Why belong to the WJC?
By choosing to become a member you choose to say “Yes” to the WJC vision.
By choosing to become a member you choose to say “Yes” to the WJC vision of creating Community and Connection and Education and Spiritual Expression for the Jews on the North Shore of Long Island.
You choose to belong to a synagogue community that is committed to traditional egalitarian Judaism. You choose to say yes to a synagogue family that supports each other in times of joy and in times of sorrow. You choose to say yes to a synagogue that instills the values, education, and love of Judaism in our children. By joining the WJC you choose Jewish for the next generation.
Community and Connection
The ties that bind us to our Jewish identity are different for each of us. We live at a unique moment in Jewish history. Our community welcomes all who are proud to be Jewish, who want to express themselves as Jewish, or are willing to discover their Judaism. WJC has created a warm, safe and loving environment to be among and associate with others who share Jewish culture, ideals and values and want to propagate these on to future generations. At WJC the opportunities to engage and be part of a dynamic, exciting, and growing community are numerous. Join the WJC so that we fill our collective souls with Jewish connection, love and meaning.
Education and Spiritual Expression
At WJC we strive to build a literal and figurative sanctuary. We have built a fantastic and warm early childhood education program to start our littlest ones on the path to lifelong Jewish learning - from exploring our Jewish values and culture, to learning the alphabet and how to get along in our world. Our religious school teaches our children about ancient and modern Jewish history, Israel, the Holocaust, life cycle events and helps strengthen their Jewish culture and values. For our young adults through seniors, we offer educational programming to increase our spiritual connections to each other, to Israel, and to G-d. We support all of our members on their individual and communal Jewish journeys throughout their lifecycle stages. We work together to define the meaning of tradition and how it can affect our daily lives, as we seek the highest reaches of Jewish education and spirituality.
Thank you for considering joining us on this meaningful Jewish journey by making the WJC your Jewish home!
What does membership include?
Our membership model allows us to keep our doors open safely and our lights glowing. With your membership and associated fees we are able to offer your family opportunities to participate in:
- worship at all religious services in the synagogue
- all social activities such as the Annual Gala, WJC18 Golf Outing, and many more at member rates
- receiving pastoral care: our clergy and our ritual and nichum committees will assist with all life cycle events, including Brit Milah and baby namings, B'nai Mitzvah, Weddings, End-of-Life care, funerals and shiva
- all High Hoy Days (HHD) programming including: Tickets to the main sanctuary and family services for 2 adult tickets (1 for single membership), with additional tickets for extended family offered at a discount. Apples & Honey ECE programming. Religious School programming
- priority registration for early childhood programs
- Shabbat services
- daily minyanim
- Adult Education Programming
- Teen Programming
- Shabbat dinners
- Friday night oneg
- social action drives and philanthropic events
- lecture series with noted speakers
- attending and voting at all meetings of the Congregation
- eligibility to serve on the Board of the Congregation
What levels of memberships are there?
Here at the WJC, we offer a variety of membership levels based on your family's current circumstances.
Standard Membership types that offer all benefits:
- Junior Family Couple or Single Parent Households without children enrolled in our Preschool or Religious School.
- Full Family Couple or Single Parent Households with at least one child enrolled in our Religious School Grades 3-7.
- L’Dor V’Dor Couple or Single without children enrolled in our Religious School. Not have been a previous member of WJC, and had paid full building fund at another synagogue.
- Senior Couple or Single.
- Young Family Couple or Single Parent Households with their oldest child enrolled in our Preschool programs or K-2 Religious School.
Honorary Membership types that offer limited benefits:
- Non-Resident Out-of-Area Couple or Single Adult. Benefits are limited to discounted HHD tickets and programming and participation in religious services at the WJC.
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