According to a 2000 article in The Philadelphia Inquirer, there were no membership dues and the leadership of the congregation did not receive a salary. References 1978 establishments in Pennsylvania Arab-Jewish culture in the United States Edot HaMizrach Iraqi-American history Iraqi-Jewish diaspora Israeli-American history Kurdish-American history Kurdish-Jewish diaspora Libyan American Libyan-Jewish diaspora Middle Eastern-Jewish culture in the United States Mizrahi Jewish culture in the United States Moroccan-American history Moroccan-Jewish diaspora North African-Jewish culture in the United States Northeast Philadelphia Sephardi Jewish culture in Pennsylvania Sephardi synagogues Synagogues in Philadelphia