Membership

Membership Rules

1. Members may not represent themselves as as Bnai Elim

  members without the written consent of Bnai Elim board. This

  includes identifying as a Bnai Elim member even at Bnai Elim

  events. The board reserves for itself the right to determine

  what Bnai Elim policy is and what activities of members are

  representative of Bnai Elim policy. Example:

2. Members must abide by all membership rules. Failure to abide

  by the rules will lead to automatic expulsion from the

  membership, and this expulsion will take place immediately

  without any action necessary by the board; furthermore, this

  expulsion will be retroactive, which means that the rule-

  breaking member will be considered as if he or she was never a

  member at all. Examples:

3. Members must disclose their membership or affiliation with all

  other organizations, groups, entities, etc. whether private,

  governmental or otherwise, and must do so without limitation.

  If it turns out that some information was not disclosed, whether

  hidden on purpose or by oversight or by misunderstanding, etc.

  see Rule (2) regarding immediate, retroactive, permanent

  expulsion. At no time, even with written permission from the

  board allowing representation of Bnai Elim(see above) may a

  member present himself or herself as representing two

  organizations, groups, entities, etc simultaneously. Examples:

4. Bnai Elim members must acknowledge the following:

a. Bnai Elim is an independent organization not officially or

  unofficially affiliated in any way, shape or form with any other

  organization. This includes organizations that are currently

  active, were active in the past whether or not currently active,

  or that will form in the future. (From time to time Bnai Elim

  may join in a temporary coalition with other groups, such as a

  coalition to rally on behalf of Jonathan Pollard. This is not a

  subservient relationship; Bnai Elim keeps its independence and

  only joins in the coalition to the extent that the coalitions

  policies coincide and overlap and with Bnai Elim policy. Activity

  that is not consistent with Bnai Elim policy is not endorsed or

  supported.)

b . In particular, someone can only be a member of Bnai Elim while

  he or she resides in the United States. All Bnai Elim activities

  take place in the United States. Bnai Elim is controlled only by

  people residing in the United states.