Barbara and Allan Pekor z”l
“I feel that what I can do with my life beyond this earth is to give to future generations.” Some love stories take longer than others to play out but if they are truly bashert (destined to be), time knows no boundaries. For Barbara and Allan Pekor, a five-decade winding road led them to their […]
Alice Miller and Fran Levey
“When you are involved in a temple like Temple Beth Sholom, you WANT to support it. You want to leave a legacy so that your experience can be duplicated over and over and over.” For Alice Miller, former Executive Director of Temple Beth Sholom, and her wife, Fran Levey, it’s all about commitment: to one […]
Brielle and Etan Mark
“Temple Beth Sholom teaches us how to love being Jewish.” We came from different religious upbringings: Brielle grew up at Temple Beth Sholom (Rabbi Glickstein officiated at her brothers’ bar mitzvahs), while Etan was raised in a modern Orthodox household in Brooklyn. We were both inculcated with the importance of “being Jewish” from a young […]
London Family
“It’s the idea that the Temple will be here even when we are not.” For Susie and Ben London, proud parents of two young sons, Raif and Lane, making the decision to give to the Legacy Campaign was born out of a personal philosophy that’s been handed down through the generations. Ben tells us […]
Karson Family
Elie Wiesel once said, “Life is not made of years, but of moments.” We are charged with making our moments mitzvahs. We are charged with making our moments count! I grew up in Tuscaloosa, Alabama with only seven Jews in my high school. After moving to Miami, I met my wife, Arden Magoon. We got […]
Grossman Family
“We know we’re doing our part to plant the seeds so that a future family, like ours, can enjoy the fruit.” I grew up at Temple Beth Sholom, quite literally. I cannot think of a formative time in my life that Beth Sholom was not a part of. My very first friend – Foundation School. […]
Groff Family
“So many of our life’s pivotal moments have been marked at this sacred place, with our sacred community.” Jon and I joined Temple Beth Sholom 30 years ago. Our son Aaron was an infant and we wanted to join a congregation with robust opportunities for children. We had heard that TBS “does kids,” so […]
Leslie and Jeff Graff
We want to be viewed as people who cared about the Temple. It wasn’t passive caring, it was active. We participated, we talked, and we listened. The importance of contributing a legacy gift is significant to Leslie and Jeff Graff and their daughters, Erica, and Brittany. Leslie and Jeff, who have been Temple Beth Sholom […]
Linda and Fred Friedman
“Our legacy will help the Temple to remain a lifelong focus of activity for all ages, as it has been for us.” Temple Beth Sholom has been a part of Linda and Fred’s lives since they joined when their son Marc entered nursery school over forty-five years ago, and Andy followed. Rabbi Kronish overwhelmed […]
Ann Bussel
“Our family moves with the times; Judaism is an evolving way of life. Our values are set but are modified to reflect contemporary times.” Temple Beth Sholom has been a big influence in my life. Growing up in Miami Beach during World War II and the subsequent creation of the State of Israel in 1948, […]