Donations to the Annual Campaign go toward the Temple’s greatest needs including building and operational expenses, security, membership support, and programming.
This fund ensures that everyone has access to membership regardless of ability to pay.
Link to 2026-2027 Memorial Plaque Fund.
Link to 2026-2027 Memorial Book Fund.
The Richard Wolff Human Needs Fund assists congregants and community members facing hardship.
Support special musical programs and events at the synagogue through the Ken Smith Music Fund.
One Sunday every month, volunteers gather at Am Shalom to pack and deliver hundreds of lunches through the Fanchon Simons Feeding the Hungry program. Contributions to the Fund support the purchase of food and other supplies.
Donate to Rabbi’s Discretionary Fund
Donate to Cantor’s Discretionary Fund.
Protect the future of Am Shalom for future generations.
Support worship at Am Shalom. A custom book plate will memorialize your gift.
Celebrate a simcha (a happy occasion), honor a friend, or memorialize a loved one by inscribing a brick in the beautiful Perlmutter Courtyard. Bricks come in two sizes.
Initiated October 9, 2023, this fund provides immediate, direct help to Israeli soldiers, soldiers’ families, reservists and civilians
Support Am Shalom’s memorial garden honoring the hostages and all who lost their lives on October 7, 2023.
Support our community’s efforts to provide ambulances in Israel.
This fund was established in honor of Jean Schur, a beloved 2nd grade teacher who taught at Am Shalom for 40 years. The Schur Young Children’s Library Fund provides funds to purchase children’s books for our library’s collection.
This fund maintains our library and technology facilities and provides support for expanding the collection.
Support Scholars-in-Residence and other special programs in honor of Am Shalom’s founding Rabbi.
Enhance learning opportunities at the synagogue.
Support educational programs at Am Shalom.
This fund supports our Inclusion Specialist, who collaborates with our educators to support students with diverse needs and disabilities.
Support educational programming at Am Shalom
Support educational programming at Am Shalom.
Support educational programming at Am Shalom.
The Ed Alpert Social Action Fund provides support for social action initiatives. The fund supports individuals and families in need both within our congregation and the greater Chicago community.
The Glencoe Community Garden was established by Am Shalom in honor of its 40th anniversary in Spring 2012. It is a sustainable, organic-practicing, food-producing mini-farm and garden that donates thousands of pounds of produce each season.
Every year, Am Shalom partners with area congregations to provide a warm Thanksgiving meal for people in need.
Contributions support scholarships for college-bound Soul Children of Chicago seniors.
Am Shalom supports The Ark’s annual High Holy Days collection through donations of food, household goods, and financial contributions.
The Meyers Family Fund purchases a tree in Israel in honor of each of our bet mitzvah students.
The Samuel Asher Sommer Firecracker Fund provides scholarships for Highland Park High School students in loving memory of Sam Sommer.
