Legacy Giving

Legacy Giving

Leave a lasting gift to Am Yisrael and help ensure our community thrives for generations to come.

⭐ 36+ Legacy Commitments
🕍 Partnered with Jewish Federation of Chicago
🌱 Investing in Am Yisrael’s Future

How to Give

Wills & Estates

Life Insurance & Other Gifts

IRAs & Retirement Accounts

Our Legacy Society

We gratefully recognize the individuals and families who have included Am Yisrael in their legacy plans.

Lee Abrams
Marcia Adelman
Melissa & Jeffrey Bleiweis
Rebecca & Stuart Brodsky
Joel F. Brown
David Buffen
Marilyn Cohen
Adam & Elizabeth Davis
Melissa & Alexander Drapatsky
Sheryl Dworkin
Carrie & Jon Feig
Jordan Feiger
Glenn Ferencz

Laura and Jay Friedel
Wendy Freimuth
Aryn & Theodore Froum
Anat Geva and Josh Strauss
Vera Ginburg
Margaret Richek Goldberg
Ellen Goldsmith
Deanna Silver Jacobson
Mark C. Jacobson, M.D.
Rabbi Debra Newman Kamin Daniel Kamin
Julie & Alan Levy
Bonnie Lovitt

Richard Nugent z”l
Howard Schickler
Renee Schickler z”l
Alan J. Schoen
Cantor Stuart Simon
Florence T. Stein z”l
Lynn Steinberg z”l
Julie Strauss
Aleeza Strubel and Yaron Iram
Roberta Teitelbaum
Stuart E. Witzel
Judi & Steve Zeal
Anonymous (12)

Thoughts From Our Legacy Donors

“Growing up in the former Soviet Union and not knowing anything about Judaism, it is Am Yisrael where I learned how to be a Jew. Am Yisrael is my second home.”

-Vera Ginburg

“Am Yisrael has been a warm and welcoming part of my life for over thirty years. I am pleased to contribute to a fund that will ensure its survival.”

-Peggy Goldberg 

“What I found was a supportive, intellectually stimulating environment that felt like a real community. I want that community to be available for others in the future.”

-Lynn Steinberg z”l

“Am Yisrael been an important part of my life for many years. I’m glad to leave something here when my life ends.”

-Richard Nugent z”l

“Rabbi Frankel was always available and approachable and is remembered with smiles in my family.  Simply put, Am Yisrael is home.”

-Sheryl Dworkin

“We are part of a four-generation Am Yisrael family. We are so grateful for the vision of our early members. Their foresight was the foundation that Am Yisrael stands on today.”

-Judi and Steve Zeal

Leave Your Legacy

By including Am Yisrael in your estate plans, you help sustain our congregation for future generations.