The membership committee has the crucial job of reaching out to the greater Jewish community who have no current religious affiliation. The committee is responsible for updating and maintaining the membership packet, sponsoring events to acquire and introduce new members, helping new members to get oriented to Temple life, and disseminating new member information to the Temple community. Membership in this committee is open to all. By-laws, the president appoints a nominating committee chairperson who then selects up to 5 temple members to assist in the process of drawing up a slated of candidates to hold seats on the Board of Directors. This is done once a year each spring for the following years Board.
Membership is open to all temple members subject to approval by the committee chairperson.
The council is a group of representatives of religious organizations in the area dedicated to promoting greater understanding among the various religious groups. Toward that end, the council sponsors events and publishes material that supports this goal. If you are interested in being a delegate, please notify a board member. Melrose Human Rights Commission Temple Beth Shalom is a charter member of the Melrose Human Rights Commission. The commission was founded by an interfaith group of community people from all constituencies in Melrose.