Children are covered by their parents’ scheme until 21 – after that at the US members pay £10 a year until they turn 30, while at JJBS members pay the full annual fee of £58. She could pay fees at her new shul without joining the burial scheme, but cannot pay for the scheme at JJBS without being a member of a corresponding shul. “I can’t join the United Synagogue without paying for burial, and I can’t stay with Masorti and just pay for an independent burial scheme,” says Sasha. Tony Bogod, former treasurer of New North London Masorti, first became aware of the problem while dealing with prospective members. Before he and his wife joined the Masorti synagogue they had chosen, she asked to visit Western Cemetery in Cheshunt.