Kosher/Shabbos in ... New York!
Jun 11, 2015, 3:46 am
#16
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KAJ is a good MO Ashkenazi kehilla. If you want Sephardi service, you can go to either Safra Synagogue on E 63rd or Sephardi miniyan mid E70s between1st and 2nd Ave. Even better yet Shearith Israel on Central Park West & 70th (the oldest congregation in NY).
Not sure if they still do it but there used to be walking tours of Lower East Side (though admittedly the whole area seems to be overtaken by the Chinese community these days). Tenement museum is there. You also have Ellis Island (assume it’s open by now). Not strictly Jewish but you also have Neue Galerie with German-Austrian modern art collection funded by the Lauder family.
Not sure if they still do it but there used to be walking tours of Lower East Side (though admittedly the whole area seems to be overtaken by the Chinese community these days). Tenement museum is there. You also have Ellis Island (assume it’s open by now). Not strictly Jewish but you also have Neue Galerie with German-Austrian modern art collection funded by the Lauder family.
Jun 17, 2015, 5:43 pm
#17
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I believe that the technical rule is that they CAN require you to make a donation, but they CAN'T set a minimum donation. So, if they wanted to stick to their guns, they could say "you can pay $0.01, but you have to pay something."
Jun 17, 2015, 5:47 pm
#18
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As for Synagogues, you could also go to Temple Emanu-El on 65th and 5th, if you're looking for a Reform congregation. It's huge (I think it's the largest in the world, by some definitions), been around since the mid-19th century. Friend who belongs to the congregation describes it as the home of "Episcopal Judaism."
Jun 30, 2015, 1:06 pm
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At the Met Museum you can just go to the information desk and tell them you're sabbath observant and they will give you a ticket.
I didn't know about the Natural History Museum.
Other suggestions for kosher restaurants:
-- Persian food at Colbeh on 39th street
-- Uzbek/Bukharan food at Taam Tov on 47th Street between 5th and 6th Ave
-- steak at Le Marais on 46th or 47th st (can't remember which) between 6th and 7th Ave -- better and cheaper than Prime Grill
I didn't know about the Natural History Museum.
Other suggestions for kosher restaurants:
-- Persian food at Colbeh on 39th street
-- Uzbek/Bukharan food at Taam Tov on 47th Street between 5th and 6th Ave
-- steak at Le Marais on 46th or 47th st (can't remember which) between 6th and 7th Ave -- better and cheaper than Prime Grill
Jun 30, 2015, 3:28 pm
#21
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We found Le Marais quite good, but Mike's Bistro is far more interesting, food-wise, and I found that the meat was way better at Reserve Cut, if all you are interested in is meat.
Jul 2, 2015, 1:31 pm
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As for Synagogues, you could also go to Temple Emanu-El on 65th and 5th, if you're looking for a Reform congregation. It's huge (I think it's the largest in the world, by some definitions), been around since the mid-19th century. Friend who belongs to the congregation describes it as the home of "Episcopal Judaism."
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Jul 2, 2015, 1:37 pm
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