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Women’s Organization Annual Members’ Dinner 🙋
Documenting the Trauma of Oct. 7: The Objects That Remain 🙋
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Hostages and Missing Families Forum Community Briefing
The Jewish community is invited to a high-level update on the war in Israel and what you can do to bring the hostages home. Featuring: Yair Golan, a major general in the Israel Defense Forces reserves who immediately drove to the scene of the attack to save lives; Moshe Lavi, whose family is held hostage […]
Communal Meeting with the Families of the Hostages 🙋🖥🇮🇱
Central Synagogue 652 Lexington Ave, New York, NY, United StatesThe war in Israel is raging on, and more than 200 hostages are still being held in Gaza. Hear directly from Israeli family members of the hostages and eyewitness survivors of the October 7 terror attacks by Hamas. They’ll share their stories in a discussion moderated by journalist Abby Pogrebin, and to find support in […]
Amplify Israel Book Club: Dinner and a Book 🙋
Stephen Wise Free SynagogueJoin us to read about the most pressing issues facing the Jewish people today. For this meeting, we will be reading "People Love Dead Jews: Reports from a Haunted Present" by Dara Horn. The book can be purchased online here or from your local bookstore. Dinner is available for order or you may bring your […]
Open Space for SWFS College Students with Rabbi Rena Rifkin 🖥🇮🇱
We are presenting an open space for Stephen Wise Free Synagogue college students to come and ask questions, share experiences, and talk about what's happening on their campuses. Advance registration […]
SWFS Delegation to Washington, DC: March for Israel! 🙋🇮🇱
National Mall 1420 Independence Ave SW, Washington, DC, United StatesWe invite you to join Stephen Wise Free Synagogue's delegation to Washington, D.C., led by Cantor Dan Singer, Rabbi Dalia Samansky, Miriam Kalmar and Sandra Divack Moss (Rabbis Ammi Hirsch […]
International Law in War + Israel’s Conduct 🙋
Stephen Wise Free SynagogueCriticism of Israel's military strategies in Gaza predates the current war with Hamas. However, the backlash from the media, the United Nations, and the public has intensified amid Israel's current […]