Welcome to Congregation B’nai Avraham, the Orthodox synagogue in Brooklyn Heights. As the only Orthodox synagogue in the neighborhood, we serve a unique role in accommodating people with divergent religious backgrounds and at varying levels of observance. We welcome all!

Our goal is to increase the level of Jewish awareness, knowledge and observance by providing a warm, welcoming community with activities to appeal to people at all levels and with varying interests. We provide a daily morning and evening minyan and more than ten classes a week for adult learning, as well as beginner’s services and children’s services on Shabbat. Our Mei Menacham Mikvah is perhaps the most beautiful mikvah in the City.

Our membership includes both Ashkenazim and Sephardim, and our members’ first languages include Hebrew, Russian, Yiddush, French, Spanish and Arabic, as well as English.  Our spiritual leader, Rabbi Aaron L. Raskin, is a member of the Chabad movement, and during services most people use the RCA ArtScroll Siddur and the Stone Chumash, although other Siddurim and Chumashim are readily available.

Come to Saturday services and enjoy a sociable kiddush afterwards, or stop by at one of our many classes, or come to a Friday night dinner with singing, joy and a guest speaker. Whether you are a yeshivah graduate, baal teshuvah, considering conversion or totally new to matters Jewish, we welcome you, and you will find a comfortable place in our vibrant community.

- Stephen Rosen

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Rabbi Raskin and Shternie
We love to brag about our spiritual leaders, Rabbi Aaron L. Raskin and Rebbitzin Shternie Raskin. The rabbi, a Chabad Chassid, adds a dimension of joy and spirituality to everything we do. He is the author of Letters of Light, and co-author of The Rabbi and the CEO. Shternie is the director of the *Kiddie Korner preschool,* the mother of six, and serves lunch or dinner at her home for 25 or 30 of her closest friends almost every Sabbath. You’re invited!

Rabbi Raskin’s latest book, By Divine Design, explores the kabbalah of letters in the Torah that are large, small, or missing. Split up in weekly parsha section, By Divine Design teaches the significance of these anomalies and is a great addition to any Judaic library. Buy it on amazon here.

A Culture of Sabbath Joy
Shternie’s not the only one serving lunch! Many of our members regularly invite guests for Sabbath lunch or dinner. You’re welcome!

Atlantic Avenue Park is a big hangout for synagogue members on Sabbath afternoons, especially those with children. We extend the Sabbath joy by talking, visiting and playing board games.

Daily Services and Kaddish
We are the only neighborhood synagogue with *daily services* every morning and evening. If someone needs to say Kaddish we are here to help the mourner fulfill this important obligation.

Daily Classes
There’s always something happening at B’nai Avraham! Every day of the week Jewish education classes are taught for free in English.

If you want to pursue your Jewish education, there are no more excuses. See our *list of classes* for more particulars. Don’t see your topic on the list? Ask us!