Pinters Hebrew Book Store

This place is one of a kind. Pinter’s is a true old fashioned book store, looking like something out of a black and white picture of Orchard Street on the Lower East Side from the turn of the century. Pinter picks up old books and respectfully disposes of them, and whatever is salvageable, he sells for very low prices on the tables outside the store. I’ve found lots of great, affordable Jewish books here over the past few years, including Mikraos Gedolos on the first and second books of Samuel, an academic book on the thought of Rabbi Samson Raphael Hirsch, and many books on Jewish law. Inside the store, there are shelves and shelves of books as far as the eye can see, and the store has that old fashioned musty smell and dusty feel. Might not be good for allergies, but it’s certainly nostalgic. The store closes for lunch an hour a day, like a scene out of the old country, but while he’s closed, the book table is out and you can pay for your purchase using the honor system of slipping your dollar through the slit in the gate outside the door. I can spend hours and hours perusing the aisles here. What a treasure.