We offer an outstanding lineup of programming and educational opportunities for everyone!

Regardless of where you are, spiritually or financially, talk to us.

Some Benefits of Being a Kol Ami Member

  • Pastoral Care – counsel and support from our clergy for life cycle events in times of joy, difficulty, and bereavement.

  • Eligibility to enroll your children in religious school and the youth b’nei mitzvah program.

  • Member discount at the Strauss Early Childhood Education Center.

  • Membership in the Union for Reform Judaism

  • Member discounts to URJ camps and NFTY youth programs

  • Member discounts to Jewish Lifelong Learning classes

  • Member discounts for Shabbat and holiday dinners

  • Opportunity to purchase cemetery plots and memorial plaques at a reduced rate

At Kol Ami, we seek to build a strong connection with you and your family and to create a joyful atmosphere where your membership is a meaningful and lasting part of your life.

Membership

Sustaining a community of sharing, education, spiritual fulfillment, and outstanding pastoral support for all life cycle events requires healthy financial support. That support is delivered through annual membership commitments and donations.  They are the critical source of revenue for the operation of our synagogue. 

The actual annual cost to provide you with congregational services and programs amounts to approximately $2,550 per member household. Many members will commit to that full amount and more, which allows us to sustain membership for everyone regardless of the amount they can commit. 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.

Commitment Levels

  • Annual Commitment of $1-2,550

    Can be billed monthly.

  • Annual Commitment of $2,551-4,999

    Can be billed monthly.

  • 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.

    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:

    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 event during the year