Thornhill Community Shul
The Hessie Gordon Memorial Fund
The Thornhill Community Shul (“TCS”)/Aish Learning Centre in conjunction with the Gordon Family is proud to announce the establishment of "The Hessie Gordon Memorial Fund" (The HGM Fund) .
Pursuant to the Mission Statement of The HGM Fund the fund was established in order to continue the incredible legacy of Hessie Gordon, of blessed memory, specifically in the area of teaching and understanding of life wisdom and human psychology through the prism of Torah.
The HGM Fund will be used to further the aforementioned Mission Statement by promoting causes that were dear to Hessie and also to provide a yearly lecture or Shabbaton in Toronto in her memory.
The HGM Fund was inaugurated at a special lecture given by Hessie Gordon’s, O”H’ son, Rabbi Chanan (Antony) Gordon of Los Angeles during Sukkoth of 2009.
Rabbi Avram Rothman, Rabbi of the Thornhill Community Shul, is proud to have this event and The HGM Fund as a part of the Thornhill Community Shul, where the late Hessie Gordon attended services and was a member for a number of years together with her husband Sol. As a friend of the Gordon family, Rabbi Rothman stressed the importance of honouring the memory and life of Hessie and continuing to educate people in the causes important to her.
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Hessie Gordon Memorial Fund Donor Information
Rabbi Chanan Gordon and Rabbi Avram Rothman
Co-creators of The Hessie Gordon Memorial Fund
Tax receiptable donations to the Hessie Gordon Memorial Fund are respectfully accepted by the Thornhill Community Shul and will be acknowledged to the Gordon family on the behalf of the donor.
Donations to the fund will be used to promote the teachings & beliefs of Mrs. Hessie Gordon and will be administrated by Rabbi Avram Rothman of the TCS and a member of the Gordon family.
How to donate:
Donations in the memory of Mrs Hessie Gordon may be made to the fund in the following manner:
- Checks made out to the “Thornhill Community Shul” with an accompanying note stating that the funds are for the HGM (Hessie Gordon Memorial). Checks should be sent to: Thornhill Community Shul, 949 Clark Avenue W, Thornhill, Ontario, L4J 8G6, Canada. Canadian tax receipts will be issued for all donations.
- Donors in the US may make checks out to Aish HaTorah and should, as well, add a note that the funds are for the HGM. These checks should be sent to the Canadian address of the Thornhill Community Shul, as noted above. US tax receipts will be issued for these donations.
- Credit card donations may be made to the fund by clicking here, filling in the requested information and donation amount and sending it through our secure server on this page.
- For those interested in donating to the HGM fund by wire transfer, simply contact Antony Gordon in L.A. at gordon18@aol.com or Rabbi Avram Rothman in Toronto at arothman@aish.com. Information regarding wire transfers in US or Canadian dollars has been organized and will be given to potential donors upon request.
All questions for further information should be sent to: theshul@aish.com or by phone to Rabbi Rothman at 905.764.1891 X 214.
Once again, all donations to the Hessie Gordon Memorial Fund will be used under the supervision of Rabbi Rothman and a member of the Gordon family. Donors and the community are encouraged to attend the inaugural event over the Sukkot holiday in October, 2009.
All donations to the HGM will be acknowledged in the donors name to the Gordon family.