In the Beth El Family . . . Ad Book Needs Help School Registration Lunch with the Rabbi Recipes Ad Books Available Ongoing Groups. Sisterhood Book Discussion Group Youth Groups. . . From the Rabbi At my health club, people pay a fee to become members. The fee entitles them to use whichever of the programs and exercise equipment appeal to them.
People come frequently or infrequently as their schedule and priorities dictate.
They take advantage of the staff when they need help or ignore them entirely. But most people don t seem to come looking for new friends or relationships. The contribution entitles members to fulfill the mitzvah of supporting Jewish life and strengthening the Jewish future. Members feel they are part of a community that depends upon their active participation and their care in order to survive. For that, members come as often as they can because they feel responsible to support the community, because the activities are meaningful and because the synagogue is the place in which they find people who care for them and about whom they care.