Message from the Rabbi

Congregation Bnai Yeshurun, located in Teaneck, New Jersey, is an Orthodox synagogue of approximately 800 member and affiliate families that just recently celebrated its 50th anniversary. During that period, it has been the catalyst for the development of Teaneck as one of the premier Orthodox communities in the United States, with the full variety of local Jewish establishments as well as close to a dozen other shuls in our vicinity.
We host multiple daily minyanim - both morning and evening - and six minyanim on Shabbat, and strive to conduct our tefilot in an atmosphere of decorum and sanctity. The participation of the membership - in both tefila and Talmud Torah - is desired and embraced. We have a Beis Medrash Committee that regularly - i.e., several times weekly - offers shiurim from a variety of Roshei Yeshiva and Rabbanim; an Adult Education Committee that invites speakers from across the Jewish professional world; a Chesed Committee that services the needs of anyone who requires assistance with meals, transportation and the like; a Youth Director and Committee that oversee programming for the hundreds of CBY children; a Bikur Cholim Society and Chevra Kadisha that perform those tasks with unswerving dedication; a Mens Club and BNOT (the womens' association) that sponsor a range of social and fund-raising activities for the shul; and the Chai Society that brings together the shul's seniors for social and spiritual enrichment. Just in the past year, the new TZVI (Tz'erei Bnai Yeshurun) Minyan has united dozens of young families in a Shabbat tefila, followed by a shiur (sometimes a Kiddush too) that faciliates the social assimilation of new families into our community. Bnai Yeshurun is a classic mega-shul - but in the variety of minyanim catering to different needs and personalities, we retain the small shul feel of closeness and camaraderie. I try to bring a passion and verve to my activities - whether through my shiurim, drashot or activism. We are extremely proud to be in the forefront of American shuls that have fought for the right of Jewish settlement throughout the land of Israel, and even prouder of the contributions we have made to Israel - Sifrei Torah donated to six different yeshivot (in Yerushalayim, Hevron, the Golan, Elon Moreh and elsewhere), children's parks, mobile gyms/shuls for the use of soldiers of the IDF, and a bus for the residents of Hevron. There are plaques adorning the walls of numerous institutions and places in Israel honoring our efforts, of all which have given us a share in the mitzva of Yishuv Eretz Yisrael. Personally, I am a graduate of Columbia University and Cardozo School of Law, a musmach of Yeshiva Bnei Torah (under the leadership of Rav Yisrael Chait, shlit"a), and practiced law for 13 years in New York City before coming to Teaneck and Bnai Yeshurun in 1994. Despite the shul's size, I make every effort to know every member family (i.e., if they want me to know them, and they want to know me) ! We welcome all new members who share our values and aspirations, and I look forward to greeting you in Bnai Yeshurun and, together, building the Torah community of tomorrow. Rabbi Steven Pruzansky

Latest Announcements

Mazal Tov - Feb. 3

Caryn & Yigal Marcus and Judy & Ralph Marcus and Belle & Maurice Mell on the birth of a son and grandson.
Miriam & Menashe Zupnik and Phyllis & David Savetsky, on the birth of a son and grandson.

Helen & Emile Pincus, on the birth of a granddaughter, a daughter to Michelle & David Pincus.

Rabbi Macy Gordon, on the birth of a great grandson, a son to Etana & Dr. Alan Friedman, in Israel.

Alyssa & Baruch Colton, on the Bar Mitzvah of their son, Yehuda.

Elayne & Siggy Fried, on the Bat Mitzvah of their granddaughter, Rachel Fried.

Ruth & Walter Ramsfelder, on the Bat-Mitzvah of their granddaughter Alexsandra Ramsfelder.

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Funeral & Shiva Announcement - Goldman

January 31, 2012
Dear Members:

We regret to inform you of the passing of Allan Goldman, beloved father of our member, Kenneth Goldman.

The funeral took place on Monday.

Shiva will be observed at the Goldman residence, 73-47 Park Drive East, Kew Gardens Hill, NY, through Sunday morning, Feb. 5. Ken can be reached at 718-793-8246.

Minyan times are as follows:
Shacharit, Wed & Fri: 7:00 AM
Thurs: 6:50 AM
Sunday: 8:00 AM
Mincha, Wed - Thurs: 5:00 PM

Please do not visit after 9:30 PM.

If you wish to send a gold card, please call Arleen Cohen,
201-837-5045 or Brenda Hanauer, 201-836-0484.

May the family be comforted among the mourners of Zion and Jerusalem.

The Chevra Kadisha
Rabbi Steven Pruzansky
Rabbi Ari Zahtz
Shimmy Tennenbaum, President

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Mazal Tov - Jam. 20

Aliza & Rabbi Jonathan Schachter and Mimi and Allen Schachter on the birth of a daughter and granddaughter.

Linda & Mark Gruenbaum, on the birth of a grandson, a son to Tamar & Michael Greenspan.
Resa & Ronnie Warburg, on the birth of a granddaughter, a daughter to Meira & Yehudah Hammer.

Shaindee & David Dubin, on the engagement of their son Yehuda to Miriam Hier.

Marcia & David Kreinberg on the engagement of their son Yitzy to Shira Stavsky.

Elaine & Morris Zimmerman, on the engagement of their grandson Matthew Zimmerman to Vicki Senesh.

Rivi & Avi Katz, on the marriage of their daughter Tamar to Dovid Halpern

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Funeral & Shiva Notice - Zeffren

January 16, 2012
Dear Members:

We regret to inform you of the passing of Rabbi Jonathan Zeffren, beloved brother of our member, Dr. Yak Zeffren.

The funeral took place in St. Louis.

Yak will be returning to Teaneck today, Monday, Jan. 16, and will sit shiva in his home, 471 Forest Ave. through Thursday morning, Jan. 19.

Minyan times are as follows:
Mincha, Mon - Wed: 4:40 PM
Shacharit, Tues - Thurs: 7:30 AM

Please do not visit between 5:30 PM- 6:00 PM to allow the family time for dinner, nor after 10:00 PM.

If you wish to send a gold card, please call Arleen Cohen,
201-837-5045 or Brenda Hanauer, 201-836-0484.

May the family be comforted among the mourners of Zion and Jerusalem.

The Chevra Kadisha
Rabbi Steven Pruzansky
Rabbi Ari Zahtz
Shimmy Tennenbaum, President

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Mazal Tov - Jan. 13

Ruby & Bobby Kaplan, on the birth of a grandson, a son to Daniella & Daniel Seligsohn.
Malkie & Michael Karlin, on the birth of a grandson, a son to Chani & Rabbi Beni Krohn.

Rebekah & Lee Langer, on the birth of a great-grandson, a son to Mindy & Yedidya Hilewitz.

Elizabeth & Ronny Meier and Passi Bayewitz,
on the birth of a grandson, a son to Ora & Daniel Meier.

Lynn Sugarman & David Wisotsky, on the birth of a grandson, a son to Laura & Etan Sugarman.

Tzivia Bieler, on the Bar Mitzvah her grandson, Raanan Kwalbrun, in Israel.

Basheva & Murray Goldberg, on the Bat Mitzvah their granddaughter, Atara Goldberg.

Debbie & Jonathan Horowitz, on the engagement of their daughter Dana to Josh Jerusalmi.

Elisheva & Gedalya Sinensky, on the engagement of their daughter Chanale to Yonah Kupferstein.

Jamie & Daniel Schwartz, on the marriage of their daughter Jenny to Josh Gormley.

Cheryl & Mendy Markowitz on being honored at the Beit Orot dinner on Monday.

Rabbi Yitzchak Rosenbaum on being honored at the RYNJ annual dinner on Sunday.

Joy & Barry Sklar and Melodye & Mordecai Weinstein, on the Bat Mitzvah their daughter & granddaughter, Shayna Sklar.

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