Young Israel of Staten Island

What Young Israel of Staten Island does

Young Israel of Staten Island (YISI) is a private, nonprofit Orthodox Jewish synagogue founded in 1973, headquartered at 835 Forest Hill Road in the Willowbrook neighborhood of Staten Island, New York. It operates as the spiritual and communal center for the Willowbrook Orthodox Jewish community, delivering daily and Shabbat prayer services (davening), a portfolio of shiurim (Torah study classes) including Daf Yomi, Chumash, and a father-son Chaim Ozer program, and lifecycle event support for bar/bat mitzvahs, weddings, and sheva brachot. The organization also operates community religious infrastructure including a Mikvah (ritual bath), a checked Eruv, and dedicated seating across Main Shul, First Shul, Bais Medrash, Gym, and Sefard minyan spaces.

Its product portfolio extends beyond core religious services into a structured Youth Department (pre-school through college), a Shomer Shabbos Youth Baseball league, and the tiered Gan YISI Day Camp (Mini Gan YISI, Gan YISI, CIT program). Membership is the primary revenue model, priced on a four-tier geographic basis: Resident Family at $1,200/year, Resident Single at $650/year, Non-Resident Staten Island at $300/year, and Non-Resident at $120/year, with a $1,000 Building Fund assessment spread over four years starting in the third year. Supplementary revenue comes from donations and appeals (Yom Kippur, Pesach, annual dinner), day camp and baseball registration fees, facility rentals for lifecycle events, and monthly member security fees.

The organization is governed by an elected lay board led by President Robert Rosenberg, with Rabbi Yaakov Lehrfield as spiritual leader, Rabbi Emeritus Jay Marcus, and Assistant Rabbi and Youth Director Mendy Katzman. It is affiliated with the National Council of Young Israel. The operating model is in-person and community-led: acquisition occurs through word-of-mouth and religious network referrals within the Orthodox community, supported by a website, weekly bulletin, email newsletter, and event-based promotion. The organization employs approximately 7 people and serves a member base concentrated in Willowbrook and surrounding Staten Island.

Name

Young Israel of Staten Island

Legal name

Young Israel of Staten Island

Website

https://yisi.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1973

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Young Israel of Staten Island is a nonprofit Orthodox synagogue founded in 1973 in Willowbrook, Staten Island, providing daily prayer services, Torah education, lifecycle events, a youth department, day camp, mikvah, and Shomer Shabbos baseball to its Orthodox Jewish member families.

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akta.pro rank

Product category

Religious Organization Services

NAICS

Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations (813), Child Care Services (62441), Sports and Recreation Instruction (611620), Child and Youth Services (62411)

SIC

Services-Membership Sports & Recreation Clubs (7997), Services-Child Day Care Services (8351)

akta.pro primary industry

Arts, Sports & Recreation-Based Youth Development Nonprofits (BPAGADAJ)

Keywords

• Orthodox synagogue services
• Religious education programs
• Community youth programs
• Jewish lifecycle events
• Facility rental services

Headquarters

HQ city

Staten Island

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Membership Dues: Annual membership fees from resident families, resident singles, and non-resident members with tiered pricing based on geographic proximity to the shul.
2. Donations and Appeals: General donations, YISI Appeal (Yom Kippur, Pesach), and annual dinner proceeds.
3. Facility Rentals: Hall rental for events, room reservations, and bookings for bar mitzvahs and other celebrations.
4. Day Camp Programs: Summer day camp fees for children including Mini Gan YISI, Gan YISI, and CIT program with tiered member and non-member pricing.
5. Youth Baseball League: Registration fees for Shomer Shabbos Youth Baseball program.
6. Security Fees: Monthly security fees charged to members.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Young Israel of Staten Island is an Orthodox Jewish synagogue that provides daily davening, Shabbat services, and lifecycle event pastoral care under Rabbi Yaakov Lehrfield, alongside a structured program of Torah study (Shiurim), youth programming, a summer day camp, and Shomer Shabbos youth baseball. The organization sells annual memberships to resident and non-resident families and singles, and rents its facilities for bar mitzvahs, weddings, and community events.

Product overview

Young Israel of Staten Island is an Orthodox Jewish synagogue serving as the spiritual center of the Willowbrook community in Staten Island, New York. The organization operates as a unified platform offering core religious services (daily davening/prayer services, Shabbat services, shiurim/religious classes) alongside complementary community programs. Its product portfolio includes Youth Department programming with youth groups, Teen Minyan, and recreational activities; Gan YISI Day Camp with summer programming for ages 3k through teens; a Shomer Shabbos Youth Baseball program; community facilities (Mikvah, Eruv) for religious observance; event hall rental services; and membership programs with tiered pricing. The organization also maintains media archives through photo galleries and video content documenting community events.

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Products and services

• Synagogue Religious Services (Davening) Daily prayer services (Shacharis, Mincha/Maariv), Shabbat services, and lifecycle event pastoral leadership under Rabbi Yaakov Lehrfield, for members and visitors of the Willowbrook Orthodox Jewish community.
• Synagogue Membership Annual membership tiered by geographic category: Resident Family ($1,200/year, $600/year for first two years), Resident Single ($650/year), Non-Resident S.I. ($300/year), and Non-Resident ($120/year), plus a $1,000 Building Fund assessment beginning in the third year, paid over four years.
• Shiurim (Religious Classes) Religious study classes including Daf Yomi, Legends of the Gemara, Concepts, Women's Shiur, Wedding Topics, Peirush HaTefilla, Parshat HaShavua, Chumash, Pre-Mincha Shiur, Topics, and the Chaim Ozer Program for father-son learning.
• Youth Department Programming Diverse programming for children from pre-school through college, including Shabbos youth groups, Teen Minyan, educational activities, Ongei Shabbat, Teen Shalishudos, Mishmar, Chanukah Chagiga, Purim carnival, movie nights, basketball teams, karate, sports outings, and little league baseball.
• Gan YISI Day Camp Summer day camp offering learning groups, arts and crafts, music, swimming, gymnastics, magic shows, onegs, costume parties, and trips. Programs include Mini Gan YISI for ages 3k-4k, Gan YISI for Pre 1A through 3rd Grade, and CIT program for 4th Grade and above, with tiered member and non-member pricing.
• Shomer Shabbos Youth Baseball Program Youth baseball league operated in accordance with Shabbat observance requirements, with registration fees per registrant.
• Community Mikvah Community mikvah (ritual bath) located at the rear of the Shul with entrance on Willowbrook Road, operated with privacy and security, plus a separate Kailim Mikvah at the rear of the first Shul.
• Willowbrook Eruv Community eruv that allows carrying and certain activities on Shabbat within defined boundaries, checked every Friday before Shabbat.
• Event Bookings / Hall Rental Rental of synagogue facilities including Main Shul, First Shul, Bais Medrash, Gym, and Sefard minyan space for events such as bar mitzvahs, weddings, and general gatherings.

Named customers1 record

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• National Council of Young IsraelcoreOthersAffiliated organization representing the Young Israel movement of Orthodox synagogues across North America.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• West Side Institutional Synagogue: A Manhattan Orthodox synagogue with a strong educational, youth, and community programming mix at a comparable scale — useful reference for programming breadth and member-engagement model.
• Congregation Ohab Zedek: A Manhattan-based Modern Orthodox synagogue with multi-minyan scheduling, comprehensive adult education, youth programming, and lifecycle-event services — analogous in community-service model though in a denser urban setting.
• Congregation Bnai Yeshurun: A large Teaneck, NJ Orthodox synagogue with full programming (minyanim, shiurim, youth groups, summer camp, adult education) at a comparable suburban Orthodox-community scale and member model.
• Young Israel of Woodmere: A Young Israel-affiliated Orthodox synagogue serving a suburban Long Island community, with multi-generational programming, youth department, and similar membership/community model directly comparable to YISI.
• Congregation Ahavas Yisroel: A suburban Orthodox synagogue with a comparable mix of daily minyanim, comprehensive youth programming, day camp, and member-driven community services targeting similar Orthodox family demographics.
• Manhattan Beach Jewish Center: An Orthodox synagogue in Brooklyn offering daily services, shiurim, youth groups, summer programming, and community events — closely comparable in service breadth and Orthodox member-base orientation.
• Young Israel of Riverdale: A Bronx-based Young Israel synagogue offering daily davening, robust shiurim schedule, youth department, and community programming — structurally and operationally near-identical to YISI.
• Young Israel of Hillcrest: A Young Israel-affiliated Orthodox synagogue in Queens with multi-minyan scheduling, youth programming, and community-day-camp operations serving a similar suburban Orthodox family demographic.
• Young Israel of Kew Gardens Hills: Another Young Israel movement synagogue in Queens, NY, serving a large Orthodox community with daily minyanim, shiurim, youth programming, and day camp — closely paralleling YISI's service portfolio and member base.

Others

• National Council of Young Israel: Umbrella organization of the Young Israel movement to which YISI is directly affiliated; not a direct competitor but a network-level peer governing shared standards, resources, and rabbinical pipelines across member congregations.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles15 records

Funding overview

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