{"id":46215,"date":"2014-02-27T17:57:05","date_gmt":"2014-02-27T21:57:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ny\/?p=46215"},"modified":"2019-01-21T18:18:14","modified_gmt":"2019-01-21T22:18:14","slug":"jewish-nyc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ny\/46215\/jewish-nyc\/","title":{"rendered":"A Self-Guided Jewish Tour of NYC"},"content":{"rendered":"

New York City is a vital part of Jewish culture. How many New Yorkers spit out the words schlep, oy vey <\/i>or nosh<\/i>, without ever having stepped into a temple? From the Lower East Side immigrant Jewish experience to Hasidic Williamsburg, the city teems with Jewish life. If you\u2019re looking to be schooled on Jewish culture in this ethnically rich city, here are some spots to visit on your self-guided tour of Jewish New York.<\/p>\n

Be sure to take this tour on an empty stomach to make room for the bialys, pickles and knishes you\u2019ll be feasting on. But I promise, it\u2019s not just about the food. And everything is just a subway ride away.<\/p>\n

Lower East Side
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At the turn of the 20th<\/sup> century, the Lower East Side was home to many Eastern European immigrant Jews living in tenements and shopping from pushcarts. Take a peek into an original tenement on a Tenement Museum<\/b><\/a> tour. For a look at synagogue life in the same era, walk to the Museum at Eldridge Street<\/b><\/a> to see the picturesque interior of this restored 19th<\/sup> century synagogue. The pushcart culture might be gone, but you can still buy a kosher pickle from The Pickle Guys<\/b><\/a>.\u00a0 And don\u2019t forget to pick up some fresh bialys at the legendary Kossars Bialys<\/b><\/a>.<\/p>\n

Brooklyn<\/b>
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