Jewish New Year

AlphaFrog · #1 09-22-2006, 07:39 AM

Someone needs to buy Buttonz a dictophone so she doesn't have to mess with that silly spacebar.

Taualumna · #2 09-22-2006, 08:12 AM

Have a great New Year's!

PinkandGreenJ · #3 09-22-2006, 09:04 AM

While $125 is expensive, it costs even more to join a temple. At our temple, that is the only way you can get High Holiday tickets, unless you have special needs, are of limited income, etc. Full membership can be as much as $5000/year not including hebrew school, etc.

For Christians, think of it this way- we don't give every week. We give upfront or pay for tickets. That is the equivalent of the collection plate.

AlphaFrog · #4 09-22-2006, 09:12 AM

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Originally Posted by PinkandGreenJ

While $125 is expensive, it costs even more to join a temple. At our temple, that is the only way you can get High Holiday tickets, unless you have special needs, are of limited income, etc. Full membership can be as much as $5000/year not including hebrew school, etc.

For Christians, think of it this way- we don't give every week. We give upfront or pay for tickets. That is the equivalent of the collection plate.

Does that include guest passes, or are they extra?

tunatartare · #5 09-22-2006, 09:18 AM

They're extra at my temple.

The main reason for this is that the High Holy Days are the time when everyone and their mother goes to synangogue and it's basically the only time when every single synagogue will be filled to capacity and then some.

LPIDelta · #6 09-22-2006, 09:23 AM

Every day I learn something new on GC--

I am sorry if this is a stupid question--Does every temple sell tickets or is this a crowd control method on the holidays?

tunatartare · #7 09-22-2006, 09:25 AM

Every temple sells tickets for the High Holy Days.

PinkandGreenJ · #8 09-22-2006, 09:36 AM

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Originally Posted by Heather17

Every day I learn something new on GC--

I am sorry if this is a stupid question--Does every temple sell tickets or is this a crowd control method on the holidays?

Both! Some temples have so many people that they have different services in different locations as well- so, it is a way to raise money, keep it to a certain number and control traffic, etc. of those numbers.

AlphaFrog · #9 09-22-2006, 09:33 AM

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Originally Posted by KLPDaisy

The main reason for this is that the High Holy Days are the time when everyone and their mother goes to synangogue and it's basically the only time when every single synagogue will be filled to capacity and then some.

That reminds me of the guy at my LCMS church when I was growing up that complained that the regulars should stay home and leave room for the Easter/Christmas Christians on those days.

MysticCat · #10 09-22-2006, 11:03 AM

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Originally Posted by AlphaFrog

That reminds me of the guy at my LCMS church when I was growing up that complained that the regulars should stay home and leave room for the Easter/Christmas Christians on those days.

Chreasters we call them.

Happy New Year to all celebrating the High Holy Days!

aephi alum · #11 09-22-2006, 10:47 AM

L'Shana Tova!

In most synagogues, members can buy tickets for family members, and non-members can also purchase tickets. Usually, family tickets are sold for some nominal fee, while non-member tickets are very expensive (to encourage you to join - as long as you're paying so much for tickets, you might as well kick in a few hundred (or thousand) more and become a member).

A few years ago, when my husband and I were engaged, my ILs invited me to services at their shul; the shul wanted to charge them SIX HUNDRED DOLLARS for my ticket, because I wasn't family yet

, but my MIL badgered them as only my MIL can badger, and eventually they sold me a ticket at the family rate.

For the past couple of years, my ILs (who have since resigned their membership in their synagogue) have come to our synagogue for services. I will see them tonight. (Ughh... pass the Manischevitz...)