Williamsburg Shuls & Shul Map

Williamsburg has 56 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), Ahavas Shulem Nadverna, B''M Yismach Moshe D'khal Yetev Lev Satmar, Bais Chaim Shlomo D’ Chust, Bais Hayoitzer Salka, Bais Moshe Kaalov, Beis Medrash Scharis Yisroel, Bet Keneset Moharjo, Beth Jacob-Ohev Shalom, Beth Yitzchok D'spinka, Bnei Mordechai Cleveland, Brashov, Cong Noam E. Lizensk, Cong Yetev Lev D'satmar, Cong. Avreichim Breslov, Cong. Belz, Cong. Darkei Tshivo Of Dinov / Dinev, Cong. Viznitz, Cong. Yetev Lev Satmar Tehilas Joel, Congregation Chasday Belz Machnofker, Congregation Oheiv Yisroel Apte, Congregation Toras Chaim Viznitz, Dmasek Eliezer, G&G Clothing, Ichud Hatalmidim Of Satmar - Marcy Ave., Kahal Kneseth Yecheskel Of Daash, Kahal Toldos Tzvi Spinka, Kehal Adas Kasho, Khal Arugath Habosem Tzahlem, Khal Yetev Lev Dsatmar- Bais Menachem Tzvi, Kretchnif Williamsburg, Krula, Limnev Shul, Melitz, Nanash Shul, Netzach Israel Skulen, Nitra Chester Shul, Ohr Sholom Zlochov, P'shevorsk Shul, Sanz Williamsburg, Satmar Lee Gardens, Satmar Of South 8th Street, Shar Efraim, Sharmash, Shievet Halievy, Stolin, Stropkov, Tefillah L'duvid Kumerzein, The Shtible, Tiferes Meshulam D' Tosh Williamsburg, Tiferes Moshe.

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.

Yes — shul is the traditional term for synagogue, and Williamsburg has 56 Orthodox synagogues listed on ShulMap, each mapped with the kosher amenities and housing around it.

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.

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.

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.

This is a genuine machlokes and you should not assume you can carry. Efforts to make an eruv in Williamsburg have been disputed for decades, and the Satmar Rebbe, Rabbi Zalman Leib Teitelbaum, leads the opposition to one. A 1979 public notice signed by 73 rabbonim — among them the Rebbes of Satmar, Bobov and Pupa — declared it forbidden to set up an eruv in any neighborhood of Brooklyn. ShulMap takes no position and maps no boundary here; see shulmap.com/eruv/williamsburg/ for the background with sources. Ask your own rav.

The US Census median home value for ZIP 11211, which covers Williamsburg, is $1,140,700 (American Community Survey, 2020–2024, as valued by owners), and 83% of households there rent. That is a ZIP-wide figure, and asking prices today usually run higher — on ShulMap Williamsburg sits in the $$–$$$ band relative to nearby communities.

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.