Welcome to Habonim!

Habonim is a peaceful enclave within our frequently chaotic city. Belonging to Habonim makes city life more like a small town, because you aren't alone out there!

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Here are some of the amazing things the Habonim Community has to offer:

• Our wonderful clergy.  Rabbi Gelber & Cantorial Soloist Jessica Futran Scheinman will officiate your lifecycle events – bris, baby naming, Bar/Bat Mitzvah, wedding, funeral, etc. – and provide advice, counsel, and education on all things Jewish.

• Jewish education for your children.  Members may enroll in Habonim's Nursery School and afterschool Religious School. Your children will read Hebrew,  be exposed to Jewish values, traditions, and rituals, and learn about Torah, holidays,  services, Israel, and how to "repair the world."

• Bar/Bat Mitzvah.  Preparation through one-on-one tutoring customized for your child.

• A warm, welcoming Jewish community. 

  • A place for you and your children to make friends and gather for services, holidays, events for children and adults, cocktail parties, our annual gala, Purim carnival, and more!

  • An inspiring community to celebrate Shabbat, the High Holidays, and festivals with, including children’s services

  • Support in times of illness, loss, and sitting shiva

• Food!  Beautiful kiddush lunch every Saturday for kids and adults 

• Explore your own Judaism in any way you see fit, in a warm, nurturing, non-judgmental environment  

• Participate in Shabbat services, no matter what level of experience or observance -- all are welcome at our egalitarian Conservative services

• Doing some good!  Opportunities to improve your community, build an organization, volunteer your time productively, and support a Jewish institution in your neighborhood.

Some of the incredible benefits you get with your membership include:

• Pastoral Care

• High Holy Day Tickets  included with membership plus deep discounts when purchasing extra tickets for friends and family

• Yahrzeit notifications and the listing and reading of your household’s birthdays, anniversaries, and yahrzeits in our community publications and at Shabbat services

• Discounted prices for Habonim events 

• Members-only events

• Discounted prices for renting space at Habonim for your private celebrations

• Discounted prices for purchasing a grave at Cedar Park Cemetery 

• Discounted prices for Toddler Time and Early Explorers

• And so much more!

Dues for 2024-25

• Two Adult Household (Two adults, with or without children) - $3800

• One Adult Household (One adult plus children)  - $2400

• Individual Household - $1960

New Member Discount - receive a first-year discount of 50% off the rates listed above!

• Two Adult Household Membership - $1900

• One Adult Household Membership - $1200

• Individual Household Membership - $980

Special Memberships

• Chaver (Over 50 miles away) - $775

• Full Time Student - $155

• Young Professionals (under 30 years old):
       - Individual - $355
       - Two-Adult (with or without children) or One-Adult (with children) Household - $650

Mandatory Health and Safety Fee: $160 for individual Households; $310 for Two-Adult or One-Adult Households.

No one is denied membership because of inability to pay.  If you have financial concerns, please do not hesitate to contact office@habonim.net. Be assured that conversations about personal finances are completely confidential and treated with great sensitivity. 

Membership grants. Please consider making a donation to help Habonim provide membership to all.

Keep your contact information current. We want to stay in touch! Please send updates to office@habonim.net or call the office at (212) 787-5348