Congregation Ahavath Chesed- The Temple Membership
Shalom and welcome!
Congregation Ahavath Chesed, The Temple, has been the center of Reform Judaism in northeast Florida
for over a century and was chartered in 1882.
Our Temple family values active participation in Jewish life. We build our Temple community on acts of loving kindness, always trying to fulfill the mitzvah of tikkun olam, repairing the world.
As Reform Jews we are committed to the principle of inclusion. Everyone is welcome to participate regardless of age, ethnicity, marital status, sexual orientation or financial means.
Our congregation stands on four pillars: worship, lifelong learning, social action and community.
We invite you to join our Family!!
Complete the application below and send to
[email protected].
Make sure to put you are a Temple 20s & 30s member.
What do I get for my dues?
Dues support Temple’s annual operating expenses, such as, clergy salaries, building utilities, administrative and maintenance staff, ritual items, landscaping, program expenses, insurance, and office supplies. A portion of dues income is paid to the Union of Reform Judaism, our national organization. In exchange for this payment, URJ provides resources to help us “be the best we can be.”
Congregation Ahavath Chesed, The Temple, has been the center of Reform Judaism in northeast Florida
for over a century and was chartered in 1882.
Our Temple family values active participation in Jewish life. We build our Temple community on acts of loving kindness, always trying to fulfill the mitzvah of tikkun olam, repairing the world.
As Reform Jews we are committed to the principle of inclusion. Everyone is welcome to participate regardless of age, ethnicity, marital status, sexual orientation or financial means.
Our congregation stands on four pillars: worship, lifelong learning, social action and community.
We invite you to join our Family!!
Complete the application below and send to
[email protected].
Make sure to put you are a Temple 20s & 30s member.
What do I get for my dues?
- When you join our Temple family, you join a sacred community. Your Temple family rejoices with you as we celebrate lifecycle events and provides support and caring when you are facing difficulties.
- When creating a Passover seder for the entire family is just too much work, we welcome the entire family to join us at our annual Congregational seder, where everyone sits at the same table….no children’s table at The Temple!
- Our Rabbi prepares our families and participate in your lifecycle events, baby namings for girls and boys, brit for boys, B’nai Mitzvah, Confirmation and weddings. And the clergy are here for you when you face illness, personal troubles and deaths.
- Learning at Temple is a lifelong experience, not something we provide only to our children. There are weekly learning sessions, multi-session seminars and individual, stand-alone learning opportunities.
- There are havurot, small groups, who gather to celebrate holidays together or learn how to manage shared life experiences.
- And, of course, there is religious school for our children. Learning begins at age 3. Each year’s curriculum builds on the last and children participate continuously through 12th grade.
- Long-term friendships are created at Temple through Brotherhood and Sisterhood. Friendships that begin around the Mah Jongg table expand to social justice activities and beyond.
- Volunteering creates opportunities to meet congregants with similar interests. Bakers prepare the weekly oneg following worship Friday evening and bibliophiles manage the Wurn Family Library, the largest Jewish library in the southeast.
- Weekly and holiday services nourish our souls. We embrace a variety of worship styles with a combination of Hebrew and English passages. The style is more traditional some weeks and more creative others; some weeks we use the Mishkan Tefilah and some weeks we write our own service.
- Music is an important part of the worship experience here at The Temple - be it the Adult Chorale, the Friday Night Live Band or the Jew Crew, our teenage band - enjoy!
Dues support Temple’s annual operating expenses, such as, clergy salaries, building utilities, administrative and maintenance staff, ritual items, landscaping, program expenses, insurance, and office supplies. A portion of dues income is paid to the Union of Reform Judaism, our national organization. In exchange for this payment, URJ provides resources to help us “be the best we can be.”
Temple Membership Application 19-20 |