The Annual Gift Appeal is Shaaray Tefila’s largest and most important fundraiser in support of so many things that are vital to our mission and our community. Your gift helps sustain and enhance everything that makes Shaaray Tefila such a vibrant community—from worship, connection, education, and social action to community outreach, engagement, and so much more.
Ways to Give
Annual Appeal donations are 100% tax deductible.
Acknowledging Our Donors
Donations can be made on your Member Portal with a credit card or e-check, checks by mail, donor advised funds, gifts of stock and wire transfer. Click here to read more about our Donation Options.
Members are recognized for their generosity to the Annual Gift Appeal in our Shaaray Tzedakah donor brochure and at our special Donor Shabbat Service, which will be held on January 22, 2027. Please join us!
Visionary/Khozeh ($30,000 & Above)
Foundation/Yesod ($18,000-$29,999)
Pillar/Migdal ($10,000-$17,999)
Builder/Boneh ($5,000-$9,999)
Guardian/Shomer ($2,500-$4,999)
Friend/Chaver ($1,000-$2,499)
Donor (Up to $999)
Early Supporters
Thank you to our Early Supporters for their generosity and support.
The Aiuvalasit Family
Bonnie & Charlie Alter
Debra Anisman
Anonymous
The Aronoff Family
Jennifer Wendy & Andrew Beckler
The Belitz Family
Ivy Beloff & John Rozsa
Judith Fryer & Daniel Biggs
JoDi Weiss & Rich Birnbaum
Karen & David Blumenthal
Jaclyn & Craig Bonder
Madeleine Calderon
Amy Starck & Jack Cogen
Susan Gross & Adam Cohen
Emily & Dustin Cohen
Shari Brasner & Jeffrey Cohen
The Curtis Family
Barbara & Myron Dickstein
Lissie Diringer & Lee Dunst
Stephanie Jacqueney & Mark Edelstein
Abby & Matthew Elkin
Rabbi Marla J. Feldman
Amy & Howard Feller
Phyllis & Kenneth Finkel
Beth & Sheldon Finkel
Harriet & Albert Fishlow
Estelle Flax
The Seth Frank Family
Denise & Jay Freiberg
Sherry Froman
Michele Silverstein & Rick Furman
Elaine Gerstein
Rachel & Michael Gerstein
Hallie Golden & Family
Jen & Seth Goldman
Elaine Laurence & Victor Goodman
Luetta & Jay Gould
Ila & John Gross
Patricia Gross
Ruth & Hal Gutstein
Jolie Schwab & David Hodes
Michelle & Matthew Ingber
Maria Guazzaroni Jacobs & Ross Jacobs
Elyssa & Brett Jaffe
Joanne Jahr
Ellen Yaffe & Richard Kalson
Allison Gault & Bruce Karpati
Becky Dorwin-Kipnis & Cantor Todd Kipnis
Vickie & Jon Kobak
Stuart Kratter
John Kraus
Laura & Lee Krug
Audrey & Michael Laufer
Deanna & Jerome Levy
Carol & Steve Linde
Lee Liss
Melvin Mandelbaum
Michelle Cherande & Michael Martinez
Peni & Steven Meixler
Rae Koshetz & Andrew Melnick
Nancy Merberg
Amy Schwach & Miguel Mercado
June Moinester
Elyssa & Rabbi Joel Mosbacher
Susan & Peter Natale
Neil Nyren
Michelle & Jeffrey Osterer
Robyn & John Pavan
Marla Stern & Rick Peltzman
Cheryl & Neil Pinchuk
Sumie Okazaki & Allen Poteshman
Robyn & Robert Prizer
Rabbi Jill Rubin & Ryan Rakower
Margery Rosenberg
Marisa & Peter Rosenthal
Shelley & Loren Ross
Marsha & Steve Roth
Melissa & Rob Saperstein
Alice Naude & Stephen Saxl
Betty & Paul Schaffer
Marcia & Richard Scheiner
Laurie & Lawrence Schloss
Janet Krauthamer & Jason Schoenberg
Amy & Brian Schorr
Lori Seader
Michele & Neil Shapiro
Stefanie & David Shaw
Liz & David Sherman
Cynthia & Jacob Siller
Paula Dwoskin Sitzer
Carol & Steven Sokol
Leslie & Gregg Solomon
The Solomon Family
Linda Solomon
Joanne Sternlieb
Melissa & Larry Stoller
Marlene Nadel & Rob Stolz
The Tenenbaum Family
Terri Solomon Topaz & Howard M. Topaz
Ariel & Max Wallins
Barri & Dan Waltcher
Sydelle & Andrew Weinberger
Renee & Arthur Weisbaum
Steve Weissman
R. Linda Wichtel
Barbara & Sidney Winawer
Alana & David Wodnicki
Steve Zelkowitz
Committee
Rick Kalson, Steve Roth (Chair),
Lori Seader, Liz Sherman, & Kyle Solomon
Contact Us
For more information, please contact the Development Office at (212) 535-8008 ext. 266 or ext. 202, or email rfayton@tstnyc.org.