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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 mission to dismantle Hamas. Join Columbia University Liviu Librescu Professor of Law Matthew Waxman, to learn what constitutes a legal target in wartime, what "proportionality" […]
Lunch and Learn: Hanukkah Story – Miracles or Zionism? 🙋
Stephen Wise Free SynagogueThe songs of Hanukkah are more than celebratory tunes...they also reveal the changing role the holiday has played in Israel's national identity. Join Upper West Side Shlicha Gali Rabin Choresh, […]
An Evening With Israel’s Special Combat Search and Rescue Unit 669 🙋🇮🇱
Stephen Wise Free SynagogueWhen Israel's soldiers are injured, it's up to the elite helicopter-borne combat search and rescue Unit 669 to extract the wounded and provide medical treatment — often under fire and from behind enemy lines. Since October 7th and throughout the ongoing war with Hamas, the combat medics, surgeons and pilots from this special rescue unit […]
‘Heroes of Light’: Stories of Survival 🙋
Stephen Wise Free SynagogueStephen Wise Free Synagogue invites you to meet three regular Israelis — mother and daughter Batia and Rotem Holin, of Kibbutz Kfar Aza, and Asaf Artel, of Kibbutz Kissufim. In conversation with our Rabbi Ammi Hirsch, they'll tell us their incredible stories of survival and their hopes for rebuilding their lives and communities. This event […]
Lunch and Learn: Liberal Zionist Thinkers 🙋
Stephen Wise Free SynagogueLearn about history's greatest liberal Zionist thinkers, in an introductory class with Rabbi Tracy Kaplowitz! Then join Rabbi Paul Golumb's three-part class to explore the legendary philosopher Baruch Spinoza, coined […]
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 "Israel's Declaration of Independence: The History and Political Theory of the Nation's Founding Moment" by Neil Rogachevsky and Dov Zigler. The book can be purchased online here or from your local bookstore. Dinner is […]