Beit Am Membership
Benefits of Membership
Membership 2010
Make a payment toward a Membership pledge
Membership form
If you are not a member of Beit Am, please join! Our Jewish
community needs and deserves your support.
By joining Beit Am, you become a part of an active Jewish community
that is committed to the mutual support of members' religious,
educational, social, pastoral and life cycle needs as it
relates to a Jewish way of life. You will be supporting a
dynamic Jewish presence in Corvallis including:
Religious services for Shabbat and for all the major festivals
Community-wide observance of major Jewish holidays, including High
Holiday services, a community seder at Passover, and Hanukkah and
Purim celebrations
A Jewish religious leader in Corvallis
A building which provides a center for Jewish life in Corvallis
A Sunday school with an innovative and thorough curriculum in Jewish education
Observance of Jewish life cycle events, including birth ceremonies, weddings and B'nei mitzvah
Representation of Jewish interests to school districts, local government and media
Adult education programs
Social gatherings of Jewish families in and around Corvallis
A lending library with a wide selection of hard-to-find books of Jewish interest
A monthly newsletter
A web page (www.beitam.org) with links to many other sites of Jewish interest
A gift shop with a wide selection of Judaica and gifts
Support for other Jewish organizations in Corvallis, including Hadassah, Hillel and Young Judaea
Many worthy causes request donations of our time and
money.
None of us can afford to support
every good cause that comes along.
Supporting Beit Am is worth it!
Please consider
being a Beit Am member - it is an opportunity to support a
Pacific Northwest Jewish cause with a lot of "bang for the buck". Please
fill out the enclosed dues pledge form and mail it to Beit Am,
P.O. Box 1143, Corvallis OR 97339
If you are a member,
thanks you for your support!
Every May begins a new membership year for Beit Am, and
with it comes a time to make our pledges to this special community.
Membership 2010
Please read
the letter from the Beit Am President,
regarding the 2010 membership dues.
The letter is also available in PDF format.
If you are a member and have paid your dues: Thanks for your support!
Membership Form
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The Benefits of Membership:
The central benefit:
By joining Beit Am, members become a part of an active
Jewish community that is committed to the mutual support
of members' religious, educational, social, pastoral and
life cycle needs as it relates to a Jewish way of life.
Additional Benefits:
Generally, Beit Am members are entitled to all services provided
by our congregation including education (both adult and child),
social and cultural events and programs, religious services,
use of the building for various simchas and a wide-range of
festivities both religious and social.
- Beit Am offers religious services for Shabbat and for
all the major festivals. Members attend, participate and
lead these services. Members also have the opportunity to
become trained to lead services.
- Members can enroll their children in the Sunday School.
Sunday School provides an innovative and thorough curriculum
in Jewish education. Children of members may apply for
scholarships to support a variety of educational experiences,
including Hebrew training and B'nai mitzvah classes. Some
additional fees may be required.
- Members have an opportunity to participate in decision
making by the Beit Am Board.
- Members may serve on the Beit Am Board of Directors or other committees.
- Members have use of the Beit Am building to celebrate life
cycle events (birth ceremonies, wedding, and B'nai mitzvah).
Others pay a building-use fee.
- Members have access to the services of the religious leader.
Others pay a fee for the services of the religious leader.
- Some Beit Am-sponsored educational and social activities are fee-based.
When there is a charge for these activities, there is a differential
fee for members and non-members (e.g., the community Seder and Hanukkah Party).
- Members may borrow books from the Beit Am Library.
- Members receive the monthly Beit Am newsletter at no additional
charge as well as other mailings. Others must pay a subscription
fee after an initial trial period. Also, members are included in
and receive a copy of the membership roster.
- Interests of members are represented to school districts, city
and county governments on policy decisions affecting the lives and
rights of Jews living in the area.
