I think that one of the reasons that Tzohar's policy was not to charge was in order to reach as many people as possible.
Yoni Ross | 07.14.09 - 4:14 am | #

Do they have a US address?
KT
joel rich | 07.14.09 - 11:48 am | #

You misunderstood the change of policy:
Tzohar will be charging a registration fee from couples - 180 NIS. This will go to cover part of the office expenses (rent, salaries, etc.). None of the 180 NIS will go to the rabbis.
Benny | Homepage | 07.15.09 - 5:00 am | #

That's a shame. The rabbis should get something, too.
ADDeRabbi | Homepage | 07.15.09 - 7:56 am | #

Tzohar won't charge membership fees b/c the leadership in Tzohar has admitted publicly that it is not a democratic organization opened to the public membership, but rather an amuta that is limited to a small number of Rabbis. This is really the seed of their inevitable demise - not opening up the amuta to lay membership and leadership. They essentially set up Tzohar as a modern orthodox version of the Roman Catholic Church...............
Ben Bayit | 07.16.09 - 4:51 pm | #