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In These Times with Rabbi Ammi Hirsch
Featured Sermons
Memory, Revelation and Moral Responsibility
In this week’s parashah, Yitro, “we, the Jewish people, are given our mission,” says Rabbi Tracy Kaplowitz, picking up the Israelites’ story from Exodus with revelation at Mount Sinai and the construction of Jewish civilization…
The Coming Years
Two weeks into Donald Trump’s second term, Rabbi Ammi Hirsch reminds us that our religious and moral values must guide us as we pursue national policies — and that our synagogue is unalterably committed to…
Who is Afraid of the Dark?
In this week’s parashah, the Egyptians are plagued with an all-encompassing, paralyzing darkness. But “the greatest darkness is the lack of compassion,” says Rabbi Samantha Natov. “May we find our way out of darkness with…
The Normalization of Evil
Having just returned from Israel, Rabbi Ammi Hirsch shares his own feelings upon witnessing the first Israeli hostages being released and explains: “The entire country broke down in tears… secular TV anchors prayed ‘Shehecheyanu’… This…
The Hostage Release Deal
“After 16 months of physical and emotional torture, 33 Israeli hostages will be coming home,” says Rabbi Ammi Hirsch, expressing his deep gratitude for their return. “The need now is to move on — to…
Distinguish
In this week’s parashah, we read the names of the sons of Israel who came to Egypt with Jacob. “If every life is a whole world, then it behooves us to name each person in…
Living with Authenticity
While this time of year often promises ‘a new you’, Rabbi Samantha Natov reminds us that Judaism teaches us to embrace every part of ourselves. Jacob’s blessing to his grandsons Ephraim and Menashe on his…
Doing Right — Motivated or Not
In this week’s parashah, years after selling his brother Joseph into slavery, Judah offers up his own freedom in exchange for his younger brother Benjamin’s. “Whether it’s because of a desire to rectify his earlier…
Lights, Menorah, Action!
Rabbi Samantha Natov explores a classic rabbinic debate: “What’s more important kindling the Hanukkah lights or making sure others see them?” The rabbis teach that the most important mitzvah is to light the candles, she…
The Festival of Jewish Survival
Recounting the story of our people’s unlikely endurance, Rabbi Ammi Hirsch reminds us that “a hundred generations of the descendants of Judah Maccabee have transmitted Judaism to you” and asks that, as we light the…
Upcoming Events
Tour of ‘Anne Frank The Exhibition’ 🙋
Weekly Mourners’ Minyan 🙋
Why Israel? A Foundations Class (with Rabbi Tracy Kaplowitz) 🙋
In These Times With Rabbi Ammi Hirsch: Jonathan Eig
Virtual Short Story Group 🖥
Meet Emerging Israeli Artists 🙋
Kabbalat Shabbat Evening Service 🙋🖥
Emergency Food Program 🙋
Virtual Lay-Led Torah Study 🖥
In-Person Shabbat Morning Services
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Our Early Childhood Center provides children ages 18 months through five years with a nurturing, welcoming, and stimulating environment. Based on the Reggio Emilia approach to education, our philosophy values children as rich with wonder and knowledge — and we infuse our classroom experiences with Jewish values and traditions.
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Looking for an enriching Jewish education? Stephen Wise Free Synagogue’s Religious School is the perfect place for you to deepen your child’s Jewish identity and Hebrew knowledge, engage with core Jewish values and traditions, and become part of a caring synagogue community.