Single Membership
$1000
Until Rosh Hashana 5786
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Membership
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Membership in Mekor Habracha
Choose from annual membership options below or connect directly by email for payment support.
Join or renew
We offer 2 simple ways to join or renew:
We try to make everyone, member & nonmember alike, feel welcome in our community. Visitors to our shul speak glowingly about the way we assist them in so many ways.
Mekor Habracha cannot exist and provide so many services without paying members and the generosity of donors. The Center City Jewish life that you enjoy depends on Mekor Habracha, and Mekor Habracha depends on membership dues. When you join, you become part of a shul community which will always feel great devotion to its loyal members.
Membership Categories & Rates
Year 5786 (2025-2026) membership rates for new and renewing members:
Couple/Family Membership
$2,000
Until Rosh Hashana 5786
Join nowStudent Membership
$500
Until Rosh Hashana 5786
Join nowWe also request a suggested donation of $100 as a security fee.
We also request a $180 eruv fee to support the Center City Eruv.
Please Note: If you joined sometime during the year and paid for a year's membership, your following year's dues will be prorated.
Why join
Why Join?
We try to make everyone, member & nonmember alike, feel welcome in our community. Visitors to our shul speak glowingly about the way we assist them in so many ways.
But our shul can't live on love alone! Mekor Habracha cannot exist and provide so many services without paying members and the generosity of donors. The Center City Jewish life that you enjoy depends on Mekor Habracha, and Mekor Habracha depends on membership dues.
Benefits of Membership
Community life
- A warm, inviting community that welcomes people of all ages & levels of observance
- Shabbat, holiday, and weekday services, for you and your visiting family, in a beautiful, handicapped accessible space in the heart of Center City
- Kiddushim every Shabbat & Yom Tov
- Community Shabbat & Yom Tov meals
- Special programming & holiday festivities for both children & adults
- Torah study and special classes at all levels, from beginner to advanced
- Halachic, spiritual, and life guidance
- A plethora of Kosher eateries under responsible supervision
- A fully functioning Eruv that covers all of Center City and adjoining neighborhoods
- And the countless other ways Mekor Habracha enriches Jewish life in Center City and beyond!
Member extras
- Free High Holiday seats & discounted guest rates
- Meaningful, Jewish-oriented Children's Program
- Community-wide announcements of life cycle events
- A warm, caring community to celebrate your joyful occasions, such as graduations, weddings & births, and support you during difficult times, such as illness, loss of loved ones, & commemoration of yahrtzeits
- Mekor's meal train to help during those events
- For life cycle ceremonies & celebrations (e.g., bris; baby naming), use of shul at no charge (conditions apply)
- Discounts on Kiddush sponsorships ($295 for members / $360 for non-members)
- Discounts on shul rentals for private events
- Discounts on certain special programs & meals
- Invitation to Annual Mekor Habracha Meeting
- Classes to assist potential converts become productive members of the Jewish community
- And much, much more!
How to join or renew
How to Join or Renew
Use this form OR Email mekorhabracha@gmail.com. Tell us if you're renewing or joining for the first time, and please specify the type of membership and method of payment you will use (Venmo, Paypal, personal check, etc.).
- Tell us whether you are joining for the first time or renewing.
- Include your preferred membership type.
- Let us know your preferred payment method.
- Reach out directly if you need a payment plan or reduction.
Support available
We never turn anyone away for lack of funds. If you need a payment plan or reduction, call (215) 525-4246 or email the shul.
Outside Center City?
Auxiliary Membership
Auxiliary Membership rates are available for those living outside Center City Philadelphia.
It is intended for alumni and others outside the Philadelphia region who want to stay connected to Mekor. See the full details, rates, and request form on the dedicated page.