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“What we’ve found,” said joint co-ordinator of the NSNS council, Howard Robinson,” is that some people have significantly increased the amount they contribute because they are able to.”
This synagogue may be in England, but I've heard this sentiment more than a few times from American synagogues who've moved to a different membership model.
'Pay what you can' synagogue continues to grow
www.thejc.com
New Stoke Newington has dispensed with a fixed fee membership systemFeel good story!
Helena synagogue building set to return to Jewish community
religionnews.com
A group of Jews in Helena, Montana hopes to buy back a synagogue that was built more than a century ago and sold soon after for $1.A chance to make a tangible difference in the world!
Synagogues become eligible for grants to upgrade energy efficiency
www.jpost.com
The legislation was supported by the Orthodox Union, as well as a number of other religious organizations.
Rabbi Jeffrey Salkin posted this article today about the effects of COVID on synagogue worship. He's spot on but misses a really important point - COVID brought tons of people who NEVER come to in person worship and will likely not continue if streaming ends. What does this say about the state of synagogue worship?
religionnews.com/2021/11/08/synagogue-church-worship-covid/
They returned to synagogue. Now what?
religionnews.com
(RNS) — What we do not know yet is simply this: When they can come back to live, in-person worship, will they?78% of people ages 13-25 consider themselves at least slightly spiritual (including 60% of unaffiliated young people) and 71% say they are at least slightly religious (including 38% of the unaffiliated). But they're not coming to synagogue. What's it mean?
Gen Z is keeping the faith. Just don't expect to see them at worship.
religionnews.com
(RNS) — Young people’s trust in religious institutions is low, but trust in relationships with religious people is still extremely high.