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In These Times With Rabbi Ammi Hirsch: Ronald S. Lauder
A successful businessman, a generous philanthropist and one of the Jewish world's most important leaders, Ronald S. Lauder wasn't involved in Jewish life until his experience as ambassador to post-war Austria changed him. LISTEN + SUBSCRIBE Every other week, Rabbi Ammi Hirsch hosts intellectually honest conversations unpacking current events through the lens of Jewish wisdom. […]
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Kabbalat Shabbat Evening Service + Special Reception
Kabbalat Shabbat Evening Service + Special Reception
Stephen Wise is bringing back our special Shabbat receptions to help people connect around shared interests and experiences! You're invited to join us for Friday evening services at 6 p.m. followed by a special Shabbat reception where we'll enjoy appetizers, good company and conversation after services in a warm and welcoming space! For questions, contact Rabbi […]
Family Shabbat Experience: Grades 3–5 🙋
Family Shabbat Experience: Grades 3–5 🙋
Welcome and celebrate Shabbat with Rabbi Dalia Samansky and your whole family! This service and program is designed for children in grades 3-5 and their grown-ups. RSVP
6 events,
Emergency Food Program
Emergency Food Program
In the spirit of tikkun olam, volunteer to prepare and distribute food packages to individuals in need. Sign up to volunteer by yourself, with a friend, or with your family; every person makes a difference. To volunteer, contact efp@swfs.org.
Virtual Lay-Led Torah Study 🖥
Virtual Lay-Led Torah Study 🖥
Read and discuss the Torah, Tanakh and Talmud. No Hebrew knowledge or prior study is necessary. For any questions, contact David Richter at dhenryrichter@gmail.com. RSVP Zoom meeting information will be automatically provided upon RSVP.
Tot Shabbat Together 🙋
Tot Shabbat Together 🙋
Hop, jump, dance and sing at our rooftop Tot Shabbat! Join Rabbi Sam Natov for this fun and interactive Shabbat morning service designed for children four and under and their grown-ups! RSVP
In-Person Shabbat Morning Services
In-Person Shabbat Morning Services
Join us every Shabbat morning for warm, welcoming services and joyous b'ani mitzvah celebrations!
Stephen Wise Book Group 🖥
Stephen Wise Book Group 🖥
Explore classic and contemporary Jewish literature at this monthly group meeting. This month, we're reading "Our Country Friends" by Gary Shyteyngart. RSVP
Havdalah and Melaveh Malkah 🖥
Havdalah and Melaveh Malkah 🖥
Join Cantor Dan Singer to bid farewell to Shabbat with a musical Havdalah service and Melaveh Malkah. Watch live here on our website or on Facebook or YouTube.
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2 events,
Lunch and Learn: Martin Luther King Jr.’s Jewish Values 🙋
Lunch and Learn: Martin Luther King Jr.’s Jewish Values 🙋
During his lifetime, Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. addressed rabbis and Jews with messages about how Judaism should inspire civil rights activism. Join Rabbi Tracy Kaplowitz as we read and hear some of his inspiring words and discuss their enduring relevance today. RSVP
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Grade 8-9 New Orleans Trip
Join your fellow 9-10th graders on a trip to New Orlean to discover Jewish history and culture. For more information,please contact Rabbi Rena Rifkin at rrifkin@swfs.org.
Kabbalat Shabbat Evening Service
Kabbalat Shabbat Evening Service
Welcome and celebrate Shabbat at Stephen Wise Free Synagogue! Our easy-to-follow services, accompanied by a full band, are inspiring and uplifting. We're also proud to livestream our services. Tune in on our website, Facebook or YouTube.
7 events,
Emergency Food Program
Emergency Food Program
In the spirit of tikkun olam, volunteer to prepare and distribute food packages to individuals in need. Sign up to volunteer by yourself, with a friend, or with your family; every person makes a difference. To volunteer, contact efp@swfs.org.
Virtual Lay-Led Torah Study 🖥
Virtual Lay-Led Torah Study 🖥
Read and discuss the Torah, Tanakh and Talmud. No Hebrew knowledge or prior study is necessary. For any questions, contact David Richter at dhenryrichter@gmail.com. RSVP Zoom meeting information will be automatically provided upon RSVP.
In-Person Shabbat Morning Services
In-Person Shabbat Morning Services
Join us every Shabbat morning for warm, welcoming services and joyous b'ani mitzvah celebrations!
Deep Dive into the Shabbat Morning Service 🙋
Deep Dive into the Shabbat Morning Service 🙋
Join Rabbi Samantha Natov for an in-person deep dive into the Shabbat morning service. Investigate the meanings of prayers, where they fall in the morning service and how different musical settings affect the way we understand them. A great intro to Shabbat liturgy and enriching for more experienced worshippers! RSVP
MLK Shabbat of Service: Help Fill the UWS Community Fridge 🙋
MLK Shabbat of Service: Help Fill the UWS Community Fridge 🙋
“The greatest birthday gift my husband could receive is if people of all racial and ethnic backgrounds celebrated the holiday by performing individual acts of kindness through service to others,” said Coretta Scott King, referring to her late husband Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Join us as we honor his legacy with a Shabbat of […]
Havdalah and Melaveh Malkah 🖥
Havdalah and Melaveh Malkah 🖥
Join Cantor Dan Singer to bid farewell to Shabbat with a musical Havdalah service and Melaveh Malkah. Watch live here on our website or on Facebook or YouTube.
4 events,
2 events,
Lunch and Learn: Praying With Our Feet: The Moral Imperative to Act Justly 🙋
Lunch and Learn: Praying With Our Feet: The Moral Imperative to Act Justly 🙋
Both Frederick Douglas and Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel spoke about feeling they were “praying with their feet” during their involvement in the fight for civil rights. As Jews, we are constantly and consistently implored to seek justice and pursue peace. Join Rabbi Dalia Samansky for this two-part class as we explore the roots of this […]
Why Israel? 🙋
Why Israel? 🙋
Israel is a hot-button issue. About as big as New Jersey, the country is covered in the media, at the U.N., and in public discourse to an extent far exceeding its size or population. With limitless information available about Israel from sources that range the political and ideological spectrum, it can be hard to break […]
1 event,
‘Unweavings’ by Fiber Artist Laurie Wohl 🖥
‘Unweavings’ by Fiber Artist Laurie Wohl 🖥
Stephen Wise member Laurie Wohl does the opposite of what you would expect from a fiber artist. Using spiritual narratives found in various text sources, she alludes to the oldest traditions of narrative textiles, but in a completely contemporary idiom. Through form, color, texture and calligraphy she interprets each piece by integrating materials with fibre, […]
2 events,
In These Times With Rabbi Ammi Hirsch: Matti Friedman
Since arriving in Israel as a teenager, journalist Matti Friedman has spent his life and career trying to make sense of the Jewish state — and why it receives such outsized coverage. LISTEN + SUBSCRIBE Every other week, Rabbi Ammi Hirsch hosts intellectually honest conversations unpacking current events through the lens of Jewish wisdom. Unbound […]
Virtual Short Story Group 🖥
Virtual Short Story Group 🖥
Join our monthly Short Story Group on Zoom, where we discuss Jewish-themed material. This month we're reading “Law of Return” by Ehud Havazelet, “How to Recover from a Happy Childhood” by Rivka Galchen, and chapters three through five from “Messages from My Father” by Calvin Trillin. Sponsored by Community Connections. For more information or copies […]
3 events,
Kabbalat Shabbat Evening Service + Special Reception
Kabbalat Shabbat Evening Service + Special Reception
Stephen Wise is bringing back our special Shabbat receptions to help people connect around shared interests and experiences! You're invited to join us for Friday evening services at 6 p.m. followed by a special Shabbat reception where we'll enjoy appetizers, good company and conversation after services in a warm and welcoming space! For questions, contact Rabbi […]
Family Shabbat Experience: Grades K–2 🙋
Family Shabbat Experience: Grades K–2 🙋
Welcome and celebrate Shabbat with Rabbi Dalia Samansky and your whole family! This service and program is designed for children in kindergarten through second grade and their grown-ups. RSVP
6 events,
Emergency Food Program
Emergency Food Program
In the spirit of tikkun olam, volunteer to prepare and distribute food packages to individuals in need. Sign up to volunteer by yourself, with a friend, or with your family; every person makes a difference. To volunteer, contact efp@swfs.org.
Virtual Lay-Led Torah Study 🖥
Virtual Lay-Led Torah Study 🖥
Read and discuss the Torah, Tanakh and Talmud. No Hebrew knowledge or prior study is necessary. For any questions, contact David Richter at dhenryrichter@gmail.com. RSVP Zoom meeting information will be automatically provided upon RSVP.
In-Person Shabbat Morning Services
In-Person Shabbat Morning Services
Join us every Shabbat morning for warm, welcoming services and joyous b'ani mitzvah celebrations!
Deep Dive into the Shabbat Morning Service 🙋
Deep Dive into the Shabbat Morning Service 🙋
Join Rabbi Samantha Natov for an in-person deep dive into the Shabbat morning service. Investigate the meanings of prayers, where they fall in the morning service and how different musical settings affect the way we understand them. A great intro to Shabbat liturgy and enriching for more experienced worshippers! RSVP
Havdalah and Melaveh Malkah 🖥
Havdalah and Melaveh Malkah 🖥
Join Cantor Dan Singer to bid farewell to Shabbat with a musical Havdalah service and Melaveh Malkah. Watch live here on our website or on Facebook or YouTube.
0 events,
1 event,
A Conversation with Dr. Becky: Building Resilience in Your Child 🖥
A Conversation with Dr. Becky: Building Resilience in Your Child 🖥
Join Dr. Becky, clinical psychologist and author of the #1 New York Time Bestseller "Good Inside: A Guide to Becoming the Parent You want to Be," for a conversation about raising resilient children. This session is for parents with children of all ages and will include a presentation and moderated Q&A with Rabbi Rebecca Rosenthal. […]
2 events,
Lunch and Learn: Praying With Our Feet: The Moral Imperative to Act Justly 🙋
Lunch and Learn: Praying With Our Feet: The Moral Imperative to Act Justly 🙋
Both Frederick Douglas and Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel spoke about feeling they were “praying with their feet” during their involvement in the fight for civil rights. As Jews, we are constantly and consistently implored to seek justice and pursue peace. Join Rabbi Dalia Samansky for this two-part class as we explore the roots of this […]
Why Israel? 🙋
Why Israel? 🙋
Israel is a hot-button issue. About as big as New Jersey, the country is covered in the media, at the U.N., and in public discourse to an extent far exceeding its size or population. With limitless information available about Israel from sources that range the political and ideological spectrum, it can be hard to break […]
0 events,
1 event,
Kabbalat Shabbat Evening Service
Kabbalat Shabbat Evening Service
Welcome and celebrate Shabbat at Stephen Wise Free Synagogue! Our easy-to-follow services, accompanied by a full band, are inspiring and uplifting. We're also proud to livestream our services. Tune in on our website, Facebook or YouTube.
7 events,
Emergency Food Program
Emergency Food Program
In the spirit of tikkun olam, volunteer to prepare and distribute food packages to individuals in need. Sign up to volunteer by yourself, with a friend, or with your family; every person makes a difference. To volunteer, contact efp@swfs.org.
Virtual Lay-Led Torah Study 🖥
Virtual Lay-Led Torah Study 🖥
Read and discuss the Torah, Tanakh and Talmud. No Hebrew knowledge or prior study is necessary. For any questions, contact David Richter at dhenryrichter@gmail.com. RSVP Zoom meeting information will be automatically provided upon RSVP.
In-Person Shabbat Morning Services
In-Person Shabbat Morning Services
Join us every Shabbat morning for warm, welcoming services and joyous b'ani mitzvah celebrations!
Alternative Minyan 🙋🖥
Alternative Minyan 🙋🖥
Share the Shabbat morning service in person or on Zoom in a meditative style with friends and fellow congregants. Rabbi Dalia Samansky and Cantor Dan Singer will lead this service, which includes music and responsive readings in both Hebrew and English. RSVP TO JOIN VIRTUALLY
Tot Shabbat Together 🙋
Tot Shabbat Together 🙋
Hop, jump, dance and sing at our rooftop Tot Shabbat! Join Rabbi Sam Natov for this fun and interactive Shabbat morning service designed for children four and under and their grown-ups! RSVP
Havdalah and Melaveh Malkah 🖥
Havdalah and Melaveh Malkah 🖥
Join Cantor Dan Singer to bid farewell to Shabbat with a musical Havdalah service and Melaveh Malkah. Watch live here on our website or on Facebook or YouTube.
0 events,
3 events,
Bob Dylan’s Jewish Roots: A Conversation with Louie Kemp 📺
Bob Dylan’s Jewish Roots: A Conversation with Louie Kemp 📺
One of the greatest — and most enigmatic — songwriters of all time, Bob Dylan won the Nobel Prize in Literature along with 10 Grammy Awards — and was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1988. But to Louie Kemp, he'll always be Bobby Zimmerman — his troublemaking friend from Camp […]
Lunch and Learn: Taking Care of Business 🙋
Lunch and Learn: Taking Care of Business 🙋
Join Rabbi Dalia Samansky and Westchester Hills Cemetery Operations Manager Meredith Bryne for a discussion focusing on how making end-of-life plans will help you live your best life now. Soup will be served! RSVP
Why Israel? 🙋
Why Israel? 🙋
Israel is a hot-button issue. About as big as New Jersey, the country is covered in the media, at the U.N., and in public discourse to an extent far exceeding its size or population. With limitless information available about Israel from sources that range the political and ideological spectrum, it can be hard to break […]
2 events,
Community Mahjong 🙋
Community Mahjong 🙋
Spend the afternoon playing maj with friends old and new! All levels welcome — whether you're a pro, need to sharpen your skills, or are just learning to play, there's a table waiting for you! Co-sponsored by Community Connections and the Women's Organization of Stephen Wise Free Synagogue. PLEASE REGISTER HERE
How to Talk to Your Children About Antisemitism 🖥
How to Talk to Your Children About Antisemitism 🖥
In the face of the increasing normalization of antisemitism across mainstream society, join UJA-Federation of New York for a timely briefing on how parents can communicate to their children about this critical topic. Hindy Poupko, UJA-Federation of New York’s deputy chief planning officer, will speak with Dr. Samantha Vinokor-Meinrath of the Jewish Education Project and […]
2 events,
In These Times With Rabbi Ammi Hirsch: Beatrice Weber
After she left her turbulent arranged marriage of more than 20 years, her ultra-Orthodox community shunned her. Now Beatrice Weber is fighting to place her youngest son in a yeshiva that teaches more than 90 minutes of math and English a day — and for the right of all New York's Hasidic children to receive […]
Amplify Israel Book Club: Dinner and a Book 🙋
Amplify Israel Book Club: Dinner and a Book 🙋
Join us to read about the most pressing issues facing the Jewish people today. For this meeting, we will be reading "The War of Return: How Western Indulgence of the Palestinian Dream Has Obstructed the Path to Peace" by Adi Schwartz and Einat Wilf. The book can be purchased online here or from your local […]
2 events,
Kabbalat Shabbat Evening Service + Special Reception
Kabbalat Shabbat Evening Service + Special Reception
Welcome and celebrate Shabbat at Stephen Wise Free Synagogue! Join us for services followed by a special reception featuring light bites, refreshments, great company, conversation, and hear from NATAN, one of the first organizations on the scene in Poland in early March 2022, when Ukrainian refugees began pouring across the border. Speaking will be NATAN Advisory Board Chair Alan Silberstein and […]
Family Shabbat Experience: Grades 3–5 🙋
Family Shabbat Experience: Grades 3–5 🙋
Welcome and celebrate Shabbat with Rabbi Dalia Samansky and your whole family! This service and program is designed for children in grades 3-5 and their grown-ups. RSVP
5 events,
Stephen Wise Book Group 🙋
Stephen Wise Book Group 🙋
Explore classic and contemporary Jewish literature at this monthly group meeting. This month, we're reading "Once We Were Slaves: The Extraordinary Journey of a Multi-Racial Jewish Family" by Laura Arnold Leibman. RSVP
Emergency Food Program
Emergency Food Program
In the spirit of tikkun olam, volunteer to prepare and distribute food packages to individuals in need. Sign up to volunteer by yourself, with a friend, or with your family; every person makes a difference. To volunteer, contact efp@swfs.org.
Virtual Lay-Led Torah Study 🖥
Virtual Lay-Led Torah Study 🖥
Read and discuss the Torah, Tanakh and Talmud. No Hebrew knowledge or prior study is necessary. For any questions, contact David Richter at dhenryrichter@gmail.com. RSVP Zoom meeting information will be automatically provided upon RSVP.
In-Person Shabbat Morning Services
In-Person Shabbat Morning Services
Join us every Shabbat morning for warm, welcoming services and joyous b'ani mitzvah celebrations!
Havdalah and Melaveh Malkah 🖥
Havdalah and Melaveh Malkah 🖥
Join Cantor Dan Singer to bid farewell to Shabbat with a musical Havdalah service and Melaveh Malkah. Watch live here on our website or on Facebook or YouTube.
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