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A Time to Build

Build the next chapter of Jewish life in Buffalo

A donor-level vision for renewing the Jewish Discovery Center into an even more vibrant home for Jewish learning, community, hospitality, and care.

Give on Zeffy Naming Opportunities
53+Years of service since 1972
3Pillars: Education, Community, Giving
$1.5MBuilding naming opportunity
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Reimagine Jewish Life in Buffalo Building a center for Jewish discovery, experience, and care.
Vision

A home for the entire community

A place where everyone feels at home, where children learn, parents pass down heritage, seniors connect, and the sacred and the everyday come together in warmth and belonging.
Imagine the Jewish Discovery Center

Warmth, dignity, and belonging

The renovation campaign positions the Jewish Discovery Center as a renewed home for the Buffalo Jewish community, built on education, hospitality, and community support. The renewed building includes a multipurpose synagogue and ballroom, adult education center, children’s classrooms, a modern commercial kitchen, and a welcoming library.

Parallax Renderings

Experience the future building

The campaign renderings present a welcoming lobby, a signature ballroom/sanctuary, a bird’s-eye space plan, and hospitality/education spaces.
Signature Space

Multi-Purpose Synagogue & Ballroom

A premier space for prayer, celebration, lectures, dinners, and milestone events.

Lobby rendering

Event Lobby / Lounge

Elegant welcome, connection, and hospitality.

Bird's eye view

Bird’s-Eye Layout

Flexible space planning for vibrant community use.

Commercial kitchen classrooms and library

Kitchen, Classrooms & Library

Hospitality, education, and enrichment under one roof.

Donor Impact

Already transforming Jewish life

The Jewish Discovery Center already reaches Buffalo through learning, care, and Jewish experience programming.
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Learning and discovery

Learning & Discovery

Adult classes, children’s programs, tutorials, and media outreach connecting people to timeless Jewish wisdom.

Care and share

Care & Share

Hospitality, home-cooked meals, Taste of Shabbat gift bags, and Smile on Seniors.

Jewish experience

Jewish Experience

Shabbat and holiday celebrations, services, outreach, and traditions brought directly into Jewish homes.

Naming & Dedication

Leave a lasting legacy

Major opportunities range from Building Naming at $1,500,000 to mezuzahs at $1,200 each, with Wall of Honor levels beginning at $1,800 and flexible pledge options over time.
OpportunityAmount
Building Naming$1,500,000
Shul / Ballroom$500,000
Event Lobby / Lounge$360,000
Adult Education Center & Kiddush Room$250,000
Meat / Parve Kitchen$250,000
Hospitality Suite$150,000
Dairy Kitchen$130,000
Library & Conference Room$100,000
Rabbi’s Suite$100,000
Jewish Enrichment Entrance & Lobby$100,000
Children’s Play Room$90,000
Jewish Enrichment Dining Hall$75,000
OpportunityAmount
Classrooms (x3)$50,000 each
Shul / Ballroom Furniture$50,000
Bimah$30,000
Ner Tamid (Eternal Light)$18,000
Coffee Station$18,000
Amud (Podium)$10,000
Mezuzahs (x30)$1,200 each
Aron Kodesh (Holy Ark)Reserved
Visionary$50,000
Founder$25,000
Pillar$18,000
Builder$10,000
Benefactor / Supporter / Friend$5,400 / $3,600 / $1,800
Naming opportunities page
Wall of Honor page

Wall of Honor

Recognition levels from Friend to Visionary, plus flexible pledge options.

Our commitment
Our Commitment

Built on decades of service

Since 1972, Rabbi Heschel and Mrs. Lea Greenberg have dedicated their lives to nurturing Jewish life and tradition in Buffalo, inspiring decades of transformative outreach, learning, and community building.