Congregation Beth Shalom maintains a place of public religious worship according to the established usages and customs of Traditional Judaism, a school of instruction, a communal center to accommodate cultural and social needs, and a cemetery for the needs of its families and such others of the Jewish faith as desire its accommodations The Congregation endeavors to meet the Jewish health, educational, welfare religious and other human needs, locally, nationally, in Israel and elsewhere

All persons of Jewish faith who are of good character and reputation professing beliefs in the purpose of this Congregation shall be eligible for membership. Membership fees shall apply per a schedule established by the Board of Trustees.

Membership of this Congregation is divided into seven classes:

1. Full Family: A Full Family Membership consists of nuclear family units limited to parents and their minor children. Full family members may procure seats in the Faye Rubenstein Weiss Sanctuary. Full Family Memberships entitles congregant to use the synagogue and school and cemetery facilities at congregational discount rates.
2. Limited Family: A Limited Family Membership consists of those persons who are members of another congregation and who only wish to receive congregational mailings and attend synagogue functions (not including High Holidays services). Limited Family Members may use synagogue,cemetery and school facilities,but not at congregational discount rates
3. Junior Membership: Consists of those persons between the ages of 13 and 22. A person between these ages must have a Junior Membership to qualify for a seat in the Faye Rubenstein Weiss Sanctuary. A Junior Membership shall entitle the person to full use of the synagogue and all congregational discounts.
4. Full Single: A Full Single Membership consists of those persons 23 years and older including single parents. Full Single Membership shall be entitled to full use of all Synagogue and school and cemetery facilities and receive all congregational discounts including procurement of seats in the Faye Rubenstein Weiss Sanctuary
5. Limited Single: A Limited Single Membership consists of those persons who are members of another congregation who only wish to receive congregational mailings and attend synagogue functions (not including high Holiday seats). Limited Single Membership may use synagogue's cemetery and facilities and schools not at congregational discount rates.
6. Associate: Associate Membership consists of persons who have been members of the Congregation for a minimum period of five years and who have removed their residence to a place more than 100 miles outside the corporate limits of the City of Pittsburgh. Such members receive all congregational mailings and a discount for the purchase price of a grave or graves for themselves or any member of their family.
7. First Year: First Year Membership is available to new rnembers for a period not to exceed one year. The dues for this membership is based on the age of the new member/s and on the month they join.

Full Family Members in good standing are entitled to two seats and Single Full Members and Junior Members to one seat for the High Holidays. Both Full Family Members and Full Single Members are entitled to the use of the educational and instructive facilities and schools of the Congregation and the privileges, convenience and use of the Synagogue and all other facilities for Bar Mitzah, Bat Mitzvah, and the marriage of their children. All full members shall be entitled to the privilege of the purchase of either a single or multiple grave plot in the Congregation cemetery at a discounted price.