We are so glad that you have decided to join SAJ! There are many reasons people join our synagogue - to learn and explore about Judaism and Jewish practice, to raise their children in a joyful, Jewish environment, to connect their lives with a broader community in which they can celebrate the good times and be held in the bad ones, to pursue justice as Jews and members of Jewish communities, and more. Whatever your reasons, we welcome you and invite you to help us in building our active, thoughtful, committed, curious, caring, joyful and justice-minded community. Please fill out the short form below to get started.

Family Information

It is the practice of SAJ to remind by email of dates of yahrzeits, birthdays, and anniversaries for aliyot.

Community

SAJ is a synagogue that relies on its volunteers to make our community thrive. Our members are active in a number of ways.

Inclusive Community: SAJ is a diverse and inclusive community. We warmly include and celebrate our interfaith, LGBTQ+, single-parent, multi-ethnic, and multi-racial families. We know that identity is complex and multi-faceted, and expect all members to honor and respect everyone for who they are.

Caring Community: SAJ is a caring community and we strive to support one another in times of joy and in times of distress. We ask all of our members to contribute to this ethos of caring and support, responding to calls to volunteer for providing a meal, making a minyan for a shiva, setting up/cleaning up for shiva, calling someone who is ill.

Dues: SAJ is a non-profit organization that relies on membership dues and donations to function. I am aware that if I do not pay my bills in a timely manner or make arrangements for dues reduction, I may not be able to participate in certain activities of the synagogue.

Photo Release: It is the practice of the SAJ to use photographs and video images of its members in its internal publications, including weekly e-newsletters, bulletin boards inside the SAJ, and slideshows and as well as external social media and it’s website, for the purpose of promoting the SAJ and its programs.

By signing this, I acknowledge that once an application for membership is accepted, the member is entitled to the rights of the membership (e.g. voting at meetings, serving on committees, etc.) and responsible for the obligations of membership (e.g. synagogue dues) as defined by the Bylaws of the Society for the Advancement of Judaism. Membership continues until the Congregation receives a written resignation or membership is otherwise terminated pursuant to the Constitution and By-Laws.