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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 examine some of the creative ways we encounter God in our Haggadah.
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 […]
Alternative Minyan 🙋🖥
Stephen Wise Free SynagogueShare 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 […]
‘Safer in Silence’ Screening + Talkback 🙋
Macaulay Honors College 35 W 67th St, New York, NY, United StatesIn the new documentary "Safer in Silence," the daughter of a World War II refugee searches for the truth of her family’s Polish past. Uncovering her Jewish roots, she is […]
Lunch and Learn: Changing Narratives of the Shoah in Israeli Society 🙋
Stephen Wise Free SynagogueFrom the establishment of the state of Israel, through the trial of Adolph Eichmann, to this last generation of survivors, the lens through which Israeli society views the Holocaust has […]
Deep Dive into the Shabbat Morning Service 🙋
Stephen Wise Free SynagogueJoin 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 […]