As part of our commitment to inclusion, TBA never wants financial hardship to prevent anyone from fully participating in congregational life. There are two ways we can assist families with demonstrated financial needs.

Direct Support

Our Clergy Discretionary Funds can be used to assist members in crisis. This can include but is not limited to help with making a mortgage or rent payment, paying utility or medical bills, or other unaffordable household expenses that threaten a member’s health and welfare. Please contact Rabbi Pokras or Rabbi Weiss directly if your family is in crisis. 

Financial Assistance for Membership Dues and Machane TBA Tuition

Each year, the Board of Directors empowers the Financial Aid Committee to allocate financial assistance for families unable to fully contribute their membership dues and religious school tuition due to a demonstrated financial need. The Financial Aid Committee abides by the following tenets to manage their work in alignment with our Jewish values:

• Kehillah – Community: We ensure that financial need does not stop anyone from participating in our community.
• Kavod – Honor: We preserve anonymity and privacy when making decisions. We do not share individual decisions with other members of our community and make our decisions without knowledge of who is asking for financial aid.
• Achrayut – Responsibility: We have a responsibility to our congregation to provide financial aid only when there is a demonstrated need. We work on a limited budget that is set by the Board of Directors.
• Tzedek – Fairness and Equity: We strive for equity and fairness in all our decisions. We use a consistent process for making financial aid decisions.
• Pashtut – Simplicity: We make our process as simple and transparent as possible for congregants to apply for financial aid, our committee and Temple staff to do our work. We use technology to automate when we can.