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Yom Ha’atzmaut with The Challah Prince 🙋
Stephen Wise Free SynagogueCelebrity challah braider Idan Chabasov — AKA "The Challah Prince" — is coming to Stephen Wise Free Synagogue to celebrate Israel's Independence Day. His royal highness will tell his story — from Israel to Berlin to Instagram fame — while we create high-carb Star-of-David challot together! All ingredients will be provided to create a challah […]
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 "The Woman Beyond the Sea" by Sarit Yishai-Levi. The book can be purchased online here or from your local bookstore. Dinner is available for order or you may bring your own! RSVP This program is […]
In These Times With Rabbi Ammi Hirsch: Amos Yadlin
Former Israeli military intelligence chief Maj. Gen. Amos Yadlin contextualizes the ongoing war with Hamas, evaluates Israel's strategic goals, and helps us understand the regional and international situation. LISTEN + SUBSCRIBE Every other week, Rabbi Ammi Hirsch hosts intellectually honest conversations unpacking current events through the lens of Jewish wisdom. Unbound by politics and untethered […]
Re-CHARGING Reform Judaism
Stephen Wise Free SynagogueOctober 7th forever changed the course of Jewish history and exposed deep rifts in North American society, as well as within our own Reform movement. This May 29–30, we will […]
In These Times With Rabbi Ammi Hirsch: Columbia University
Embattled Columbia Business School Prof. Shai Davidai and newly minted Barnard graduate Noa Fay discuss the crisis that has been unfolding on their campus. LISTEN + SUBSCRIBE Every other week, Rabbi Ammi Hirsch hosts intellectually honest conversations unpacking current events through the lens of Jewish wisdom. Unbound by politics and untethered by party lines, Ammi […]
Documenting the Trauma of Oct. 7: The Objects That Remain 🙋
Join Stephen Wise Free Synagogue for a screening of "The Western Negev Documentation Initiative," followed by a panel discussion with representatives from Yad Ben-Zvi, the Jerusalem-based center dedicated to collecting, documenting and preserving objects from the October 7th attack, and Barbara Kirshenblatt-Gimblett, curator of the POLIN Museum in Warsaw, who will be speaking about how […]