Local Shuls and Institutions

• Chabad House
• Congregation Beth Aaron
• Congregation Beth Abraham
• Congregation Bnei Yeshurun
• Congregation Rinat Yisrael
• Gan Rina, 280 Odgen Avenue, Teaneck 201-833-0458
• Gan Yaldenu, 85 Copley Avenue, Teaneck 201-801-0291
• SINAI Special Needs Institute
• Kehillas Tzemach Dovid
• Ma'ayanot High School, 1650 Palisade Avenue, Teaneck 201-833-4307
• Mesivta of North Jersey
• Moriah School of Englewood
• Rabbinical Council of Bergen County (RCBC)
• The Frisch School
• The Jewish Learning Experience (JLE)
• Torah Academy of Bergen County
• Yavneh Academy, 155 Fairview Avenue, Paramus 201-262-8494
• Yeshiva Gedola of West Englewood, 143 Palisade Avenue, Teaneck 201-833-5920
• Yeshiva of North Jersey, 666 Kinderkamack Road, River Edge 201-986-1414
• Young Israel, 868 Perry Lane, Teaneck 201-837-1710

Mikvaot

• Teaneck Mikveh Association
  Windsor Road
  Teaneck, NJ 07666
  201-837-8220
  
• Mikveh Association of Englewood
  89 Huguenot Avenue
  Englewood, NJ 07631
  201-567-1443
  
• Fair Lawn Mikveh
  1910 Morlot Avenue
  Fair Lawn, NJ 07410
  201-796-0350
  
• Chabad House (Mikveh for men only)
  513 Kenwood Place
  Teaneck, NJ 07666
  201-907-0686
  
• Lubavitch on the Palisades
  48 Piermont Road
  Tenafly, NJ 07670
  201-871-1152

Chevra Kadisha

In Teaneck/Bergenfield, each of the following synagogues has its own Chevra Kadisha. Call the synagogue office for contact information.

• Congregation Rinat Yisrael - 201-837-2795, beeper 201-846-4545
• Congregation Beth Aaron - 201-836-6210
• Congregation Beth Abraham - 201-384-0434
• Congregation Bnai Yeshurun - 201-836-8916
• Congregation Keter Torah - 201-907-0180

Tomchei Shabbos of Bergen County

Tomchei Shabbos provides Shabbos meals, as well as food and supplies for Jewish holidays, to any needy Jewish family in Northern New Jersey. The recipients of Tomchei Shabbos include single mothers, Russian immigrants, the elderly, the unemployed, the sick and the disabled. All Tomchei Shabbos drivers and packers are volunteers, so almost the entire budget is allocated directly toward the purchase of food.

For more information contact: Congregation Bnai Yeshurun 201-836-8916

Bikur Cholim of Bergen County

Bikur Cholim maintains Shabbat apartments at Hackensack Hospital. It has a free loan wheelchair project for Shabbat and Yom Tov, and also provides visitation at local hospitals and volunteers for Tomorrow's Children at Hackensack Hospital. Bikur Cholim arranges for blood and platelet donors, and food and transportation, when necessary, for families of patients in time of need.

For more information contact: Sheryl Adler at 201-836-4503

The Shifra and Puah Organization

Are you a woman expection your first, second, or even third child? Are you laid up in bed or off you feet on doctor’s orders? Have you just delivered a baby and are deliriously happy-but feeling overwhelmed, physically or emotionally?

The Shifra Puah organization is a network of volunteers located in Teaneck, NJ that provides meals and assistance of any type to anyone who is housebound for pregnancy and to new mothers postpartum.

Sometimes special needs exist in a family when a mother has a new baby. Whether there are dietary considerations, or help such as babysitting, tutoring with homework assignments, or carpooling, a volunteer is always there to help.

Help ward off the postpartum blues - call Shifra Puah and have a meal delivered to your door.

If you require any further details, or wish to be a Shifra Puah volunteer, please call Sara Gruenspect at 201-801-9020 or Fern Amper at 201-836-1192.