Be a part of McHenry County Jewish Congregation for generations to come. When you create a Jewish legacy by gifting from your estate, you can help ensure that McHenry County provides a Jewish home into the future. L’Dor v’Dor . . .

Please find some verbiage below that can be crafted into your estate planning.

I give to the McHenry County Jewish Congregation, at 8617 Ridgefield Road, Crystal Lake, Illinois 60012, the sum of _____________, to be used for its general purposes.

I give to the McHenry County Jewish Congregation, at 8617 Ridgefield Road, Crystal Lake, Illinois 60012, the sum of _____________. I request that this gift be used to _______________________________.

I give to the McHenry County Jewish Congregation, at 8617 Ridgefield Road, Crystal Lake, Illinois 60012, in memory of _____________ my deceased _____________, the sum of _____________, to be used by that Congregation for its general purposes.

I give to the McHenry County Jewish Congregation, at 8617 Ridgefield Road, Crystal Lake, Illinois 60012, a sum equal to ______ percent of my residuary estate, to be used by that Congregation for its general purposes.

Even as Hurricane Dorian continues to batter the eastern seaboard, and the scope of the devastation in the Bahamas is just beginning to be known, the Jewish Federation of Chicago has launched an emergency relief fund to aid recovery efforts.

Donations to the Jewish Federation Hurricane Dorian Relief Fund can be made at donate.juf.org/disaster, by calling (312) 444-2869, or by sending a check payable to Jewish Federation Hurricane Dorian Relief Fund to 30 S. Wells Street, #3017, Chicago, IL 60606.

As always, 100% of collected funds will provide relief for those impacted by this disaster, with Federation absorbing all administrative costs. Federation works with long-established relief organizations on the ground to provide the most effective, efficient, and coordinated response. Past partners have included IsraAID, NECHAMA: Jewish Response to Disaster, and the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee.

We will continue to keep you informed as events unfold.

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From The Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Chicago: In response to hearing from many members of our community who are anguished about the situation at the nation’s southern border, the Jewish Federation has opened the Jewish Federation Fund for Asylum Seekers.

The Fund will provide temporary housing for those legally in the U.S. released from detention centers, legal representation, and case managers and advocates for unaccompanied and/or separated children, through three organizations.

• Jewish Family Service of San Diego (San Diego Rapid Response Network) runs a shelter for families released from detention and provides a safe place to people as they decide on next steps while waiting for an asylum court hearing. The families—who frequently have only the clothes on their backs when they are released—are provided with food, toiletries, clothing and toys for the children.
• The Young Center, based in Chicago, provides case management for unaccompanied and separated children. The laws governing asylum do not require proceeding in the “best interests of the child,” so the volunteer case managers provided by the Young Center work to achieve that level of care.
• RAICES provides free and low-cost legal services to asylum seekers and refugees at its five Texas offices.

To learn more about this effort please click on the link www.juf.org/asylum. If you have additional questions please contact Paula Harris, paulaharris@juf.org or (312) 444-2859.

Also, from The Chicago Jewish News: https://www.chicagojewishnews.com/2019/08/federations-fund-for-asylum-seekers/

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