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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]S/o the synagogue dues thread - as a protestant Christian I am surprised by how much the synagogue dues are and how up front the temple is about collecting them and joining. At our church (Presbyterian) they ask for a pledge from members, but they don't require any specific amount. [b]What you put into the hat on Sundays is then collected towards your pledge[/b]. But more than the fiscal issues, what surprised me is how up front the temple is about how much you should give. Which is to say - the temple seems much more comfortable dealing with money in a direct manner then my church is.

This reflects what I have experienced anecdotally, that my Jewish friends are much more comfortable talking about money then my Christian friends are. Would you say that 1) this generalization has merit and/or 2) there are cultural relationships with money which extend from our religions?

What do you think?

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How does the church/priest/church director know what you put into the collection hat? Do you tell him or her later, "I put $20 in every week, so I'm up to date?"[/quote]

In my synagogue, the Rabbi may or may not know who pays what.  Our set up is to provide services to all regardless of what people pay.  For example, individuals do not pay the B'nai Mitzvah tutors.  Rather, they synagogue pays it, and we pay the synagogue.  This is because there are members that can not afford the tutors.  But, we do not believe the spiritual value is tied to economic resources.  (this is why most Reform and Conservative Jews trend liberal).

When I had my medical problems, the Rabbi did not see if we were up to date.  Instead, she asked what our child was doing during the summer.  As we had a big summer vacation which was canceled, she got our daughter into a camp, and used her discretionary fund to cover it. And we were not current in our dues.  [/quote]

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