Life & Legacy Program

“I did not find the world desolate when I entered it and as my parents planted for me before I was born, so do I plant for those who will come after me.”   – Talmud

Temple Beth Israel is thrilled to participate in the LIFE & LEGACY program, which is a partnership of the Oregon Jewish Community Foundation (OJCF) and the Harold Grinspoon Foundation (HGF). The program promotes legacy (after-lifetime) gifts to benefit day schools, synagogues, social services organizations and other Jewish entities. By securing legacy gifts, Jewish organizations, such as TBI, can be certain that they will exist for future generations.

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Leaving a Legacy Is Simple

Options include:

Making TBI an IRA beneficiary

Gift of life insurance

Gift of cash or assets in your will or estate plan

Charitable Gift Annuity

Charitable Remainder Trust

Contact Maram Epstein or Nathan Philips
legacy@tbieugene.org
541-485-7218

The TBI Legacy Circle

It honors those individuals and families who have taken the step to make a legacy gift to Temple Beth Israel.

We invite you to join the Legacy Circle by including Temple Beth Israel in your will or estate plan. Your legacy gift will make the difference between a congregation that struggles in the future and one that has security and  the resources to  thrive and grow, even in difficult times. Every  member of the TBI community can make a legacy gift, regardless of one’s level of wealth. Bequeath the majority of your estate to your family, and consider designating a small percentage to support TBI, just as you’ve done in your lifetime.

Hear what Rabbi Ruhi Sophia has to say about Life and Legacy

Hear what TBI members have to say about Life and Legacy

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Sign your declaration of intent HERE!

Download the Life and Legacy FAQ

There are different ways to leave your Jewish legacy:

  • Bequest in your will or trust. Designate a specific dollar amount, a percentage of your estate, or a remainder interest to benefit TBI after funds have been distributed to your family.
  • Retirement asset. Make TBI the beneficiary of all or part of a retirement asset, such as an IRA or a 401 (k) plan. This is easy to do, without revising your will; and it’s tax-savvy, avoiding deferred income tax.
  • Charitable gift annuity or other life income plan. Make a legacy gift to TBI now and enjoy potential tax benefits, while retaining a secure lifetime income at a very favorable rate of return. The remainder will eventually benefit TBI.
  • Life insurance policy. Donate an unneeded policy by naming TBI as the beneficiary.

If you are considering a bequest, please share this suggested language with your estate advisor.

“I hereby bequeath to Temple Beth Israel, a tax-exempt organization, ID#93-0706752, located at 1175 East 29th Avenue in Eugene, Oregon 97403, the sum of _____ dollars [or alternatively, _____% of residuary estate; description of property; etc.] to be directed by Temple Beth Israel for unrestricted congregational support [or alternatively, for the support of a particular Temple program or facility].”

Legacy Circle Members

These generous donors have taken the step to make a genuine impact on our community with a legacy gift to TBI. We invite you to join them in becoming a part of TBI’s Legacy Circle. If you have already remembered TBI in your will or estate plan, please let us know. For more information on how you can become a Legacy Circle member please call us in the TBI office: 541-485-7218 ext. 104.

Thank you to those who have made Legacy gifts to TBI

Patti Barkin
Tom Barkin
Joan Bayliss
Edward Black and Geraldine Moreno-Black
Svevo Brooks
Ted Carp (z’l)
Ann Cole
Marlene Drescher
Maram Epstein
Richard Finkelstein
Emily Fox
Bazil Freedman
Dolfy Freinquel
Judy Goldstein
Rosalie Harris-Eisen
Karen Shlom Hansen and Vic Hansen
Emily Heilbrun
Rabbi Yitzhak and Shonna Husbands-Hankin
Esther Jacbson-Tepfer
Jody and Jeff Kirtner
Nina Korican
Marlene Lasher
Alan Leiman and Annette Ooyevaar
Michael Lewis and Martha MacRitchie
Richard Levy
Justine Lovinger
Ellen Maddex
Bernie Maengen
Eleanor Maliner
Jerry Maliner (z’l)
Irwin Noparstak (z’l)
Cindi Palman
Nathan & Robin Philips
Robert (z’l) and Gail Pioso
Helen Rosenau
Rabbi Ruhi Sophia Motzkin Rubenstein
Sheldon Rubin (z’l)  & Margie Paris
Sharon Rudnick & Arden Olson
Minalee Saks
Diane Schechter
Mindy and Marc Schlossberg
Craig Starr and Sandy Scheetz
Amy Steckel and Randy Bernstein
Rob Stein
Gary Tepfer
Sharon Ungerleider
Marion Walter (z’l)
Dena Luna Zaldua