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[quote=Anonymous]IME, many people start to think more about synagogue membership once they have a family and children. Often, the main benefit to membership is access to religious school. That's not universal, of course, but when you compare who is paying in your "strata" with a graduate dues system, it will be mostly families with children.

So, I think it is fairer than thinking you are being purely compared to a random cross section of the population in terms of availability of your income. And, of course, as people have said, if you truly have a special circumstance, you can always talk to the business office.

We actually did discuss dues with our business office. Our synagogue seems pretty strict on the 3% of AGI if you only read the website. But according the woman I spoke to, they have a special arrangement with a substantial portion of the membership. The only time this takes more than a pro forma phone call is if you are asking for a huge reduction - under a $500 per year for a family or under $100/year for a single[/quote]

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