Membership - Kehilat Kesher / Community Synagogue of Tenafly & Englewood

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How to Become a Kesher Member!

Thank you for your interest in Kesher!

Kesher’s mission is to create a spiritual and respectful place for prayer and textual religious study, to actively participate in communal affairs, to maximize each individual's engagement in Torah study and to transmit Jewish values to the next generation. Our community was founded by eight families who moved to the area in 2000 with a vision to create a tight knit community that was more than just a "shul." Their vision was to create a dynamic, vibrant neighborhood in which people care about each others’ well being, take joy in each other's smachot, and are a comfort to one another during difficult times. These families celebrated all those things in the modern world that complement an Orthodox community.

In the years that have passed since, those eight families have seen their vision become reality. Now over 220 families strong, we at Kesher are proud of our welcoming environment and growing community rooted in our mission. We have just moved into our permanent home and are thrilled about the opportunities it provides as a meeting place for Tefila, chessed, and learning.

The membership dues options at Kesher include:

Basic Full Membership: $1,925

Youth Fee: $150 per child per year ( for children ages 3 year old to 6th graders), $50 per child (7th to 12th graders) max $450 per year.
Building Fund: $10,000, payable in $2,500 annual payments over 4 years (deferred for first year)
Security assessment: $250

Trustee Council: $5,400

Youth Fee: Waived
Annual Building Fund Payment: Waived
Security assessment: Waived
High Holidays: 2 free adult guests, 3 free child guests

President's Council: $10,000

Youth Fee: Waived
Annual Building Fund Payment: Waived
Security assessment: Waived
High Holidays: All guests free

Affiliate Membership:$750

Ability to rent facilities

MEMBERSHIP APPLICATION

Welcome to the Kesher neighborhood. We look forward to learning more about you and welcoming you to our community. Please fill out as much information as you would like to share on the form below. We will contact you shortly to discuss membership options. Contact Ruth in our office at Ruth@keshernj.com or 201-227-1117 if you need assistance.

* Member type

* Address 1

Address 2

* City

* State

* Zip

Home Phone

* Family Tribe

* Family Name

Spouse Last Name

Title

Spouse Title

* First name

* Spouse first name

Gender

Spouse gender

* Hebrew name (no parent name)

* Spouse Hebrew name (no parent name)

* Father's Hebrew name (no parent name)

* Father Tribe

* Spouse father's Hebrew name (no parent name)

* Spouse father Tribe

* Mother's Hebrew name

* Mother Tribe

* Spouse mother's Hebrew name (no parent name)

* Spouse mother's Tribe

* Email

Spouse email

Cell phone

Spouse cell phone

Birth date

Spouse birth date

Wedding anniversary

Please select how many children you have (regardless of age or where they live):

First Name

Middle Name

Last Name

Gender

Birthday

After Sunset

Tribe

Hebrew Name (no parent names)

Father Hebrew name (if different than adult on account)

Mother Hebrew name (if different than adult on account)

Cell Phone

Please select how many yahrzeits your family observes:

Full English Name of Deceased

Full Hebrew Name of Deceased

Gender of Deceased

Mourner in family

Relationship to Mourner

English Date of Death

After Sunset

Hebrew Date of Death

Cemetery

Other information (if needed)

Please don’t hesitate to contact me anytime to discuss any
concerns or questions please contact me at president@keshernj.com

Sat, December 5 2020
19 Kislev 5781

This Week at Kesher

Friday, December 4

4:09pm Candle Lighting

4:15pm Mincha/Kabbalat Shabbat outdoors in Hudson tent @Kesher and outdoors at Gross family @280 Morrow Rd., Englewood

Shabbat, December 5

Parshat Vayishlach

9:15am Shacharit inside Kesher sanctuary and outdoors @Gross family at 280 Morrow Rd.

DIVREI TORAH

Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks Z'l: BeThyself

Rabbi Shai Held: The Power of Compassion:
Or: Why Rachel’s Cries Pierce the Heavens

Rabbi Shlomo Riskin: Parshat Vayishlach

Rav Alex Israel: Cyclic History: The Doctrine of Ma'aseh Avot Siman L'Banim

3:25pm Daf Yomi

4:10pm Mincha in Hudson tent @Kesher

5:13pm Shabbat ends

Sunday, December 6

8:30am Shacharit in Hudson tent @Kesher

4:15pm Mincha/Maariv in Hudson tent @Kesher

Monday - Friday

Shacharit
6:30am Mon. inside Kesher

6:30am Tues./Wed. in the Hudson Tent @Kesher

6:30am Thurs. inside Kesher

6:30am Fri. in Hudson tent @Kesher

Maariv
7:00pm nightly in Hudson tent @Kesher

Daf Yomi at 8:30pm on Zoom

Tuesday, December 8, at 8:30pm
Drawing Wisdom: The Commentary of the Meshech Chochma on the Weekly Parsha on Zoom

KESHER ANNOUNCEMENTS

A Scholar in Your Residence
A Book Discussion with
Rabbi Dr. Joshua Berman on his new book
Ani Maamin
Sunday, January 17- 2 sessions at 10 am or 11am

Sign up here

Going crazy working at home? Rent an office at Kesher!

Members of the Kesher community can rent their own office (one of our five classrooms!),on a monthly basis, at competitive low rates – first come, first serve. Kesher will provide WiFi along with a desk and chair. Renters will not have to wear a mask inside their own office, but will be expected to wear masks in the common areas and bathrooms.

If interested or for more information, please contact Ruth.

Yahrtzeit Plaques

To order a memorial plaque in the new building click here.

Kesher Lockers

Members can sign up to rent a locker here.

If you shop on Amazon

Please start each session by clicking on this link.

You will be directed to to Amazon and Kesher will automatically be credited with a commission for each purchase.

GOOD & WELFARE

Misheberach List

We are reconstituting our misheberach list, to be used at our daily minyan each and every Monday and Thursday. Please click here to add the name of a friend or family member who is in need of healing. Even if it is a name you've added already, we are starting the list anew, so please add it again.

If you wish, include in the last column the description of the individual, so we know for whom we are davening (eg, "Rabbi Block's aunt Sarah").

Bereavement Notices

Sat, December 5 2020 19 Kislev 5781