Benefits of Full Membership in Temple Har Zion
The goal of the Temple Har Zion is to encourage connections with each other, our clergy, and with Judaism. Our services are available in person (when possible) and remotely, by Zoom and other means.
Special Note for Interfaith Families: Non-Jewish spouses and/or non-Jewish parents of member children are welcomed as members of our synagogue (with a few religious and leadership role exceptions). Har Zion adopted this change to our bylaws in 2015; this Tablet magazine article highlights Har Zion's leadership in the Conservative movement on this.
Har Zion members have the opportunity to participate in the following:
Services
- Daily Minyan services
- Shabbat Services: Friday night Kabbalat Shabbat and Saturday morning Shabbat Services
- Tickets to High Holy Day services for your household (up to 2 adults and all of your children under 27)
- High Holy Day Camp Shana Tovah services for younger members (under age 13)
Clergy & Life Events
- Meet with clergy for pastoral care.
- Assistance with life cycle events, including weddings and funerals.
- Secure the use of our space for life cycle events and functions (bris, baby naming, b'nai mitzvah, weddings, and memorials).
- Education and exploration of conversion.
Raising Jewish children
- Get involved in our Young Family Program (families with children ages 1-7).
- Enroll your children in our preschool with eligibility for early notification admissions.
- Enroll your children in our Hebrew school (K-7) and Hebrew high school.
- Have your children become bar/bat mitzvah at Temple Har Zion.
- Participate in Tot Shabbat, Junior Congregation, Family Havdalah services, and other child, youth, and family-centered programming.
- Join in programming for youth, including United Synagogue Youth (USY).
Programming and Events
- Receive our email newsletter and thoughts from our clergy.
- Attend events such as our Congregational Seder, Simchat Torah Klezmer night, Congregational Sukkah dinner, and much more; see our Holidays and Festivals page.
- Adult Education including Jewniversity and Introduction to Judaism; see our Adult Education page.
- Online remote programming.
- Voting rights in the synagogue annual and special meetings.
Annual Membership Dues
Please contact the temple office by email at office@wsthz.org or by phone at 708-366-9000 office for our dues structure. No one will turned away due to their financial circumstances. Finances are never a barrier to being part of our community at Temple Har Zion.
Click here to go to our Online Application form.
