Support Chadeish Yameinu

Donations Sponsor a Shabbat Service new The CY Store Tree of Life E-Scrip Special Business Offers Amazon Affiliate Donations Please see the this page for more information on membership. Download a donation form here. (PDF file) Sponsor a Shabbat Service Chadeish Yameinu's policy is never to turn away members who cannot afford full membership dues. The flip side of that commitment, of course, is the need for those who can pay to step up, so our services can be available to all who need them. We've talked before about the reach of CY's membership dues, which are not quite enough to meet the full costs of Reb Eli's compensation, let alone our services. One way that members can perform this mitzvah of accessibility with us involves sponsoring services, a common practice in many congregations. As an initial step, CY members have begun t o sponsor Shabbat services. Sponsorship involves $100 per service, and providing the oneg afterward (1 bottle of kosher grape juice, and a challah). In return, sponsoring individuals receive both the satisfaction of their good deed, and public recognition and thanks during the service and in CY's newsletter. It is said that even as we have kept Shabbat, Shabbat has kept the Jewish people. For the price of a dinner out, members can perform these important mitzvot with us. Interested individuals should contact Shabbat coordinator Batya Kagan at 419-6574. --Joe Katzman Tree of Life Hanging in the lobby of many modern synagogues, you will find a "Tree of Life" naming those honored or remembered, usually accompanied with substantial donation ranging from $118-2500. In honor of Tu B'Shevat, and through the generous coordinated efforts of Thomas Witz, owner of Coastal Evergreen Nurseries, with Jay and Tofah Eileen Dravich, who own The Garden, Chadeish Yameinu now also has a "Tree of Life!" Only ours is a real living tree, planted in a very special and serene place in The Garden, where we celebrate Kabbalat Shabbat and a variety of other spiritual events and where we are always welcome to come for prayer, reflecting and restoration. Our living "Tree of Life" is a 4-variety apple graft, representing Four Worlds Judaism along with the wonderful blend of diversity by which we are so blessed. Ours is a young tree and, in time, it will grow to dance in the sunlight and wave in the wind, while providing shelter and comfort. We will witness the birthing of blossoms and leaves during Springtime and their shedding as the Fall unfolds. We will feast, with honey, on its fruits during Rosh Hashanah: A living tree, growing hand-in-hand with our chavura. In time and in spirit, may it help bring us one step closer to Eden. As with all living spirits, our tree needs your support and nurturing. For a small donation to the CY community ($18 or more), someone or some ideal you wish to honor or remember will have a perpetual leaf on the Chadeish Yameinu "Tree of Life." When the dedication ceremony! takes p lace in the Spring, all who donate will be invited to write their inscription on an individual flat stone and place it at the base of our tree. Please find it in your hearts to embrace this project and help sustain Chadeish Yameinu. In doing so, you honor someone special, you honor your chavura, you honor the Shekinah and all of nature; and you truly honor yourself. Checks may be mailed to Chadeish Yameinu at PO Box 3578, Santa Cruz, CA 95063. Make a notation on the memo line for "CY Tree of Life". Download a Tree of Life donation form here. The CY Store Here you will find apparel for men, women, children, & infants--plus buttons, magnets, mugs, & much more. All items in the store are purchased through the CY shop at store.cysantacruz.org. Chadeish Yameinu earns a commission on each item purchased through the CY store--from $1 to $10 per item. Enter the CY Store here. T-Shirts and more to support CY from Zazzle.com Special Business Offers Many people donate 10% of their yearly income to organizations that provide for their spiritual wellbeing. In this spirit, some members of our community have offered to donate part of their earnings from sales made to CY members to benefit the CY community. Is there a way for you, too, to donate a percentage of your income to CY if that income is made from customers or clients who are CY members? CY members who currently donate a percentage of sales made to CY members include: Jay Dravich, Realtor, will donate 50% of his fee income to CY if you engage him to help you buy or sell a home. Contact him at Century 21 Award Real Estate, (831) 479-9278, or visit him at The Garden. Marigold Fine, Full Circle Video Productions, will donate 10% of any packages ordered or referred by CY members for her "Story of a Lifetime Videos", videotaped oral histories of elders, or anyone who wants to share their story. Contact her at (831) 459-8300. Julie Lorraine will donate 10% of the sales on her invitations (sold through the Temple Beth El gift shop) for Bar/ Bat Mitzvah celebrations and other events and 10% of her fee for event planning for families in preparation for their child's Bar/ Bat Mitzvah. Contact her at (831) 688-0888, or by email. Escrip Escrip is a program that donates a portion of your purchases at selected area merchants, including Safeway. To enroll, visit the website at www.escrip.com/program/welcome.jsp. Our group ID for Chadeish Yameinu is 500002562.

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