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| "During
these difficult times we are facing the age old messages,
"As Jews we are all responsible one for another."; and
"If not us then who?"; ring true more that any time
since the Holocaust. Please remember Jewish causes when
making your will and as part of your charitable gift
planning. |
TURN YOUR PASSION
FOR JEWISH CAUSES INTO ACTION…
You
can ensure a Shanah Tovah, a sweet new year, for Jews in
need, now, and for the future….
All
Jews are responsible one for another:
History has proved time and again that this "is" so and
in today's world ever more so. Through our Jewish agencies
and synagogues we protect, rescue and help Jews in need
and ensure that our rich Jewish heritage and traditions
will continue to thrive and survive.
Our
success story:
We are a people with a fervent will to survive and thrive.
Our belief in the philosophy that we are all responsible
one for another drives us in ways that other peoples have
striven to emulate. This philosophy is why we built synagogues
and Jewish agencies to take care of our own and to ensure
that our heritage and traditions continue to flourish.
The
Good News: Giving to non-Jewish causes has always been
an important part of what we do to fulfill the commandment
of "Tikkun Olam," to heal the world. We give generously
to hospitals, colleges and universities, for the needs of
children, elderly, medical research and more, and all of
these causes are important to us.
The
Challenge: As a people we have led the way in the field
of philanthropy historically donating primarily to Jewish
causes. That trend has changed over the last decade. Statistically
Jewish causes now receive thirty percent or less of our
philanthropic dollars. Bequest giving to Jewish causes has
followed the trend. Thus Jewish organizations are finding
it challenging to continue to provide to us the level of
services we have come to depend upon.
We are
estimated to be just 1.5% of the total population of the
United States yet Jewish per-capita giving to non-Jewish
causes is significantly greater than that of the non-Jewish
population. We are a generous people.
Even
as 98.5% of the non-Jewish population is giving to non-Jewish
causes, most do not give to Jewish causes. For the most
part only Jews give to Jewish causes.
The
Solution: Our community established a Jewish Foundation
to ensure that we are able to be there for one another now
'and' in the future. Those who created the Foundation understood
that endowment funds are essential to ensuring the future
of our Jewish community agencies and synagogues.
The
mission of the Jacksonville Jewish Foundation is to grow
endowment funds for our partners, the local synagogues and
agencies listed on this page, and for other Jewish causes.
A
Call To Action: Many who have historically been staunchly
committed to Jewish causes are our parents and grandparents.
We need to ask them to leave bequests in their wills to
our Jewish agencies and synagogues.
Younger
generations have enjoyed relative peace in this country
and have found it harder to understand the need to ensure
the future of our Jewish agencies and synagogues. That is,
perhaps until recently when anti-Semitism has once again
reared its ugly head. This current insurgence of global
anti-Semitism serves as a stirring reminder that far more
than a beautiful sentiment, "we truly are as Jews responsible
one for another."
Turn
your passion for Jewish causes into action… leave a
bequest in your will, create a charitable remainder trust,
utilize life insurance and other financial planning vehicles
to ensure the future of the Jewish causes you care for now.
Contact
the Jacksonville Jewish Foundation at 904-394-0720 to discuss
the many charitable gift-planning options that will allow
you to ensure the future of Jewish causes you care about.
Give
generously to Jewish causes. If not us then who?
On
behalf of the Board of Directors of the Jacksonville Jewish
Foundation, "L'Shanah Tovah Tikateivu," may you be inscribed
for a sweet new year.
