We believe that Jewish community, Jewish wisdom, and Jewish learning should be accessible to anyone who is or feels Jewish. In fact, we believe that community, wisdom, and learning should be accessible to everyone, full stop.

We also believe that the people who dedicate their lives and work cultivating community, wisdom, and learning should be compensated well. Unfortunately, through history, these have often been life-paths that many open hearted, passionate, skilled people pursue at the cost of their own material and financial stability.

Our $36/month membership fee is based on our desire to balance those two values.

Membership fees and all donations will go toward:

1. Covering costs, primarily compensating our small, dedicated team.

2. Growing our team. We are committed to School of Living Jewishly reflecting the rich diversity of Jewish life, and we know that that must come from within. In our hiring plan, we are committed to hiring people whose heritage and life experiences span across the range of Jewish experience, particularly those who are often underrepresented in mainstream Jewish organizations.

3. Building an honorarium fund from which we will be able to appropriately compensate guest speakers, workshop hosts, and educators with whom we will partner to continuously grow the educational offerings of the School of Living Jewishly.

If the cost is prohibitive to you, and you would like to join us, we do not want money to be a barrier, particularly to those who experience economic disadvantage due to race, class, age, ability, etc. Please email school@livingjewishy.org, we will work with you to find an agreement that will work well for all of us.