A Shul built on tradition and community

A Rewarding Life.

Welcome to Young Israel of Aberdeen - Congregation Bet Tefilah, an orthodox synagogue serving the Aberdeen, Hazlet, Holmdel and Morganville communities.

Since 1979, Congregation Bet Tefilah has uninterruptedly maintained its strong Orthodox standards. The shul supplements a daily minyan with a myriad of Torah classes and community activities. Our Torah classes include the concise Halachic shiur following the daily minyan, inspirational Shabbos pre-Mincha shiur on Pirkei Avos and many more. Our shul is open to the community every Sunday morning for our famous "Breakfast and Learn" program which combines an old-fashioned, full brunch-type breakfast with an up-to-the-minute, topical discussion of Halacha, These are just a few of the shul's offerings that create a warm and vibrant community. We invite you to visit our shul and see firsthand why we are built on tradition.

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SHAchris/ MorNing Services

Sunday & Legal Holidays        8:00 am

Mon & Thurs 6:20 am

Tues, Wed, Fri 6:30 am

Marriv/ Evening Services Nightly

Sun - Thurs 8:45 pm

ShaBBos Services

Friday Evening Services Winter - candle lighting time

Summer - 7:00 pm

Shabbos Day          Shachris/Morning Services - 9:00 am

Mincha Shabbos afternoon - 30 min before sunset followed by Shalosh Seudos (sponsorship available)

Location

479 Lloyd Road
Aberdeen, NJ 07747

Tel: (908) 783-0014

FAX: (201) 333-5008

 

 
 

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Young Israel of Aberdeen

479 Lloyd Road

Aberdeen, NJ 07747

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About YIA

RABBI YAAKOV TESSER

Rabbi

Rabbi Yaakov Tesser is the dynamic young leader behind much of the expanding activities that make the shul and community so exciting. Educated at Yeshivas Ner Moshe, in Jerusalem as well as locally, at Yeshiva Gedola of Cliffwood, in Aberdeen, NJ. As a student, he not only studied many tractates of the Talmud in depth and exhaustively covered topics in Halacha, but was among the founders of the community kollel, which remains there today. The Rabbi’s continuing connection with the Yeshiva through his teaching and advising of the bachurim enables him to make arrangements for advanced study at the Yeshiva for those members of the congregation who wish to do so. Rabbi Tesser, his wife Malky and seven children reside in Aberdeen.

Rabbi Tesser is available for consultations on all subject matter. Feel free to contact him with your questions and/or concerns.

Tel: 908.783.0014, 

Email: yaakovtesser@gmail.com

BARRY GROESCHLER

Treasurer

Barry Groeschler, long-time member of YIA, has been the Treasurer of the Shul since September 2022.. 

 

YIA Sisterhood

The YIA Sisterhood is an active group of women whose mission is to do whatever is needed--when and wherever needed-- to assist the shul, while still managing to have (kosher!) fun.  The year kicks off with a paid-up-membership dinner at a nearby kosher restaurant and then year-round fundraising efforts -- from the YIA calendar to mishloah manos Purim baskets, from a Pesach wine sale to Yom Tov and Shabbos kiddushim -- are interspersed with gatherings such as movie nights, sports events and parties for whichever occasions may present themselves. Performing mitzvos in a social context is the order of the day.

SISTERHOOD CONTACTS

Eleanor Edelstein, President - adily@aol.com
Judy Mindick, Treasurer - jmindick@aol.com

 

The Community

Welcome to Aberdeen, NJ, a unique community that combines abundant natural beauty, easy access to urban centers and every amenity you could ask for, all wrapped up in a surprisingly affordable package. Surrounded by an extensive eruv, Young Israel of Aberdeen, hosts minyanim throughout the week and a Mikvah. This active 100% Orthodox synagogue is hospitable to everyone from all walks of life. A Kosher Experience in the nearby, award-winning supermarket can alone satisfy all your kosher food needs, yet is readily supplemented with local, fresh produce at nearby year-round and seasonal farm markets. A quality Jewish education through middle school is available at Shalom Torah Academy, a mere ten minutes away as well as a sea of selections in Lakewood just 30 minutes away. Aberdeen’s Yeshivah Gedolah of Cliffwood provides a wide variety of learning opportunities that can be arranged through our Rabbi.

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The Aberdeen Eruv

The Aberdeen Eruv is under the Hashgacha of the Shul's Rabbi Yaakov Tesser. The Rav Hamachshir overseeing the entire operation of the Eruv is Rabbi Rephoel Szmerla of Lakewood, New Jersey. The Eruv is checked weekly and is approved Kosher in accordance with the strictest level of Halacha. For further questions regarding the Eruv, please ask the Rabbi.

Kosher Eateries

Miznon Kosher at Bell Works in neighboring Holmdel delivers their amazing food to our area, as well as Glatt Bite in Lakewood. Lakewood is just 30 minutes away and is home to many restaurants.

Shopping

Shoprite of Aberdeen holds a fully stocked Kosher experience. Fresh and delicious kosher food is always available including seasonal products for all Yomim Tovim. The Frum staff at Kosher experience has been super accommodating over the years making it the number one shopping place for all families of the nearby Kollel families in Cliffwood as well as the Young Israel of Aberdeen families. 

 

Aberdeen Night Kollel

Kollel Ohel Yaakov was founded in September 2021 with the vision and goal to add the sweet sounds of Limud Hatorah (Torah Study) each night, thus adding to the vibrancy in our community. It provides a tremendous spirit of energy and warmth to the many men who join its classes. Led by R’ Yosef Weisenfeld, a person cherished by Rabbi Tesser for his vast knowledge of all facets of Torah, halacha and aggadic topics, the Kollel is a night-home for many. The Kollel offers classes to any level as well as any preference.

Thursday nights at the Kollel are especially focused on the coming Shabbos’ torah portion featured by a class by a guest speaker or from one of the rabbis who commute nightly from Lakewood.

Join today by reaching out to Rabbi Tesser at 908.783.0014 or emailing him. Sponsorhips are available as well.

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Weekly Dvar Torah on the Parsha

2024/5785 - Parshas LECH-LECHA

Be involved—not enough to just repeat!

In this week’s portion of the Torah Reading, we read that Hashem promises Abraham all the wealth in the world and with covenant between him and G-d, there will be a Jewish nation forever.

Avraham says to Hashem (15:2) really this is all worth nothing to me as children I do not have. “All I have is Damesek Eliezer”. Rashi explains Damesek is an acronym of ‘Doleh, Umashkeh, Mitoras Rabbo Liachairim’ which means that Eliezer being the great student he was to Avraham was like ‘filling up a pale which over flowed to the extent that it poured over. Which translates to mean that Eliezer learned so much from Avraham and he repeated word for word to his students and so on and so forth.

The explanation seems contradictory to the message of the verse in the Torah. Avraham is telling Hashem how little he has. “All I have is Damesek Eliezer”—Rashi explains this to mean great praise?! How can we understand this?

The story is told about the great Rabbi Itzila Charif who was a household name of a rabbi in the Eastern Europe in the mid 1800’s. Rav Itzila was seeking a suitable match to marry his daughter. His first stop was the great yeshiva of Volozhin. Of course, Rav Itzila came very prepared to start testing the boys of the yeshiva on their Torah knowledge in his effort to find a suitable match. Unfortunately, Rav Itzila’s efforts were in vain. No one in the yeshiva was fit for his daughter. Disappointed he began heading back to his wagon when he sees from afar a young man coming his way. “Rabbi” he says, “you posed a great question to all of us which I was from the many that didn’t know the answer, but now can you share with me the answer?” Rabbi Charif responded “you are my son in law”. “What I am seeking for my daughter is someone that cares to know Torah and is looking to grow in his studies and practice. Judaism isn’t just done because it’s what we have to do, rather because we are fully focused on serving Hashem. You want to know the answer and that’s a most suitable match”

The Gemara tells us in Tractate Brachos says that with regard to davening and having proper Kavana “Rachmana Leeba Baeey”. Hashem cares for the hearts of the Jewish people. When we come to pray every day at the crack of dawn, are we coming because ‘that’s what we do’ or are we coming because our hearts are involved and it is something we enjoy? What Hashem wants is that we don’t just daven as a lip service rather it’s something our hearts are immersed in.

Abraham had Eliezer has a disciple. He was complaining to Hashem all he has is Damesek Eliezer. Who takes what I say to him in my teaching and simply repeats the exact words over to his students. This was indeed a complaint and now we can understand a bit better the commentary of Rashi.

My blessing is that we should be the prime examples of Rachmana Leeba Baeey and serve Hashem because we love him and care and not just as part of the things that ‘we do’.

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Contact Us

479 Lloyd Road, Aberdeen, NJ 07747
Tel: 908-783-0014

 

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