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.   rabbi
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

  • Funeral & Shiva Announcement

    Dear Members:

    We regret to inform you of the passing of Leo Greenfest, beloved brother of our member Ira Greenfest, and husband of Helene and father of Mark and Laurie Greenfest.

    The funeral will take place today, Thursday, March 11, at 1:00 PM, graveside, at New Montefiore Cemetery in Pinelawn, NY. 631-249-7000


    Ira will be returning to Teaneck on Motzaei Shabbat, March 13 and sitting Shiva at his home, 1552 River Road, through Wednesday morning, March 17.

    Minyan times are as follows:
    Shacharit, Sun. - Wed.: 8:00 AM
    Mincha, Sun. - Tues.: 6:50 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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  • Funeral & Shiva Announcement - March 10, 2010

    March 10, 2010

    Dear Members:

    We regret to inform you of the passing of Leo Greenfest, beloved brother of our member Ira Greenfest, and husband of Helene and father of Mark and Laurie Greenfest.

    The funeral will take place tomorrow, Thursday, March 11, at 1:00 PM, graveside, at New Montefiore Cemetery in Pinelawn, NY. 631-249-7000


    Ira will be returning to Teaneck on Motzaei Shabbat, March 13 and sitting Shiva through Wednesday morning, March 17.

    Minyan times are as follows:
    Shacharit, Sun. - Wed.: 8:00 AM
    Mincha, Sun. - Tues.: 6:50 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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  • Funeral & Shiva Announcement

    We regret to inform you of the passing of our longtime member, Rabbi Mordecai Topel, beloved husband of Esther, and father of our member Chani Jaskoll, and Dina Tusk and Aviva Davidson.

    The funeral will take place today, Wednesday, March 3 at 3:30 PM at Gutterman Musicant Funeral Home in Hackensack. The burial will be taking place in Israel.

    Shiva will be observed at the Jaskoll residence, 616 Rutland Avenue, in Teaneck, through next Tuesday morning,
    March 9.

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

    If you wish to send a gold card, please call either 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 - Feb. 26, 2010

    Myril & David Zomick and Rachelle & Mark Zomick
    on the Bar Mitzvah of their grandson and son, Adam Zomick.

    Gail & Harry Landerer on the birth of a granddaughter, a daughter to Jennifer and Aaron Mallin.

    Yolandi & Benjamin Kropsky on the birth of a granddaughter, a daughter to Lev and Hannah Zwiebel-Kropsky.

    Chava & Ephraim Casper on the birth of a granddaughter, a daughter to Miriam & Binyamin Casper.

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  • Funeral & Shiva Announcement

    Dear Members:

    We regret to inform you of the passing of Joseph Feder, beloved father of our affiliate member, Dr. Larry Feder.

    The funeral will take place tomorrow Thursday Feb. 18 at 9:00 AM, at Gutterman - Musicant Funeral Home in Hackensack.


    Larry will be sitting shiva along with his brother Saul, at the Feder residence, 710 Queen Anne Rd., through Wednesday morning, February 24.

    Davening times are as follows:
    Shacharit - Thurs., Fri, Sun. - Wed.: 7:10 AM
    Mincha/Ma'ariv - Thurs., Sun. - Tues.: 5:20 PM

    Please do not visit between 6:00 PM- 6:30 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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