Hasidic Tour of Williamsburg

Join Hebro for a small-group 2.5 hr tour of Hasidic Williamsburg, concluding with a sampling of local food, guided by Frieda Vizel.  Only 20 spots for this tour so book early.  We will sell out.  

Tour includes:

- Introduction to Hasidic Williamsburg

- Pastry tasting

- Learn Beginner's Yiddish!

- Discover the Hasidic community and see shops that sell traditional garb and artifacts.

- Explore the lifecycle of Hasidic ritual beginning from birth to married life, stopping to look at synagogues, shops, and main streets.

- Walk along the Lee Avenue shopping district for landmark stores that sell Hasidic clothing, kosher meat,  Yiddish Judaica, Kaff's famous bakery and more

- Site of Satmar Rabbi Joel Teitelbaum's first synagogue and residence. - Conclude the tour at Gottlieb's, where we sample some food and chat.  

About Frieda Vizel:

Frieda Vizel is a licensed New York City Sightseeing Guide. She grew up in a very large Hasidic family and was educated and married according to the Satmar Hasidic tradition. Although she left the Hasidic lifestyle with her son, she returns to the community to visit family, celebrate holidays and enjoy the rich culture. Frieda is a writer, cartoonist and a graduate student at Sarah Lawrence College where she studies Hasidic women's history and contemporary culture. Frieda’s intimate knowledge of the Hasidic world, and her academic research, are reflected by her enthusiasm for the history and culture of Hasidic society which she presents with empathy and with nuance.