membership

We are an informal and welcoming community committed to renewing vibrant, inclusive, and egalitarian Jewish life in the riverfront towns of Hudson County.

The most important membership benefit is being part of a place where our presence makes a difference and where, as each of us discovers or rediscovers Judaism, synagogue life becomes richer and more vital.

Members receive free admission to High Holiday services, discounts at various programs, preschool admission preference, learning center admission eligibility, our monthly newsletter, The Shofar, cemetery rights, and a voice in synagogue issues.

Membership is open to Jewish adults, and their partners, whether or not they are Jewish. Everyone is encouraged to participate in community life. Partners who are not Jewish, and who choose not to join, are warmly invited to participate in all synagogue events and services, and to receive the member discount at all fee-based events.

Synagogue operations and programs depend on member volunteers. This approach strengthens communal bonds, helps keep dues at a moderate level, and enables us to provide a vigorous range of programs such as:

The dues assessments listed below are valid March 1, 2013 through July 15, 2013

Dues are assessed according to five categories:

  • Household (two adults, with no children or any number of children)
    ($1,645 or $1605 if paid before July 15, 2013)
  • Age 30-69 (one adult, with no children or any number of children)
    ($820 or $795 if paid before July 15, 2013)
  • Age 27-29 ($415)
  • Age 21-26 ($155)
  • Full-time college or graduate student ($150)
  • Age 70 and over ($205)
  • Alumni ($55)

A child under the age of 21 who is not a college or graduate student, and who lives with a parent who is a USH member, is included in the parent's membership.

Members who prefer not to fulfill the volunteer requirement of helping at two synagogue events during the year may choose to buy out of that responsibility for $415 per person.

No qualified individual is ever denied membership for financial reasons. Confidential arrangements can be made by contacting VP Membership Elissa Aaronson.

Please complete an application. You can click on the "submit" button at the bottom of page 4 and email it to the USH office, or
click on the "print" button, which will send it to your printer. You can then send it via snail mail to USH (115 Park Ave., Hoboken, NJ 07030-3307).

If you join before July 15, 2013, and are in the "Household" or "Age 30-69" category, you may pay the discounted rate!

Household - $1,605
You can save $45 by mailing a check to the office.
Age 30-69 - $795
You can save $25 by mailing a check to the office.
Age 21-26 - $155
You can save $5 by mailing a check to the office.
Age 27-29 - $415
You can save $15 by mailing a check to the office.
Age 70 and older - $205
You can save $5 by mailing a check to the office.
Full-time college or graduate student - $150
You can save $5 by mailing a check to the office.
Alumni Membership - $55
(for USH members who have moved to other towns)
You can save $5 by mailing a check to the office.
Buy out of the Service Requirement - $415
Eliminates your requirement to do volunteer work
You can save $15 by mailing a check to the office.
115 Park Avenue, Hoboken, NJ 07030
201-659-4000