Rabbi Benjamin and Shevi Yudin
Rabbi Emeritus Benjamin and Shevi Yudin
Rabbi Benjamin Yudin served as the spiritual leader of Congregation Shomrei Torah since 1969. Together with his wife Shevi, he has been involved in virtually every aspect of Jewish life in Fair Lawn. Their reputation is known internationally. Rabbi Yudin graduated with a B.A. in History from Yeshiva University. He then pursued a dual graduate program, earning semicha from Y.U.’s Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary, as well as a master’s degree in Jewish History. His association with Y.U. continues to this day, as he teaches Bible and Jewish Thought in the Mechina Program at Yeshiva College, and is a former dean of Mechina’s predecessor, the James Striar School.
Rabbi Yudin’s weekly parsha commentary on radio station WFMU’s “JM in the AM” program is heard by thousands of listeners in the tri-state area. Countless others have been inspired by the explanatory essays Rabbi Yudin contributed to the ArtScroll Transliterated Linear Siddur, a landmark prayerbook designed to enable all Jews to be full participants in the synagogue service. Shevi Yudin’s reputation for chesed is widely known. She is part Rebbetzin / part sister to the women in the community. Her home is always filled with guests and she has been known to make pre-Shabbos house calls, along with her husband, to drop off kugels at member’s homes. The Yudins have 7 children who live in NJ, NY, and Israel.
Thu, December 19 2024 18 Kislev 5785