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Teen Giving

JCFW is proud to partner with an anonymous donor to create Endowment funds for b’nai mitzvah students at two area synagogues.

For details about qualifying for the matching funds program, please read the Letter to B’nai Mitzvah Families and the FAQ. Need help collecting funds for your mitzvah project? We can help! Email us at director@jcfwest.org.

Pioneer Jewish Cemetery Commission

The Jewish Community Foundation of the West is proud to partner with the Pioneer Jewish Cemetery Commission to preserve the historic Jewish Cemeteries of northern California. Their mission of restoration and education is supported by the investment strategies and tools of JCFW and by generous donors like you.

For more information about the Commission, please download their brochure, or email pioneerjewishcemeteries@gmail.com.

To donate the the Pioneer Jewish Cemetery Commission, please click on the "Donate Now" button below. Remember to indicate the name of the fund on the credit card form. For more information about donating by check, please click here.

Michael Forman Memorial Fund

The Jewish Community Foundation of the West is pleased to partner with the family of Michael Forman to honor his memory through scholarships to Camp Winthers, a music camp run by the San Juan Unified School District.

Michael Forman found some of the greater pleasures in his life as a teacher and a musician. He came to teaching late in his life but he made music for almost all of it. His talents were far greater than he would ever acknowledge but that making music fed his soul, he would never deny. He played guitar and harmonica, mostly, but could also be a one man band with drums and keyboard as well. That his family has chosen to honor his memory with this music scholarship would have pleased him.

Michael taught Writing, History, and Philosophy. His favorite class to teach was Ethics and every time he taught it he would have students read Peter Singer’s essay, “The Singer Solution to World Poverty”. This essay raises some very difficult questions which demand that we consider how much each of us should do, can each of us do to address the issue of global poverty. Michael would also be pleased that we have chosen a written response to this essay as part of the application process for this scholarship. More information regarding the application for this scholarship will be posted to this site as it becomes available.

To donate the the Michael Forman Memorial Fund, please click on the "Donate Now" button below. Remember to indicate the name of the fund on the credit card form. For more information about donating by check, please click here.

Teen Trips to Israel

One of the most important Jewish experiences a teen can have is to visit Israel with a group of peers. After seeing the impact that such a trip had on their own children, Sharon and Larry Saltzman wanted to make sure that every teen had the chance to go. By working with the Jewish Community Foundation of the West, they established the Teen Trips to Israel Fund. Every year, this fund contributes money to the Jewish Federation of the Sacramento Region to distribute as scholarship money for trips to Israel.

This important cause allows teens an opportunity they otherwise might not have had. As the cost of these trips rise and resources have become more scarce, Sharon and Larry feel it is important to grow this fund so future generations can connect with Israel, the Jewish people, and their own sense of Jewish identity.

Please click on the button below to make a donation, and remember to name Teen Trips to Israel as the fund to which you would like your donation attributed. For more information about donating by check, please click here. Please click on the “Donate Now” button below.

Lexi Nicodemus Mitzvah Project

The Jewish Community Foundation of the West encourages the youth in our community to participate in Social Action Projects. As part of her Bat Mitzvah celebration, Lexi Nicodemus has teamed up with JCFW to raise funds in support of the Grace Foundation of Northern California, an equine rescue and rehabilitation facility in El Dorado Hills.

To contribute to her efforts, please click on the button below to make a donation, and remember to name the Lexi Nicodemus Fund as the fund to which you would like your donation attributed. For more information about donating by check, please click here. Please click on the “Donate Now” button below.

Adult B'nai Mitzvah Project

The 2011 Mosaic Law Adult B'nai Mitzvah Class is working with WEAVE to create an opportunity for our community to assist with the important work being done in our area. WEAVE's Sexual Assault Response Team (SART) accompanies every victim who reports a rape in Sacramento County to the hospital. Advocates respond 24 hours a day, seven days a week. They remain with the sexual assault victim until the evidentiary exam is complete, no matter how long it takes.

The class is collecting donations of new clothing for the victims to wear home from the hospital and cash donations in support of this program. To contribute to their efforts, please click on the button below, and remember to name the Adult B'nai Mitzvah Fund as the fund to which you would like your donation attributed. For more information about donating by check, please click here. Please click on the “Donate Now” button below.