
The ACT Jewish Community (ACTJC) is home to both Orthodox and Progressive Congregations and is the centre of cultural, social and educational programs for all Jewish people in Canberra.
The ACTJC is an incorporated association under the ACT Associations Incorporation Act 1991 and is a registered charity with the Australian Charities and not-for-Profit Commission.
All applicants/members must agree to abide by the ACTJC Constitution and policies as amended from time to time.
The membership period is from 1 July to 30 June each year and membership fees must be paid by the nominated deadline.
Membership Options
The left column describes a scenario and the right column outlines the applicable membership type.
OPTION 1: One (1) Ordinary Membership
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I am Jewish, over the age of 18 and single.
I do not have children. |
1 x Ordinary Membership.
You will be charged a single fee and discounts you are eligible for will be automatically applied.
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I am Jewish, over the age of 18 and have a partner who will not be engaging with the ACTJC.
We do not have children. |
1 x Ordinary Membership.
You will be charged a single fee and discounts you are eligible for will be automatically applied.
If your partner attends any event, you must pay the non-member attendance fee.
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I am Jewish, over the age of 18 and have a partner who will not be engaging with the ACTJC.
We have dependant children who will be engaging with the ACTJC.
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1 x Ordinary Membership. Your children under the age of 18 will receive membership discounts for activities they engage with.
You will be charged a family fee and the discounts you are eligible for will be automatically applied.
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I am Jewish, over the age of 18 and a single parent.
I have dependant children who will be engaging with the ACTJC. |
1 x Ordinary Membership. Your children under the age of 18 will receive membership discounts for activities they engage with.
You will be charged a family fee and discounts you are eligible for will be automatically applied.
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OPTION 2: Two (2) Ordinary Memberships
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My partner and I are both Jewish and over the age of 18.
We have dependant children. |
1 x Ordinary Membership for you and 1 x Ordinary Membership for your partner. Your children will receive membership discounts for activities they engage with.
You will be charged a family fee and discounts you are eligible for will be automatically applied.
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My partner and I are both Jewish and over the age of 18.
We do not have children. |
1 x Ordinary Membership for you and 1 x Ordinary Membership for your partner.
You will be charged a family fee and discounts you are eligible for will be automatically applied.
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OPTION 3: One (1) Ordinary Membership and one (1) Associate Membership
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I am Jewish, over the age of 18 and have a partner who is not Jewish but has a bona fide reason for joining the ACTJC (i.e. undergoing conversion, interested in supporting my desire to engage in Jewish life).
We do not have children.
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1 x Ordinary Membership for you and 1 x Associate Membership for your partner.
You will be charged a family fee and discounts you are eligible for will be automatically applied.
Note: there is also an additional one off fee for undertaking conversion tutoring through the ACTJC.
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I am Jewish, over the age of 18 and have a partner who is not Jewish but has a bona fide reason for joining the ACTJC (i.e. undergoing conversion, interested in supporting children to engage in Jewish life).
We have dependant children.
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1 x Ordinary Membership for you and 1 x Associate Membership for your partner. Your children will receive membership discounts for activities they engage with.
You will be charged a family fee and discounts you are eligible for will be automatically applied.
Note: there is also an additional one off fee for undertaking conversion tutoring through the ACTJC.
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OPTION 4: One (1) Associate Membership
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I am not Jewish. I am over the age of 18 and am interested in becoming an Associate Member of the ACTJC for a bona fide reason, for example, I am:
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1 x Associate Membership.
You will be charged an Associate membership fee and discounts you are eligible for will be automatically applied.
Note: there is also an additional one off fee for undertaking conversion tutoring through the ACTJC.
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OPTION 5: One (1) Diplomatic Membership
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I am a Member of the Diplomatic Corps and am interested in becoming a Diplomatic Member of the ACTJC.
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1 x Diplomatic Membership.
You will not be charged a fee.
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A student must present evidence of their current full-time student identification.
A member seeking an unwaged fee will be contacted by the Treasurer.
Discounts:
A new ordinary member will receive a 20% discount on the annual membership fee for the first two years of membership.
A member under 30 who is not a student will receive a 50% discount on the annual membership fee per year.
Note:
Only one of these discounts is applied, whichever is the greatest.
Student/concessional/unwaged fees are not eligible for the new member 20% discount as fees are already heavily discounted.