A Membership
Update
From Julie Ford
Our Membership
Committee strives to retain and engage the current membership
while attracting new members. To accomplish this goal, the
senior staff, in partnership with the lay leadership, provides
activities, programs, events and communications that speak
to our entire temple membership. They also assist in integrating
them into our temple community. In addition, we promote our
temple, its excellent staff and its widely varied Center
for Learning programming to the general public and host
events gear toward membership recruitment.
We have a vibrant Ambassador
Program where we pair new congregants with current members
who are active in the community. Our goal is to build a network
of friendships that keep both groups engaged. New Chavurot,
groups of households, also create smaller communities within
the temple. The Membership Committee plans social events,
i.e. neighborhood coffees, networking events, and picnics.
We often celebrate Shabbat with pre-service get-to-know-us
coffees and host Shabbat dinners and brunches for our new
members. One of the programming events we hosted in conjunction
with our other temple committees was the Jeremiah
Street Fair in May, 2007. In addition to our main membership
events, we also have a vibrant Empty
Nesters group that caters to and connects our senior members
within our Jewish community.
Our current membership is our most valued asset. We are an
extended family at Temple Jeremiah - made up of old friends
and new. Now is the time to think about extending a personal
invitation to join Temple Jeremiah to your own friends and
families so they to can share in your joy and warm feelings
about Temple. Think how enriching a membership in the same
temple would be for you and how rewarding it would be to watch
generations of your own family and your friend's families
celebrating, worshipping and having fun together.
If you are interested in joining the Membership Committee
or have names of families with whom you would like to share
the Jeremiah experience, please contact the temple
office.
Upcoming Events
New Member Brunch
Sunday, May 18, 2008
10:00 - 11:00 am
New members are invited to this casual get-together. RSVP
to the temple office.
Membership Committee
The mission of the Membership Committee
within Temple Jeremiah is to retain and engage the current
membership and attract new members.
Membership Brochure
A Membership Brochure is available, providing
valuable information on our clergy and staff, worship services,
programs, temple groups and other details of Temple Jeremiah
life. We want to let the community know about all Jeremiah
has to offer and are encouraging our members to spread the
word to prospective members - their neighbors, relatives and
friends. Please contact Fern
for a copy of the brochure.
We are looking for committee members to plan Neighborhood
Coffees, staff the Almond Tree Coffee Bar and host numerous
other events. Please contact Julie
Ford if you want to get involved or know someone who would.
We are looking for committee members to plan Neighborhood
Coffees, staff the Almond Tree Coffee Bar and host numerous
other events. Please contact Amy
Torf if you want to get involved or know someone who
would.
In addition, click above to learn about volunteer opportunities
in the following areas:
Want to Connect? Join Chavurah
Are you a new Temple Jeremiah member? A long-term congregant?
Do you want to make a new circle of friends and form an extended
family within our congregation? Then join a Chavurah with
other temple members with similar interests.
To learn more, contact Rabbi
Michelle Greenberg.
New & Long-Time
Member Get-Togethers
Temple Jeremiah periodically host sbrunches and coffees to
give our new members, as well as long-standing members, the
opportunity to meet one another and to learn more about the
temple and the various activities and volunteer opportunities
available.
New Members
We hold new member programs throughout the year, as well
as pay personal visits, assign Mentor Families and host an
array of opportunities for new members to volunteer and get
involved at temple. Learn about the New
Member Dinner Temple Jeremiah hosted on October 27, 2006
and the New
Member Dinner held on November 9, 2007 as well as the
New Member Get-Together that took place at the temple's Street
Fair on May 20, 2007.
Long-Time Members
We also host get-togethers to honor members who are celebrating
their 5th, 10th, 15th, 20th, 25th or 30th anniversary with
the temple or longer. On January 6, 2006 the Membership Committee
sponsored a celebratory Dinner and Shabbat Service for "Milestone
Members," those celebrating their 5th, 10 or 15th anniversary.
On November 5, 2006, the Membership Committee sponsored an
Honor Breakfast
to recognize those celebrating their 5th, 10th or 15th anniversary
at temple and all the years in between.
Neighborhood Coffees
If you have a new residential development in your area or
know of a few prospective member families who would like to
learn more about Temple Jeremiah, contact Julie
Ford and she will help set up a neighborhood coffee. The
best new members of our Temple family are your families, relatives
and friends. Tell us who they are and we will send then information
on the synagogue.
Prospective Members
Meet & Greet Reception
Temple Jeremiah periodically hosts receptions to give people
an opportunity to meet one another and learn more about our
synagogue.
If you're already a Temple Jeremiah member and know a neighbor,
friend or relative who would like to learn more about Temple
Jeremiah, invite them to our next informal but informative
reception or contact Fern
so she can extend a personal invitation to them. If you're
not a member of Temple Jeremiah yet, please take the opportunity
to get to know us better. | 
