Williamsburg Shuls & Shul Map
The heart of Chasidic Brooklyn — a dense, Yiddish-speaking Satmar-majority community with Pupa, Vien, Sanz-Klausenburg, Viznitz and Boyan kehillos, centered on Lee and Bedford Avenues.
Kosher markets
- Flaum's Appetizing · Appetizing, smoked fish, spreads — Lee Ave
Mikvahs
- Mikvah Tahara (Cong. Yetev Lev) · Between Lee & Marcy Avenues
Day schools
- United Talmudical Academy · Satmar boys yeshiva — the largest school network in Williamsburg
Price range
$$–$$$
Find apartments here ↗Williamsburg is, with Boro Park, one of the two great Chasidic centers of Brooklyn — and the most insular of the neighborhoods on ShulMap. Daily life runs in Yiddish, and the community is organized around kehillos rather than around individual shuls the way a Modern Orthodox neighborhood is. Satmar is the dominant kehilla and has been split since 2006 between the followers of Aaron Teitelbaum and those of Zalman Teitelbaum, each with its own Yetev Lev beis medrash: Zalman’s on Rodney Street, and Aaron’s larger building at Kent Avenue and Hooper Street. Alongside Satmar, Pupa on Bedford Avenue, Adas Yereim (Vien) and Sanz-Klausenburg on Lee Avenue, Viznitz on Ross Street and the Boyaner Kloiz on Marcy Avenue each anchor their own kehilla.
Lee Avenue and Bedford Avenue are the commercial spine, with Flaum’s and a dense run of groceries, bakeries and appetizing stores. The United Talmudical Academy network educates most of the neighborhood’s boys, and the community’s mikvaos include Mikvah Tahara on Williamsburg Street East. Housing in the Chasidic core is dense, mostly rental, and tight — this is a neighborhood people generally move into through family and kehilla ties rather than by browsing listings, and the trendy waterfront to the north is effectively a separate, far more expensive and largely non-Jewish neighborhood despite sharing the name.
A note on the eruv. Williamsburg is not a neighborhood where you should assume you can carry. A 1979 public ruling signed by 73 leading rabbonim — including Rav Moshe Feinstein and the Satmar, Bobov and Pupa rebbes — declared that no eruv should be erected in any neighborhood of Brooklyn. An eruv has nonetheless been put up in Williamsburg, but it is relied on only by a minority and is actively opposed by the Satmar leadership; the prevailing practice in the community is not to carry on Shabbos. ShulMap takes no position on this machlokes and does not map an eruv boundary here. Ask your own rav.
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Frequently asked questions
How many shuls are in Williamsburg?
Williamsburg has 6 shuls on ShulMap in Brooklyn: Congregation Yetev Lev D'Satmar (Rodney St), Congregation Adas Yereim (Vien), Congregation Kahal Yereim of Pupa, Sanz-Klausenburg, Boyaner Kloiz, Beis Medrash Tzemach Tzadik (Viznitz).
What is Williamsburg like for an observant family?
The heart of Chasidic Brooklyn — a dense, Yiddish-speaking Satmar-majority community with Pupa, Vien, Sanz-Klausenburg, Viznitz and Boyan kehillos, centered on Lee and Bedford Avenues.
Are there Orthodox synagogues in Williamsburg?
Yes — shul is the traditional term for synagogue, and Williamsburg has 6 Orthodox synagogues listed on ShulMap, each mapped with the kosher amenities and housing around it.
What county is Williamsburg in?
Williamsburg is in Kings County, New York — the county coextensive with the borough of Brooklyn. The Chasidic community is concentrated in South Williamsburg around Lee and Bedford Avenues, which is a distinct area from the waterfront section to the north.
What is the Jewish population of Williamsburg?
Community estimates for Williamsburg's Chasidic population generally run in the range of 75,000 or more, making it one of the two largest Chasidic centers in the United States alongside Boro Park. It is also among the fastest-growing, with a very young median age and large family sizes. These are community estimates, not census counts.
Is Williamsburg a Satmar neighborhood?
Satmar is the dominant kehilla, and has been split since 2006 between the followers of Aaron Teitelbaum and those of Zalman Teitelbaum, each with its own Yetev Lev beis medrash — Zalman's on Rodney Street and Aaron's larger building at Kent Avenue and Hooper Street. But it is not exclusively Satmar: Pupa on Bedford Avenue, Adas Yereim (Vien) and Sanz-Klausenburg on Lee Avenue, Viznitz on Ross Street, and the Boyaner Kloiz on Marcy Avenue each anchor their own kehilla.
Is there an eruv in Williamsburg?
This is a genuine machlokes and you should not assume you can carry. A 1979 public ruling signed by 73 leading rabbonim — including Rav Moshe Feinstein and the Satmar, Bobov, and Pupa rebbes — declared that no eruv should be erected in any Brooklyn neighborhood. An eruv has nonetheless been put up in Williamsburg, but it is relied on only by a minority and is actively opposed by the Satmar leadership; the prevailing community practice is not to carry on Shabbos. ShulMap takes no position and maps no boundary here. Ask your own rav.
Where can I find housing in Williamsburg?
Use the apartment and home search on this page to see current listings in Williamsburg. Walking distances to shuls are approximate — confirm what's comfortable for your family.
Walking distance: Walking-distance circles are approximate and do not assert a halachic standard. Confirm what is walkable for you locally.
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