Membership

We appreciate your interest in The Jewish Center and welcome you to our community.  Our caring and highly diverse congregation offers services and programs comparable to those in much larger congregations, while maintaining the warm and welcoming environment we all value.

The Membership Application Form can be found here.

Membership at The Jewish Center means you will enjoy:

  • Participation in a vibrant, welcoming and fully egalitarian Jewish Community offering a wide range of religious, educational and social programming for Jews of all backgrounds and for interfaith households
  • Warm and enriching Shabbat services with a variety of offerings that include full congregational services, age-appropriate services, family services, small study groups, special Shabbaton programs and more
  • Special holiday celebrations and social events through the year to meet the needs and interests of all segments of our membership
  • A variety of High Holiday services including our main Sanctuary service, a Classical service, teen programming, a family service, and programming for children in various age groups
  • Full Religious School and Nursery programs serving the needs of our youth from preschool through post B’nai Mitzvah, and continuing education programming through our Tichon Hebrew High School program
  • Outstanding clergy, dedicated and professional staff, and deeply committed lay leadership – as well as a chance to be with many fellow congregants who hold prestigious positions in a wide range of local and national Jewish and lay organizations
  • Access to services of our warm, welcoming and compassionate clergy at life cycle events and any other time as needed
  • Strong encouragement of lay participation in leading our Shabbat, mid-week, and holiday services as well as reading Torah – and excellent, supportive preparation and coaching by our clergy and staff
  • Rich Adult Education programming covering topics across the spectrum of Jewish history, practice, and belief
  • A congregation that passionately supports the State of Israel through programs, speakers, trips and lobbying our elected officials
  • A detailed, engaging monthly newsletter, weekly pre-Shabbat congregational emails with information about upcoming events, the week’s Parasha, scheduled classes and meetings, and more – plus a weekly Erev Shabbat email article from one of our rabbis
  • Active youth groups for teens and pre-teens including USY, Kadima, and more
  • Men’s Club and Jewish Center Women’s activities and programs
  • Silver Circle programs and events for seniors including lectures, entertainment, museum visits, dinners, and more
  • Participation in a wide variety of community and social action activities, and a long tradition of making the spirit of Tikkun Olam (repairing the world) a part of how we live each day

The Jewish Center now has over 725 member families. Approximately 420 live in Princeton Borough or Princeton Township. Most other families live in the nearby communities of West Windsor, Plainsboro, Lawrenceville, Montgomery and South Brunswick, all of which are within a 15 to 20 minute drive from The Jewish Center. About 15% of the membership comes from more distant communities throughout Mercer, Middlesex, and Somerset Counties.
Many members are households with children, but the congregation also includes singles, couples, young marrieds, empty nesters, and seniors. Membership fees are structured to match household needs. We offer family, student, senior citizen, and single membership categories, as well as lower fees for young couples.
We want you to be with us at “The Jewish Center of Our Lives” - for more information on membership contact our office at 609-921-0100.  We invite you to visit us on Shabbat or any time that’s convenient for you; contact our Membership Committee to set up time for a tour and to have your questions answered.