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 admission to High Holy Days 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. Everyone is encouraged to participate in community life. Partners who are not Jewish 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:
- Kaplan Family Learning Center
- Kaplan Cooperative Preschool
- Adult Education
- Social Action
- Cultural Events, such as the Winter Culture Series and Casino Night, Las Vegas-style games, with cabaret
- Cub Scouts
Dues are assessed according to five categories: Alumni ($50); Full-time college or graduate student ($125); Age 21-26 ($125); Age 27-29 ($365); Age 30-69 ($695); Age 70 and over ($200).
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 $350 per person.
Through the end of July, 2008, adults age 30-69 who purchase their membership on-line receive a $30 discount!
No qualified individual is ever denied membership for financial reasons. Confidential arrangements can be made by contacting Membership Vice President Monique Haas at membership@HobokenSynagogue.org or 201-792-4360.
Please complete an application and send it to office@HobokenSynagogue.org, or
snail mail (115 Park Ave., Hoboken, NJ 07030).
| Alumni Membership (for USH members who have moved to other towns) - $50 |
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| Full-time college or graduate student - $125 | |
| Age 21-26 - $125 | |
| Age 27-29 - $365 | |
| Age 30-69 - $665 -- only through the end of July! |
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| Age 70 and older - $200 | |
| Service Requirement - $350 Eliminates your requirement to do volunteer work |
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