Shabbat & service reminders
Send candle-lighting times, a reminder about Friday-night and Shabbat-morning services, or a note about this week's guest speaker, Torah portion, or kiddush sponsor.
✡️ For Synagogues & Jewish Communities
SMS and text messaging built for synagogues
Reach every member of your congregation in seconds — Shabbat and service reminders, High Holy Day logistics, yahrzeit notices, and tzedakah appeals. No app to download, no email that goes unread. 98% of texts get read within minutes.
Why text
Email gets buried. The bulletin gets recycled. A text gets read.
Most synagogues rely on the weekly email and the printed bulletin, and hope members see them. They don't always. When you need a minyan, when a yahrzeit is coming up, or when it's time for the Kol Nidre appeal, you need to reach people — not just the few who opened the newsletter.
Everything a synagogue needs to stay connected
High Holy Days & festivals
Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur seating and schedules, Passover and Sukkot logistics, Hanukkah and Purim events — everything members need to know, sent straight to their phone.
Yahrzeit reminders
Send a gentle reminder before a loved one's yahrzeit — the date, the service time, and an invitation to come say Kaddish with the community. It's the kind of touch members never forget.
Tzedakah & the annual appeal
Send a giving link for the Kol Nidre appeal, the building fund, or your annual campaign. Members give from their phone in seconds and receive an instant, tax-deductible receipt.
Religious school, b'nai mitzvah & events
Hebrew school reminders and closings, b'nai mitzvah coordination, adult-education classes, and event RSVPs — collected and counted for you, no clipboard required.
Two-way conversations
Members reply with questions about membership, lifecycle events, or programs, and your team answers from one shared inbox instead of a dozen personal phones.
✡️ Mass texting
Reach your whole congregation in one message
Type it once, drop in each member's first name, and send to the whole congregation — or schedule it to go out before Shabbat. Works on every phone, Hebrew included, with no app for anyone to install.
- Send to your whole list or just one group
- Personalize with first names automatically
- Schedule before Shabbat or set it to repeat
💙 Live giving
Make the annual appeal a moment, not a mailing
Put a live giving total on the screen during the Kol Nidre appeal or your gala and watch the room respond. A QR code and a text-to-give keyword let everyone give from their seat — no envelopes, no pledge cards to chase.
- Live total on any screen or projector
- QR code plus text to give
- Receipts and tax statements handled automatically
🔑 Grow your list
Let members join by texting one word
Put “Text SHALOM to 53445” in the bulletin, on the lobby screen, and at the welcome desk. New members opt themselves in, and you build a real list you own — not a follower count on someone else's app.
- Text-in keywords to join announcements
- Separate keywords for giving, youth, or events
- Every signup is opt-in and easy to leave
What synagogues use it for
A few of the things congregations send every week.
- Need a minyan? Text the community and fill the room.
- Send candle-lighting and service times before Shabbat.
- Remind a family about an upcoming yahrzeit and the Kaddish service.
- Run the Kol Nidre appeal with a live total on the screen.
- Send High Holy Day seating, parking, and schedule details.
- Remind parents about Hebrew school closings and pickup times.
- Coordinate a b'nai mitzvah — service times, honors, and details.
- Reach every member with a security or weather alert instantly.
How it works
Up and running before this Shabbat
1
Bring in your congregation
Upload the members you already have, or start fresh with a text-in keyword you put in the bulletin. We handle the opt-ins so you stay compliant.
2
Write your message
Type it once, add first names if you like, and send now or schedule it for before Shabbat. Send in English, Hebrew, or both.
3
Watch it land
98% delivery, read within minutes. Replies come back to a shared inbox, and giving links collect tzedakah and send receipts on their own.
“We used to email the yahrzeit list and half of it never got read. Now one text goes out and families come to say Kaddish. During the Kol Nidre appeal, the live total on the screen raised more than the pledge cards ever did.”
— Synagogue leadership, KindEngage congregationFAQ
Frequently asked questions
Have questions? We have answers. Can't find what you're looking for? Contact our team.
No. KindEngage uses regular SMS text messages, so it works on every phone — there's nothing for your congregation to install, sign up for, or log in to. They just receive a text like they would from a friend.
Yes, and it's built to keep you compliant. Every contact is opt-in — people give you their number or text a keyword to join — and every message includes an easy way to stop. We keep the consent records for you. Members choose to hear from their synagogue.
Yes. You can send in Hebrew, English, Russian, Spanish, or any combination. Texts support full Unicode, so the message arrives exactly as you wrote it.
Yes. You can send a giving link in any message, run a live donation display during the Kol Nidre appeal or a gala, or set up a text-to-give keyword. Members give from their phone in under a minute and receive an instant, tax-deductible receipt.
Plans scale with the size of your congregation, and synagogues and other nonprofits get special pricing. You can start with a free trial — no credit card — and talk to our team about the right plan.
Yes. Multiple staff and volunteers can send messages and reply to the shared inbox, with roles so you control who can do what — no more announcements coming from one person's personal number.
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