A decedent’s estate properly paid a $246,000 claim to a Jewish synagogue when the Temple relied on the unsigned pledge to encourage others to participate in its campaign for a new building and endowment, the Supreme Court of Alabama has ruled. The fact that one of the co-executors was a member of the Temple and on one of its committees did not invalidate the payment. ( Ruttenberg v. Friedman, No. 1090600, 5/11/12 .) Harold Ruttenberg promised Knesseth Israel Temple $250,000 toward its capital and endowment campaign in the summer of 2003. He did not sign and return a pledge card, but did make a $4000 payment on his pledge in December of that year. When he died in 2005, the Temple asked for...