Congregation Beth Tefillah

Congregation Beth Tefillah Congregation Beth Tefillah is a diverse modern orthodox warm and welcoming synagogue located in the picturesque suburban township of Paramus.

Congergation Beth Tefillah is a diverse modern orthodox warm and welcoming synagogue located in the picturesque suburban township of Paramus. In addition to daily minyanim both ashkenzi and sephardic services are provided on shabbat (see the davening or newsletter page for times). In addition to tefillah the main focus of our membership activites focuses on acts of chessed & tzidaka (kindness/ch

arity), support for the state of Israel, youth programs, and torah learning. Past events have included our annual israel bonds dinner, blood drives, weekly chevra learning chevras, speakers, babysitting services, shabbat youth program, and more. We welcome you to visit our community and look forward to hearing from you.

So much fun and beauty from the floral arranging event in honor of Shavuot! ❤️🌹🌸🌷🌻
05/30/2025

So much fun and beauty from the floral arranging event in honor of Shavuot! ❤️🌹🌸🌷🌻

A beautiful women’s paint night to create a table centerpiece holding space for the hostages.
09/24/2024

A beautiful women’s paint night to create a table centerpiece holding space for the hostages.

Today our kids learned all about kindness, the effect of a negative word, and how we can bring Mashiach ♥️
08/13/2024

Today our kids learned all about kindness, the effect of a negative word, and how we can bring Mashiach ♥️

“Good leaders create followers, but great leaders create leaders.”This powerful statement has been attributed to many di...
09/21/2023

“Good leaders create followers, but great leaders create leaders.”
This powerful statement has been attributed to many different writers. I saw it written from Rabbi Jonathan Sacks regarding the Lubavitcher Rebbe who had a significant and profound impact on his life.
To be a leader means to have the insight to find people’s strong points and help them elevate those points to a place where they can lead themselves.
In our Parsha, Ha’azinu, Moshe uses the poetic language to describe Hashems love for us:
“Like an eagle that wakens its nest, hovering over its young, it spreads its wings, taking them, carrying them on its upper side” (32, 11)
God is likened here to an eagle which protects its young by carrying them on its back instead of under itself as most birds do. What is the significance of this? Why does it matter where its young are as long as they are protected?
The teaching here is to take those we care about and put them above us not below us. Not to smother but to elevate. To take the people around us give them the tools to rise up!
We learn from the Menorah (Parshas Behaloscha 8,2) that it must be lit until the flame goes up by itself in a strong and consistent manner. This is a teaching on how to “light someone up”. Just like the eagle, our job is to raise up another person so that they themselves become a light.

The Pasuk in Isiah (40,31) teaches:
וְקוֹיֵ֤ יְהֹוָה֙ יַחֲלִ֣יפוּ כֹ֔חַ יַעֲל֥וּ אֵ֖בֶר כַּנְּשָׁרִ֑ים יָר֙וּצוּ֙ וְלֹ֣א יִיגָ֔עוּ יֵלְכ֖וּ וְלֹ֥א יִיעָֽפוּ׃
They who trust in Hashem shall renew their strength. As eagles grow wings: They shall run and not grow weary, They shall march and not grow faint.
Similarly, in Yetzies Mitzrayim which mirrors our final Geula (it should be soon!) we are said to have left by the wings of eagles.
We are going to come to times of Moshiach on the wing of eagles. We will get there when we lift each other up. By channeling our “inner eagle” we bring a Moshiach energy to the world.
We should be blessed to raise the people around us above us to help them reach the greatest heights.

Rabbi Shmuel Goldstein

Get excited!!! *parking in rear of Dunkin Donuts *security will be present
09/05/2023

Get excited!!!

*parking in rear of Dunkin Donuts
*security will be present

Sunday morning!
07/16/2023

Sunday morning!

So proud of this girl and her imitative! She sold slime, taking all kinds of orders from her friends, to raise money for...
06/30/2023

So proud of this girl and her imitative! She sold slime, taking all kinds of orders from her friends, to raise money for hospital!! And so proud of all the girls who came out to volunteer and help her fill orders!!!

Packaging packages for our beloved soldiers in israel in honor of Yom hazikaron :) thank you!!!
04/23/2023

Packaging packages for our beloved soldiers in israel in honor of Yom hazikaron :) thank you!!!

Mimouna vibes ❤️
04/16/2023

Mimouna vibes ❤️

Mimouna at the Mechalys!!
04/16/2023

Mimouna at the Mechalys!!

We are so proud of our Paramus families! Bears from Bergenfield, had a disaster relief mission collection... "it was Par...
02/24/2023

We are so proud of our Paramus families! Bears from Bergenfield, had a disaster relief mission collection... "it was Paramus that stepped up to help us... They finished up in a huge way. The family members collected close to 400 toys in less than one week."

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452 Forest Avenue
Paramus, NJ
07652

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(201) 265-4100

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