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Sample Bequest Language

Help the Jewish community address its most pressing current needs by making an unrestricted bequest:

I bequeath $_______________________  (or _____% of my residuary estate) to [Jewish charitable organization]

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Provide income for the Jewish community each year in perpetuity by making a bequest to establish an endowment fund:

I bequeath $________________________ (or ______% of my residuary estate) to the [Jewish charitable organization] to establish an endowment fund to be used for its general purposes.

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Support a specific agency or your favorite field of interest, every year in perpetuity, by making a designated bequest to establish an endowment fund:

I bequeath $________ (or ______% of my residuary estate) to the [Jewish charitable organization] to establish an endowment fund to support ___________________________
(the Jewish Family Service, charitable needs in Israel, Jewish education, the Jewish Home, etc.)