Types of Memberships and Fees
Membership at The First Narayever Congregation is open to anybody in the Jewish community. Membership is for a one-year period beginning Rosh Hashana. Each membership is for one individual and minor children. Payment can be made by cheque or Visa. High Holy Day Tickets are issued on receipt of payment.
| Membership: | $760.00 | Includes Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur tickets for one adult, annual dues for one adult and pre B’nei Mitzvah children, and Cemetery privileges*.Each new member is also assessed a one-time fee of $600 for the building fund, which may be spread across three years. |
| Young Adult Membership | $306.00 | Non-student under 30 years old (full membership privileges) |
| Student Membership: | $125.00 | Full time post-secondary students until the age of 30. Please provide proof of your current student status. |
| Post Bar/Bat Children: | $48.00 | Includes Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur ticket |
| Children’s ticket for High Holy Days: | $25.00 | Although children (19 and under) of members are considered members, each child much have his or her own ticket for the High Holy Day services |
| Associate: | $260.00 | Associate: Open to individuals living more than 100 kms. from Toronto or individuals living within 100 kms from Toronto who are members in good standing of a recognized synagogue. No voting or Rabbi privileges. No building fund requirement. No burial plot. |
| Friends of Narayever: | $54.00 | Non-Member category, receive bulletin and other shul materials |
* The Narayever provides burial plots at Bathurst Lawn Cemetery for members who have been in good standing for at least five years. The Board will sell a plot to new members at a cost that decreases over their first five years of membership and to former members who wish to rejoin the Narayever. Please contact the shul office for the specific associated costs for new and returning members.
No one will be turned away based on financial considerations. When financial hardships do not allow payment of the full fee, dues adjustments can be made in confidence by contacting the Membership Chair.
Rabbi Ed Elkin (416- 487-4200 or rabbi@narayever.ca) or the Membership Chair can answer any further questions regarding membership. To join, please print the membership form (fillable form), fill it in and mail it to the office; or email it to us at info@narayever.ca; or call the office a 416-927-0546.
We look forward to welcoming you as a member of the First Narayever Congregation.