Contributing Membership Guidance

Kol Hadash welcomes everyone, regardless of ability to contribute financially. If you select Contributing Membership, please consider the following per-household costs and suggested guidelines when you decide how much to pledge.

•  If you do not feel comfortable with a Family Supporting Membership, we suggest a minimum pledge of $2,230 to cover the core, non-school activities of the congregation — Rabbi Chalom as a full-time rabbi, facility rental, music for services, increased security, etc. ($1,500) — and the associated administrative costs ($500).
• If you intend to enroll a child in Sunday school, please know that your Sunday school fees of ~$500 is a fraction of the ~$3,700 per student that Kol Hadash invests in the Sunday school. As in most Sunday schools, the congregation subsidizes this investment in the future of Humanistic Judaism. (The $720 shown in the chart above is the total cost of the school divided by all member households.)
• If you are primarily interested in High Holiday services, we suggest a minimum pledge of $600 per family. This amount equals what we previously charged a non-member family to attend High Holiday services, plus our per-member fees to the Society for Humanistic Judaism.
• If this is your first year at Kol Hadash and you are unable to afford a higher amount, we suggest a minimum pledge of $365—$1 per day.
• At minimum, we ask for a commitment of at least $125 to cover our marginal out-of-pocket costs for each member (dues to the Society for Humanistic Judaism, plus printing, postage).