The Chai Club was originally established as an arm of the Temple in 1977, 33 years ago. With the merger of The Suburban Temple and Temple Judea, we now number over 180 members and are one of the largest groups of our kind in Reform Judaism. Membership in the Club is open to anyone who has been a member of a Temple for 18 (Chai) years or more, or is at least 55 years old, or is married to someone who meets these requirements. Dues are $18 (again Chai) per person per year.

The purpose of the club is to promote Judaism through social and welfare activities. Although we are not a fund raising arm per se, our membership is very involved in Bingo, the Temple’s largest fundraiser. We are also strong supporters of UJA, and Israeli Bonds. Because of all of our activities and how we interact with each other, we are very proud of our membership retention in the Temple.

Our activities during the year include monthly meetings during which we have a speaker or entertainer, celebrate birthdays, have a 50/50 drawing (we ask each person to donate $1 that month) and have a delicious collation. One of our monthly meetings is a paid up membership dinner, generally in November, with a trivia contest with prizes. The Club is governed by an active board of 23 dedicated members, led this year by Brian Levy. We put out a monthly column in the TBT Times to keep members informed of what's happening. We also sponsor a yearly bus trip to Atlantic City and have several other social events during the year. We are also active in adult-ed and you will find that on many Friday nights we are a majority of the congregation. And we love to sing and nosh and kibitz.

Whether you are a new Temple member or just haven't gotten around to joining us in the past, we hope you will consider being part of our friendly, Haemish group. If you leave your name and phone number with the office or in the Chai Club box, we will gladly get in touch with you.