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Shabbat with the Israel National Defense College 🙋
Stephen Wise Free Synagogue Annual Meeting 🙋🖥
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Lunch and Learn: The Women of Purim 🙋
Lunch and Learn: The Women of Purim 🙋
The Purim story portrays two very strong — and very different — women. Join Rabbi Dalia Samansky as we explore the behaviors, motivations, and legacies of Queens Vashti and Esther. Soup will be served! And stick around: at 1:30 p.m. we need volunteers to help bag Hamentaschen for Purim celebration. RSVP
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The Problem of God: Why Do Bad Things Happen To Good People? 🙋
The Problem of God: Why Do Bad Things Happen To Good People? 🙋
How do we comprehend God? And how does that color our understanding of why bad things seem to happen to good people — and vice versa? Join Rabbi Dalia Samansky for this two-part class exploring different conceptions of God and the ways we process the events that happen in the world around — and to […]
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An Exclusive Reading of “The Match,” A New Musical By Toby Singer 🙋
An Exclusive Reading of “The Match,” A New Musical By Toby Singer 🙋
(DOORS OPEN AT 6:30 P.M.; READING BEGINS AT 7:00 P.M.) Even as Hannah Senesh was preparing to parachute into occupied Europe, fellow Hungarian Jew Rudolf Kastner was negotiating with Adolf Eichmann to try to save Jews. Senesh was caught and executed by firing squad, cementing her status as a Jewish folk hero; Kastner survived and […]
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Lunch and Learn: Guided Tour of MSNBC Studios 🙋
Lunch and Learn: Guided Tour of MSNBC Studios 🙋
Join Rabbi Dalia Samansky and our congregant Dan Arnall, senior vice president of news programming at MSNBC, for a tour of MSNBC's studio at 30 Rock. After a kosher lunch, we'll tour the facility and then have a conversation about the challenges and opportunities of creating journalism in a changing media environment. NBC News producers […]
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Alternative Minyan 🙋🖥
Alternative Minyan 🙋🖥
Share the Shabbat morning service in person or on Zoom in a meditative style with friends and fellow congregants. Cantor Dan Singer will lead this service, which includes music and responsive readings in both Hebrew and English. RSVP TO JOIN VIRTUALLY
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Lunch and Learn: The Value of Community 🙋
Lunch and Learn: The Value of Community 🙋
Hineh mah tov umah na'im... How good and pleasant it is for people to dwell together! But what does it mean to be part of a community? Join Rabbi Dalia […]
Daughters of the Bible with Rabbi Rena Rifkin 🙋
Daughters of the Bible with Rabbi Rena Rifkin 🙋
In the Bible, women are often silent, victimized or absent — and daughters seem to be the most deprived. Yet with a careful textual study, we can rethink our understanding […]
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Home Havdalah Commemorating Women’s History Month 🙋🖥
Home Havdalah Commemorating Women’s History Month 🙋🖥
Join the Women's Organization for a warm and inviting Havdalah service commemorating Women’s History Month at one of our fellow congregants’ homes on the West Side. Refreshments will be served. Space is limited! The address of this program will be shared with those who register to attend in person. RSVP This program will also be available by livestream […]
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Lunch and Learn: Jewish Views on Mental Health 🙋
Lunch and Learn: Jewish Views on Mental Health 🙋
Society has long-held taboos against discussing mental health. Join our Religious School's assistant director, Julia Bennet, as together we overcome stigma and examine the ways Jewish tradition relates to this important topic. Together, we'll explore the ways prayer can affect our emotional well-being, take a look at the relevant middot (Jewish values), and learn what […]
Daughters of the Bible with Rabbi Rena Rifkin 🙋
Daughters of the Bible with Rabbi Rena Rifkin 🙋
In the Bible, women are often silent, victimized or absent — and daughters seem to be the most deprived. Yet with a careful textual study, we can rethink our understanding of power and powerlessness and begin to understand the true influence these lesser-known characters had on their worlds. Join Rabbi Rena Rifkin as we discover […]
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See ‘Parade’ on Broadway with Stephen Wise! 🙋
See ‘Parade’ on Broadway with Stephen Wise! 🙋
Join Stephen Wise Free Synagogue for an evening on Broadway! In "Parade," Leo and Lucille Frank are a newlywed Jewish couple struggling to make a life in the old red hills of Georgia. When Leo is accused of an unspeakable crime, it propels them into an unimaginable test of faith, humanity, justice and devotion. Riveting […]
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‘Parade’ Discussion 🙋
‘Parade’ Discussion 🙋
There's a lot to unpack from our trip to see "Parade," which dramatized the 1913 trial and imprisonment, and 1915 lynching, of Jewish American Leo Frank in Georgia... After Kabbalat Shabbat services, join Rabbis Sam Natov, Rena Rifkin and Dalia Samansky and Cantor Dan Singer for a discussion of the play over a light nosh […]
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2023Â Schwartz-Goldstein Lecture and Kehilat Shabbat
2023Â Schwartz-Goldstein Lecture and Kehilat Shabbat
Who do we want to be in our daily lives? Join Rabbi Myriam Klotz after a special Saturday morning Kehilat Shabbat service to learn about the Jewish spiritual tools that can help us find greater meaning in the details of our lives. Grounding ourselves in Passover themes, we'll explore the rich Jewish tradition of tikkun […]
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Lunch and Learn: Judaism and Slavery 🙋
Lunch and Learn: Judaism and Slavery 🙋
“I am Adonai your God who brought you out from the land of the Egyptians to be their slaves no more.” But Judaism’s history with slavery is complicated: Abraham was a slave owner before we were enslaved in Egypt for generations. And some American rabbis supported slavery here while others vehemently opposed the practice. Ahead […]
Daughters of the Bible with Rabbi Rena Rifkin 🙋
Daughters of the Bible with Rabbi Rena Rifkin 🙋
In the Bible, women are often silent, victimized or absent — and daughters seem to be the most deprived. Yet with a careful textual study, we can rethink our understanding of power and powerlessness and begin to understand the true influence these lesser-known characters had on their worlds. Join Rabbi Rena Rifkin as we discover […]
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Jewish Life in Poland: From Holocaust To Haven 🙋
Jewish Life in Poland: From Holocaust To Haven 🙋
One of Poland’s most visible signs of Jewish revival, the JCC Krakow is committed to taking care of Holocaust survivors and rebuilding the Polish Jewish community. And since the Russian invasion of Ukraine, JCC Krakow has taken on an additional mission of supporting Ukrainian refugees in Poland. Join JCC Krakow CEO Jonathan Ornstein and photographer […]
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