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MEMBERSHIP COMMITMENT

The actual annual cost to provide you with congregational services and programs amounts to approximately $2,657 per household. Many members will commit to that full amount and more, which allows us to sustain membership for everyone regardless of the amount they are able to commit.

Regardless of financial constraints, all prospective members are invited to apply for membership.
 
All members receive the following benefits: 

• Relationship with clergy for spiritual counseling and life cycle events 
• High Holy Day admission for your household 
• Eligibility for Kol Ami Religious School and fulfillment of B’nei Mitzvah education & beyond 
• Opportunities for embracing new relationships and spiritual experiences 
• Kol Ami is a diverse congregation whose members range from young families with children to seniors living on fixed incomes. The annual membership commitment is based on the cost of operating the synagogue factoring in the number of members to establish a fair estimate of the cost per member. All members are entitled to equal participation; however, not all members can equally contribute financially.
  
  Our Pillars of Kol Ami was established to provide economic security to Kol Ami. Funds raised through the Pillars Program are used to make up the shortfall in membership commitments resulting from those members who are not able to give at the recommended commitment amount.
  
  We invite you to join the Pillars of Kol Ami to ensure our financial security and to sustain our vision of a “Home of Joyful Judaism for All.” As we learn in the Talmud, “All Jews are responsible for one another.” (Sh’vu’ot 39a) As a Jewish community and congregation, our lives are intertwined whereby each of us contributes time, money, or energy to make the whole greater.
  
  For members who would like to give above the actual annual cost of $2,550 per year, but not at the Pillar level, we invite you to become a Benefactor. Recognition of Benefactor status will be listed on the Kol Ami website and at High Holiday services, always with the option of anonymity.
  
  Pillars Levels of Support:

 

• Builder $5,000+
• Designer $9,000+
• Architect $12,000+
• Chai $18,000+

For those participating in the Pillars of Kol Ami Program, we offer some additional membership benefits, which are as follows:

• Fulfillment of your annual membership commitment
• Additional High Holy Day guest tickets upon request
• Recognition on the Kol Ami website (option to be kept anonymous)
• Acknowledgement of Pillar status at High Holy Days (option to be kept anonymous)
• Reserved covered parking space at High Holy Day services (Designer level and above)
• Reserved covered parking at Kol Ami when requested (Architect level and above)
• Special donor recognition events during the year

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