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BYLAWS FOR TEMPLE SHAREY TEFILO-ISRAEL
ARTICLE I - NAME AND AFFILIATION
The name of this organization is Temple Sharey Tefilo-Israel. It is a Reform Jewish
Congregation affiliated with the Union for Reform Judaism.
ARTICLE II - MISSION AND GOAL

The purpose of Temple Sharey Tefilo-Israel shall be to maintain a Congregation
devoted to the fundamental values of the Synagogue: Worship (Avodah), Learning
(Torah), and Loving Acts (Gemilut Chasadim). We welcome all who wish to
participate in the traditions and rituals of the Jewish people. Our goal is to
perpetuate the religious principles and moral values of Judaism by providing an
environment for worship, education, spirituality, and service for our members and
the larger community.

We commit to achieving this goal by creating a Jewish Congregation characterized
by:
Faith (emunah): Congregants who embrace a sense of the sacred (kedushah), of
religious and moral obligations (mitzvot) and a commitment to the covenant (berit)
between God and the Jewish people.
Study (talmud Torah): Congregants who learn and teach our texts, history and
traditions.
Worship (avodah): Congregants who seek to relate their lives to God, through
prayer and other means of expressing their spiritual connection.
Observance and Celebration (shemirah va\u2019chagigah): Congregants who enhance
their communal, family and personal lives through Jewish observances and
celebrations in both the synagogue and the home.
Morality (musar): Congregants who reflect high moral standards in their careers
and personal lives and who advocate those same values in our society and world.
Social Justice (tikkun olam): Congregants who take responsibility for mending our

world through individual and collective action - the quest for social justice,
enhancement of individual dignity, encouragement of self-reliance, pursuit of peace
and freedom, resistance to the enemies of peace and freedom, and the wise use of
our natural resources to enhance our lives and preserve a habitable planet for future

generations.
Love of the Jewish People (ahavat Yisra\u2019el): Congregants who actively promote
the welfare of all Jews (k\u2019lal Yisra\u2019el) throughout the world out of a sense of love,
mutual responsibility, shared history and common destiny.
Love of Zion (ahavat Tsiyon): Congregants who affirm their historic and spiritual
bond to the Land of Israel and work to strengthen a democratic, just and religiously
pluralistic society in the State of Israel.
Reform Judaism (Yahadut Mitkademet): Congregants who find in the Reform
movement the means to enhance the spiritual content and moral purpose of their
lives.
ARTICLE III \u2013 MEMBERSHIP
Membership: Membership in Temple Sharey Tefilo-Israel is open to any person of
the Jewish faith, or any non-Jewish person desiring to associate with the Jewish
faith.
Categories: The unit of membership shall be the individual or, in cases of

individuals with children, married persons or persons who have established
domestic partnerships and/or have been joined in a civil or statutory union, the
family. Each adult member shall be entitled to one vote at meetings of the
Congregation, except that non-Jewish voting members shall not vote on questions
of religion.

A dependent adult under the age of twenty-five (25) may be included within the family membership but shall not be entitled to vote, unless the dependent is him/ herself a member.

Dues and Assessments: A member shall pay such annual dues, religious school

fees and other assessments as shall be determined by the Board of Trustees. The
Board of Trustees shall have the authority to levy an assessment, subject to the
approval of the Congregation, for the purpose of increasing the building fund. The
Board of Trustees through the Vice President of Finance or other designee shall
have the power to set lower financial obligation levels in special cases.

Building Fund: Each membership unit, upon becoming a Congregation member,

shall pay a contribution to the building fund. Building fund contributions will only
be used for the purposes permitted by the Board of Trustees. The minimum amount
for new incoming members during the next year will be set by the Board of
Trustees at the time that dues are set each year. Any increase in the minimum
amount will not affect current members.

Payments: The annual payments of the building fund obligation shall be a
minimum of one-fifth (1/5) of the minimum payment in force at the time that a
member joins the Congregation, with payments due on the same schedule as

membership dues. Any member who is in arrears on an installment towards his/her
building fund payment for a period of three months from the due date thereof shall
be automatically deprived of the privileges of membership upon Notice by the
Trustees (pursuant to Art. XIV, \u00a7 5), unless other satisfactory arrangements are
made through the VP of Finance or other designee.

Suspension and Arrearages: Annual membership dues, religious school fees,

preschool fees, building fund obligations and other assessments shall be billed and
shall be due and payable in a manner deemed appropriate by the Board of Trustees.
Any member who is in arrears for a period of three (3) months from the due date
shall be automatically deprived of the privileges of membership upon notice by the
Board of Trustees, unless other satisfactory arrangements are made through the
Vice President of Finance or other designee.

Any member who is deprived of the privileges of membership for non-payment of
dues, building fund, religious school or preschool fees or other assessments shall
be reinstated by payment of all arrearages within thirty (30) days of the notice of
suspension. Any member who is deprived of the privileges of membership a
second time for non-payment may be reinstated by the Board of Trustees upon
compliance with such terms and conditions as the Board of Trustees may determine.

Financial Obligation: Membership in the Congregation is deemed to be

continuous unless a written resignation is submitted to the Board of Trustees by or
on behalf of a membership unit, provided, however, that any suspension or
resignation shall not relieve a member from the obligation to pay any sum due and
payable to the Congregation at the time of resignation.

Privileges of Membership: A member in good standing shall be an adult member

of this Congregation whose privileges of membership have not been suspended
pursuant to \u00a7 4 above. Members in good standing shall be entitled to the following
privileges subject to the rules and regulations set forth in these Bylaws and as

otherwise adopted by the Congregation and/or the Board of Trustees:
Access to Clergy for life cycle events and other pastoral services.
Seats at all religious services;
Voting at Congregational meetings;
Religious education for the children in the membership unit and preparation for the

Bar or Bat Mitzvah, Confirmation, and "high school" graduation.
Participation in all activities held under the auspices of the Congregation;
Use of the Temple Building for ceremonies subject to the observance of such rules

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