Join Our Community - Temple Shaaray Tefila

Join Our Community

We are excited to welcome you to Temple Shaaray Tefila!

About our Community

Where we are
Who we are
What we are

Membership FAQs

I'd like take a tour or speak with someone to learn more...
Tell me about your membership dues...
What is Enhanced Membership?

Enhance your commitment to Shaaray Tefila by increasing your Regular Membership to an Enhanced Membership level. Enhanced Membership offers exclusive benefits including private events to engage with clergy, reserved section seating during the High Holy Days, and other social gatherings and acknowledgments throughout the year. Learn more about Enhanced Membership below.
Are High Holy Days Services included in my membership?
What are the benefits of membership?
We are proud to serve as a spiritual home for our members and strive to provide paths to meaning, connection, and purpose along your Jewish journey. Our community’s strength is derived from the individuals who comprise it, and we look forward to being strengthened by your presence.
Find Meaning:
Access to clergy for pastoral care
Attend High Holy Days member services
Enroll your children in our Nursery School or K-12 Religious School
Hold lifecycle events in our Sanctuary
Rent synagogue spaces for a bris, baby naming, or other lifecycle milestones and moments
Remember your loved ones by adding their names to the synagogue Yahrzeit list
Study regularly with our clergy (twice-weekly torah study)
Find Connection:
Participate in members-only social and communal events
Join committees that help connect and engage our community
Receive synagogue publications and communications from our clergy
Rent synagogue spaces for celebrations, meetings, and parties
Find Purpose:
Participate in our community-wide Mitzvah Days
Engage in acts of loving kindness, participating in one of our many direct service volunteer opportunities and extending care to members of our community in need
Get involved in community organizing to further social justice in our community and in our world

Ready to become a member?

If you’re interested in joining our community, please reach out to our Director of Membership, Elisa Blank at eblank@tstnyc.org or (212) 535-8008 ext. 290.

Building an inclusive community is a priority and we strive to create an environment that is accessible for all. Contact us and we will make every effort to meet your needs.

Enhanced Membership

Shaaray Tefila members make the temple the success that it is today. Our community continues to grow, but like all synagogues, we rely upon the generosity of our community to supplement the membership dues and school fees that comprise the majority of our budget. Members who support the congregation by increasing their Regular Membership to Enhanced Membership, in addition to their generous support of our programs and fundraising efforts, are acknowledged in the Shaaray Tzedakah, annual donor brochure, and on bronze plaques displayed on our donor wall in the temple’s lobby. Enhanced Members receive benefits including private events to engage with clergy, reserved seating at High Holy Day services, and acknowledgements throughout the year.

VIEW OUR ENHANCED MEMBERSHIP BENEFITS

Contact: For more information or to increase your membership, please contact Hallie Golden, Director of Development, at 212-535-8008 ext. 266 or hgolden@tstnyc.org.