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Women’s Organization Annual Members’ Dinner 🙋
Documenting the Trauma of Oct. 7: The Objects That Remain 🙋
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2023 Schwartz-Goldstein Lecture and Kehilat Shabbat
Stephen Wise Free SynagogueWho 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 […]
Lunch and Learn: Judaism and Slavery 🙋
Stephen Wise Free Synagogue“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 […]
Daughters of the Bible with Rabbi Rena Rifkin 🙋
Stephen Wise Free SynagogueIn 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 […]
Jewish Life in Poland: From Holocaust To Haven 🙋
Stephen Wise Free SynagogueOne 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 […]
Lunch and Learn: Finding God in the Haggadah 🙋
Stephen Wise Free SynagogueThe rabbis created the rituals of Passover with a focus on the Divine, crediting God for the miracles of the Exodus. Ahead of Passover, join Rabbi Rena Rifkin as we […]
Virtual Lunch and Learn: ‘The Diary Keepers’ 🖥️
OnlineOut of a 160,000-strong Dutch-Jewish population, 102,000 died in concentration camps. Why did so many Dutch Jews perish, while there were disproportionately more survivors in other Western European countries? And […]