Life & Legacy
Life & Legacy Program: Assuring Jewish Tomorrows
In 2016, Judea Reform joined Life & Legacy, a program of the Harold Grinspoon Foundation.
What is Life & Legacy?
Life & Legacy is a 4-year partnership program of the Harold Grinspoon Foundation (HGF) that assists communities across North America, through partnerships with Jewish Federations and Foundations, to promote after-lifetime giving to benefit Jewish day schools, synagogues, social service organizations and other Jewish entities.
Through training, support and monetary incentives, Life & Legacy motivates Jewish organizations to secure legacy gifts, steward donors and integrate legacy giving into the philanthropic culture of the Jewish community.
Why?
Through Life & Legacy, HGF aims to motivate Jewish communities to become proactive in encouraging widespread legacy giving in order to sustain the future of their organizations.The program is founded on the principle that all of us, regardless of age, wealth, or affiliation, can make an enduring impact.
Community Involvement
A highlight of the program is the unrestricted incentive grant the Jewish Federation of Durham Chapel Hill will award all participating organizations based on meeting legacy commitment benchmarks. This community program includes not just Judea Reform Congregation, but also:
- Beth El Synagogue
- Jewish Federation of Durham Chapel Hill
- Kehillah Synagogue
- Sandra E. Lerner Jewish Community Day School
What is Life & Legacy?
Life & Legacy Gifts can be established through many paths: bequests or wills, donor advised funds, life insurance, gift or real estate, securities, or other property, retirement plan assets, charitable remainder trusts, and gift annuities.
The first step? We'd love to have one of our Life & Legacy Team Members visit you to talk about the program.
Helpful Documents
- Letter of Intent (LOI): Ready to commit to leaving a legacy gift to Judea Reform Life & Legacy Endowment? Fill out this form to state your intent to do so in your preferred timeframe.
- Sample Language for Giving Instrument: If you've already submitted a Letter of Intent and are ready to formalize your legacy gift, use this guide for sample language to use in your selected giving instrument to ensure that your gift is allocated to the Judea Reform Life & Legacy Endowment as you intend.
- Gift Confirmation Form: Once you've formalized your legacy gift, please let us know by filling out this non-binding Gift Confirmation Form. Once you do so, we will be pleased to welcome you as a member of our L'Dor V'Dor Legacy Gift Society.
Thank you to the individuals who have committed to remembering Judea Reform Congregation through the Life & Legacy Program with a gift in their will, trust, retirement account, life insurance policy, or with an immediate gift:
Gale & Peter Adland
Heidi & Ben Aycock
Sheldon Balbirer
Lois Eve Ballen
George Baroff z"l, in memory of Rose (Rishie) Baroff
Emily Berman & Jaime Stein
Roger & Farley Bernholz
Linda & David Birnbaum
Lisa Brachman & Robert Roubey
Joan Brannon
Chip & Jane Carnathan
Joan Cohen
Sherree & Marc Drezner
Bruce & Rebecca Elvin
Martin Feinstein & Vicki Kowlowitz
Andrew Geller & Peg Carlson
Cora & Paul Harrison
Ed & Judy Holland
Bruce & Barbara Jentleson
Ray Jones
Marc Joseph & Betsy Polk Joseph
Michelle & Kevin Kahn
Anna S. Klein
Lynne & Dick Kohn
Arnold M. Lerman
Seymour & Josephine Mauskopf
Jeff & Janice Monsein
Carrie & Doug Norry
Tina & Mitch Prinstein
Ziva & T.J. Raney
Larry & Nancy Rocamora
Deborah A. Roth
Sandra K. Roth
Jennifer Rudinger
Laurel Sherman, z"l
Barbara & Barry Silver
Steve Simon & Chris Pankow
Lila Singer
Barbara, z"l & Joel Smith z"l
Scott Stauble
Mandy & Graham Summerson
Heidi & Gary Tyson
Gerhard & Janet Weinberg
James & Bonnie Yankaskas
William & Caryn Zoffer
The Judea Reform Legacy Team Members are:
Lisa Brachman
Cora Harrison
Lynne Kohn
Norm & Sonna Loewenthal
Carrie Norry
Judith Ruderman
Barry & Barbara Silver
Steve Simon
Emily Young
To learn more about ways you can create a legacy of support for Judea Reform, contact our Executive Director, Emily Young at 919-489-7062, ext. 224 or by email.
Sat, April 1 2023
10 Nisan 5783
L'Dor V'Dor Legacy Gift Society
"It is important both to acknowledge the significance Judea Reform has held for me over the years and to help ensure the financial viability of the synagogue going forward, so that others can benefit as I have."
Judith Ruderman,
Past President,
L'Dor V'Dor Legacy Gift Society Member