Bais Yisroel

What Bais Yisroel does

Congregation Bais Yisroel is a full-service Orthodox synagogue (shul) located at 4221 Sunset Boulevard, Minneapolis, MN, serving the Orthodox Jewish community of Minneapolis. The congregation operates three daily minyanim (Shacharis, Mincha, Maariv), Shabbos and Yom Tov services, and a layered adult education program covering Daf Yomi, Amud Yomi, Kinyan Masechta, women's shiurim, and weekly Divrei Torah. It also runs youth programming (Pirchei for boys and B'nos for girls, grades 1–8) and community services including Bikur Cholim, Gemach (free loan fund), Eiruv maintenance, kosher supervision (Hashgacha), and camps coordination. Pastoral authority rests with Rabbi Yechezkel Greenberg as Mora D'Asra and posek, supported by Rabbi Eliyahu Rosen and lay President Chaim Eliyahu Weinberg; the shul maintains affiliations with Torah Academy, Yeshiva of Minneapolis, Bais Yaakov, Minnesota Kosher, and the Minneapolis Community Fund.

The congregation's operating backbone is the ShulCloud platform, which provides the public website, member account management, and online payment processing for approximately 60 distinct fund categories spanning dues, building and renovation campaigns, security, eruv, mikvah, lifecycle events (yahrzeit, yizkor, kaddish, hachnosis kallah, shidduch), and program-specific appeals (Pirchei, BNOS, BYSO, camps, youth programs). Membership registration is handled via Google Forms, and outreach is reinforced through the weekly Bais Yisroel Shabbos Observer (BYSO) newsletter distributed via Constant Contact.

Bais Yisroel's revenue model is recurring-dues plus donations: members pay periodic shul dues and contribute across a granular catalog of tzedakah funds, with payment options supporting one-time, installment (up to 60 payments), and recurring schedules (weekly through annually). The organization is structured as a private religious congregation in Minneapolis, Minnesota, with 1–10 employees, and is not a venture-style investable entity in the conventional PE/VC/M&A sense — its economics are those of a community-supported nonprofit rather than a growth-stage business.

Name

Bais Yisroel

Legal name

Congregation Bais Yisroel

Website

https://baisyisroel.org

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Congregation Bais Yisroel is an Orthodox synagogue in Minneapolis offering daily prayer services, Torah study, youth programming, and community support to the local Orthodox Jewish community, funded by membership dues and donations processed through the ShulCloud platform.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Religious Services (Orthodox Synagogue)

NAICS

Religious Organizations (8131), Religious Organizations (813110), Community Food and Housing, and Emergency and Other Relief Services (6242)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600), Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Local Congregations & Worship Communities (Churches, Mosques, Temples, Synagogues) (BPAGAJAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Faith-Based Social Services & Community Outreach (Food Pantries, Shelters, Counseling) (BPAGAJAG), Places of Worship & Religious Facilities Operations (Cemeteries, Retreat Centers, Pilgrimage Sites) (BPAGAJAL)

Keywords

• Orthodox synagogue services
• Daily prayer minyanim
• Torah study classes
• Youth religious programming
• Jewish community services

Headquarters

HQ city

Minneapolis

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Membership Dues: Members pay annual or periodic dues to support the congregation's operations, facilities, and programming.
2. Donations and Tzedakah: The shul accepts various donations including general donations, building campaign, specific funds (Rabbi's discretionary, building, security, Eruv, Mikvah, etc.), and tribute donations (Yahrzeit, memorial, honor, memory).

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Congregation Bais Yisroel is a full-service Orthodox synagogue providing daily prayer minyanim (Shacharis, Mincha, Maariv), Shabbos and Yom Tov services, Talmud study classes (Daf Yomi, Amud Yomi, Kinyan Masechta), women's shiurim, youth programming (Pirchei and B'nos for grades 1-8), and pastoral guidance from its posek, Rabbi Yechezkel Greenberg. The shul also operates community support services including Bikur Cholim, a Gemach free-loan fund, Eiruv maintenance, kosher certification resources, and camps coordination.

Product overview

Congregation Bais Yisroel is a full-service Orthodox synagogue in Minneapolis, MN offering a unified portfolio of religious and community services. The core offering centers on daily prayer minyanim, religious education (Daf Yomi, Amud Yomi, Kinyan Masechta, women's shiurim), and youth programming (Pirchei and B'nos for grades 1-8). The shul complements its spiritual services with the Bais Yisroel Shabbos Observer (BYSO) newsletter and community support programs including Bikur Cholim, Gemach, Eiruv, and camps coordination. Online donation and membership management is powered by ShulCloud's proprietary content management system.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Religious Services and Programs Core Orthodox synagogue services including three daily prayer minyanim (Shacharis, Mincha, Maariv), Shabbos and Yom Tov services, and religious lifecycle events for members of the Minneapolis Jewish community.
• Classes and Shiurim Weekly Talmud study including Daf Yomi, Amud Yomi, and Kinyan Masechta, plus women's shiurim and various religious lectures offered to adult members of the congregation.
• Education Programs Religious education programming including Halacha classes, school partnerships with Torah Academy, Yeshiva of Minneapolis, and Bais Yaakov, and weekly Divrei Torah teachings distributed to the community.
• Youth Groups (Pirchei and B'nos) Orthodox youth groups for boys (Pirchei) and girls (B'nos) in grades 1-8, providing religious education and community activities for school-age children of members.
• Bais Yisroel Shabbos Observer (BYSO) Newsletter Weekly community newsletter providing community news, divrei torah, zmanim, and religious content delivered to subscribers via email.
• Community Programs Community support services including Bikur Cholim (visiting the sick), Gemach (free loan fund), Eiruv maintenance, camps coordination, and kosher certification resources for members and the broader Minneapolis Jewish community.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

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Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• ShulCloudcoreTechnology or IntegrationShulCloud provides the congregation's proprietary content management system and member services platform, enabling online donations, membership management, payment processing, and member account functionality.
• Minnesota KosherminorOthersLocal kosher certification organization serving the Minneapolis Jewish community.
• Minneapolis Community FundminorOthersLocal community fund supporting Minneapolis community initiatives.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Others

• Minnesota Kosher: Local kosher certification organization partnered with Bais Yisroel; adjacent ecosystem participant supporting kashrut standards that underpin Orthodox congregation life.
• ShulCloud: Technology vendor providing the congregation management, membership, and donation platform used by Bais Yisroel; ecosystem enabler rather than a competitor, but sets operational benchmarks for synagogue digital infrastructure.

Direct peers

• Young Israel of St. Louis Park: Orthodox congregation in the Minneapolis suburb of St. Louis Park offering daily minyanim, shiurim, and youth programming to a similar Orthodox membership base in the Twin Cities. Most direct competitor for Orthodox households in the same metro.
• Chabad Lubavitch of Minnesota: Orthodox outreach network operating multiple Chabad houses, schools, and Mikvah services across the Twin Cities; competes directly for Orthodox engagement, youth programming, and Mikvah usage in the same geography.

Regional players

• Adath Jeshurun Congregation: Large Minneapolis Jewish congregation offering daily services, religious school, and community programming; competes for Jewish households in the same metro with a Conservative (rather than Orthodox) denomination, overlapping in programming but differing in halachic framework.
• Beth El Synagogue: Minneapolis-area Conservative synagogue with comparable worship, education, and lifecycle services to Bais Yisroel; competes for Jewish families in the Twin Cities but operates under a different denominational framework.

Emerging players

• Talmud Torah of St. Paul: Jewish day school in the Twin Cities serving Orthodox and community-wide families; complementary rather than competing for adult membership, but intersects with Bais Yisroel's youth programming and family pipeline.

Broad incumbents

• Temple Israel Minneapolis: Largest and most established Jewish congregation in Minneapolis offering worship, education, and community programming across the life cycle; broader and older institution, overlapping in member-facing services but operating in the Reform tradition.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses2 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/congregation-bais-yisroel

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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