Passaic Shuls & Shul Map

Passaic / Clifton has 32 shuls on ShulMap: Agudas Yisroel Bircas Yaakov, Young Israel of Passaic-Clifton, Congregation Ahavas Israel, Bais Torah U'Tefilah, Khal Shaarei Avraham, Kol Yeshurun, Congregation Adas Israel, K'hal Tiferes Boruch, Congregation Tifereth Israel, Beis Chabad of Passaic and Clifton, Congregation Shomrei Torah, Kehillas Beis Sholom, Bnei Torah of Clifton, Alumni, Bais Dovid, Bais Medrash Ahavas Torah, Bais Medrash L'torah, Bais Medrash Zichron Eliezer, Bais Yosef, Brook Haven, Kehilas Eitz Chaim, Khal Bnei Aliya, Khal Bnei Hayeshivos, Kol Yeshuren, Kollel Choshen Mishpat Of Passaic-Clifton, Sephardic Congregation Of Passaic Clifton, Ybh Of Passaic, Yeshiva Gedolah Of Passaic, Yeshiva Ner Boruch - Pti, Khal Park Avenue, Kollel Avreichim Of Passaic, Passaic Clifton Community Kollel.

A dense, rapidly-growing yeshivish and Modern Orthodox community centered in Passaic Park, with full kosher infrastructure, shuls across every hashkafa, and meaningfully lower prices than the NY metro Orthodox hubs — often called 'the next Lakewood.'

Yes — shul is the traditional term for synagogue, and Passaic / Clifton has 32 Orthodox synagogues listed on ShulMap, each mapped with the kosher amenities and housing around it.

The Passaic Clifton Eruv posts its status by email and text alert rather than a phone line, and publishes a current PDF map. Source: pceruv.com; eruvstat.us/pceruv, checked 22 September 2026. Always confirm before carrying, and follow your own rav.

Passaic and adjacent Clifton form one of the fastest-growing Orthodox communities in the New York metro area. Community estimates put the Orthodox Jewish population in the thousands and rising quickly, with hundreds of young kollel and professional families arriving over the past decade — the growth that earned it the nickname 'the next Lakewood.' These figures are estimates.

Passaic and Clifton are both in Passaic County, New Jersey, with the frum community centered in the Passaic Park section around Main, Brook, and Terhune Avenues (ZIP 07055) — roughly 25 minutes from the George Washington Bridge.

ShulMap maps 13 of the main shuls across Passaic Park and adjacent Clifton, but the community-wide total is higher — the neighborhood has added shtiebels and yeshiva minyanim rapidly as it grows, spanning yeshivish, Chassidish, and Modern Orthodox kehillos. This is an estimate; the mapped selection covers the central anchors.

The US Census median home value for ZIP 07055, which covers Passaic / Clifton, is $429,900 (American Community Survey, 2020–2024, as valued by owners), and 76% of households there rent. That is a ZIP-wide figure, and asking prices today usually run higher — on ShulMap Passaic / Clifton sits in the $$ band relative to nearby communities.

Use the apartment and home search on this page to see current listings in Passaic / Clifton. Walking distances to shuls are approximate — confirm what's comfortable for your family.