry in the greater Evanston and Chicago communities
  • HIV/AIDS in Africa: backs programs combating the continuing AIDS epidemic (such as the American Jewish World Service)
  • Israel: promotes the Reconstructionist movement and religious pluralism in Israel
  • Kehillah: assists Evanston families in crisis with no other available means for help