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Member Information Packet

Our congregation warmly welcomes you and invites you to become a part of our family. We look forward to getting to know you and to sharing your special simchas with you. By becoming a member you are contributing not only to Agudas Achim but also to the wider Jewish community, here and abroad, and to the future of Judaism.

We are proud:

• To support our members as they grow in Judaism.
• We have a strong connection with Israel.
• To be committed to Conservative Judaism in a warm and egalitarian setting.
• To be affiliated with the United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism.
• That our rabbi is a member of the Rabbinical Assembly.
• That we support the Jewish Theological Seminary of America and the Masorti Movement in Israel.
• That we are the only synagogue in Northern Virginia that has a daily minyan.

Membership entitles you to many benefits, including:

• High Holy Day tickets (open seating) for those covered by your membership
• Privilege of enrolling your children in the Religious School and participating in all related activities and programs
• Priority consideration when enrolling your children in the preschool
• Services of Agudas Achim clergy at all your life cycle events; participation in all educational programs and lay leadership opportunities throughout the year
• Right to reserve plots at the Agudas Achim Cemetery
• Monthly bulletin and other mailings
• Knowledge that you are making a contribution to your community by helping fund all these programs and activities

We welcome all members of the Jewish community to become a part of our congregational family, and no one will be denied membership because of financial concerns.