Pastoral care and lifecycle guidance
Baby namings, pre-wedding classes, ceremonies, support in grief and mourning, and officiation when families need it most.
Membership
Support Shira for the year ahead.
Join or renew membership and help sustain prayer, learning, pastoral care, children's programs and communal life through the year.
Why membership
Belong to the community year-round.
Membership helps sustain weekly services, pastoral care, lifecycle support, children's programs and the wider intellectual and cultural life of the community.
It is also a way to support a shul that is participatory, musical, thoughtful and rooted in halakha.
Programming through the year
Shabbat and festival services, learning, guest speakers, community gatherings and thoughtful conversation.
Children and young people
Weekly children's programming and a Bnei Mitzvah framework that goes beyond event preparation alone.
Shared leadership
Training, support and communal infrastructure for drashot, leyning, service leadership and active participation.
Membership categories
Membership categories for this year.
Membership figures for 5786 / 2025–2026.
Adult
$445
plus $20 security levy
Student 13+
$140
plus $20 security levy
Child
$110
plus $10 levy
New member
$240
plus $20 security levy
Out of town
$150
plus $20 security levy
Membership questions
Answers to common questions.
Why should I take membership?
Because membership is the clearest way to sustain the year-round life of the shul: services, leadership, pastoral care, programming and community continuity.
What makes Shira special?
Traditional practice, women in visible leadership, musical prayer, active participation and a community small enough to feel personal.
How are members involved?
Members can learn to leyn, give drashot, read Torah and Haftorah, lead services and help shape the culture of the shul rather than just attending it.
What else happens through the year?
Services for the Jewish holidays, diverse invited talks, communal dinners, cultural events, a kids' Purim party and community gatherings make membership about more than weekly attendance.