Membership Plans

There are three different membership plans to meet everyone’s needs:

United Hebrew Community of New York

How Do You Know Which Plan Is Best for You?

  • If you are under the age of 60 and you want coverage for yourself with or without your family (spouse and children), you should consider REGULAR / FAMILY MEMBERSHIP.

  • If you are over the age of 60 and do not already have ownership rights to a grave, reserved or designated, in your name, then you should consider LIFE MEMBERSHIP.

  • If you are over the age of 60 and already have ownership rights to a grave reserved or designated in your name, then you should consider SPECIAL MEMBERSHIP.

Anyone can enroll another person as a member.

The United Hebrew Community of New York is aware that some individuals are unfortunately ill, residents in care facilities, or are even confined in a hospital. Therefore, a family member or a friend can enroll them as a Life Member or a Special Member. 

REGULAR / FAMILY MEMBERSHIP

DEFINITION OF A FAMILY UNIT

Regular / Family Membership includes:

             • The Head of Household and the Spouse, if married,
                           • Sons up to 18 years of age*
                           • Daughters who have never married.

NOTE: THE MEMBERSHIP IS MAINTAINED IN THE NAME OF THE HEAD OF THE FAMILY UNIT

ONLY $50.00 Annual Dues

for the entire family, plus a nominal initiation fee based on the age of the head of the family unit and the spouse, if applicable.

* A Son between 18 and 19 is entitled to membership in his own name, with a signed application for membership and no fee for the first year. Membership is maintained, after 19, by paying an initiation fee of only  $1.00, plus half of the annual dues until his 22nd birthday.

Every Regular / Family Member in good standing, and member of their family unit, is entitled to the following:

MEMBERSHIP BENEFITS:

  • Hearse
  • Plain Traditional Coffin
  • Shroud
  • Tahara (traditional preparation of the remains)
  • Grave from a select group of cemeteries (see cemeteries )
  • The United Hebrew Community of New York pays the cemetery $100.00 towards the cost of opening the grave at the time of the funeral regardless of the price that the cemetery charges.

Anyone can enroll another person as a Regular/Family Member.

Request a Quote

All the membership benefits provided are subject to

and in accordance with the rules, regulations,

and the Constitution of the

United Hebrew Community of New York.

LIFE MEMBERSHIP

  • This plan is available for those 60 and above who do not already have ownership rights, reservations, or designations of graves in their name.
  • Life Members are enrolled as individuals or as couples.
  • There is no age limit or health requirement for this membership.
  • The cost of Life Membership varies in accordance with date(s) of birth and with the cemetery selected for reservation by the member or the member’s representative on the day they join.
  • Life Members DO NOT pay Annual Dues.

MEMBERSHIP BENEFITS:

  • Hearse
  • Plain Traditional Coffin
  • Shroud
  • Tahara (traditional preparation of the remains)
  • Grave(s) Reserved on the date of the Completed Membership Application (see cemeteries)
  • The United Hebrew Community of New York pays the cemetery $55.00 towards the cost of opening the grave at the time of the funeral regardless of the price that the cemetery charges.

Anyone can enroll another person as a Life Member.

Request a Quote

All the membership benefits provided are subject to and in accordance with,

the rules, regulations, and the Constitution of the

United Hebrew Community of New York.

SPECIAL MEMBERSHIP

  • This plan is available for those 60 and above who already have ownership rights, reservations, or designations of graves in their name.
  • Special Members are enrolled as individuals or as couples.
  • There is no age limit or health requirement for this membership.
  • The cost of Special Membership is based on date(s) of birth on the day they join.
  • Special Members DO NOT pay Annual Dues.

MEMBERSHIP BENEFITS:

  • Hearse
  • Plain Coffin
  • Shroud
  • Tahara (traditional preparation of the remains)

Anyone can enroll another person as a Special Member.

Request a Quote

All the membership benefits provided are subject to

and in accordance with the rules, regulations,

and the Constitution of the

United Hebrew Community of New York.

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Remember that member families have been known to

Save Thousands of Dollars

at the time of a funeral.

However, many of the Participating Funeral Directors, as an additional benefit, also reduce their basic price for their professional services as well as for the use of their building should the family choose to have a funeral home service.

 

This "Society Allowance" adds to the savings of the Funeral Home Charges on a funeral bill, creating additional savings for you and your family.

These directors, at their funeral homes, will provide the benefits to our families without additional charges for these benefit items (the hearse, the plain traditional coffin, the Tahara, and the shroud).

 

Other funeral directors will charge the family retail charges for the benefits.

Should a family choose to engage a funeral director who does not participate with our organization, the United Hebrew Community of New York will pay the family’s funeral director or the family directly the exact amount it pays to its participating directors.

 

In ALL cases, this will NOT cover the total cost of these items charged to the family by their own funeral director.