Darchei Noam’s membership contribution structure helps our members budget their support for our community. It is based on increasing levels of support as members become more financially stable and an automated monthly payment process so that both members and the office can budget more effectively. We have also set up a confidential Membership Contribution Relief Process to help those who want to be members but are finding it difficult to meet the financial obligations of membership. Members will find details on our Members’ Portal here; non-members can check the following site or contact the office for details.

There is no relief process for High Holy Days memberships, for which adults in all age categories pay the same contribution rate; the sheer volume of High Holy Days members makes this impossible. However, if you are unable to afford High Holy Days membership, you can benefit from our member contribution relief process by joining as a full member!

Expected monthly membership contributions for those not seeking relief are shown in the table above; we will issue a charitable donation tax receipt for 100% of your membership contribution as well as all additional donations. A New Member is entitled to the New Member rate for 12 months from the date of joining. The New Member rate increases on January 1 of each year when all of the membership contribution amounts are determined.

Your age category is determined by your age on January 1 of the contribution year. Memberships are individual. The amount payable per family living at the same address is the sum of the adults in the various age groups. Members are asked to pay through monthly automatic deposits arranged by Electronic Fund Transfer (EFT) from their bank to ours. This reduces administrative costs. A credit card fee of approximately 2% will be added to anyone who elects that payment option. There is an option to pay the full year in January, which is calculated at 12 times the amounts shown in the table.