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In These Times With Rabbi Ammi Hirsch: Matti Friedman
Since arriving in Israel as a teenager, journalist Matti Friedman has spent his life and career trying to make sense of the Jewish state — and why it receives such outsized coverage. LISTEN + SUBSCRIBE Every other week, Rabbi Ammi Hirsch hosts intellectually honest conversations unpacking current events through the lens of Jewish wisdom. Unbound […]
Why Israel? 🙋
Stephen Wise Free SynagogueIsrael is a hot-button issue. About as big as New Jersey, the country is covered in the media, at the U.N., and in public discourse to an extent far exceeding its size or population. With limitless information available about Israel from sources that range the political and ideological spectrum, it can be hard to break […]
Why Israel? 🙋
Stephen Wise Free SynagogueIsrael is a hot-button issue. About as big as New Jersey, the country is covered in the media, at the U.N., and in public discourse to an extent far exceeding its size or population. With limitless information available about Israel from sources that range the political and ideological spectrum, it can be hard to break […]
In These Times With Rabbi Ammi Hirsch: Beatrice Weber
After she left her turbulent arranged marriage of more than 20 years, her ultra-Orthodox community shunned her. Now Beatrice Weber is fighting to place her youngest son in a yeshiva that teaches more than 90 minutes of math and English a day — and for the right of all New York's Hasidic children to receive […]
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 War of Return: How Western Indulgence of the Palestinian Dream Has Obstructed the Path to Peace" by Adi Schwartz and Einat Wilf. The book can be purchased online here or from your local […]
Class of 2023 SWFS Reunion 🙋
Stephen Wise Free SynagogueReconnect with your Stephen Wise family! Join other SWFS high school senior and schmooze over a pizza dinner while Rabbis Ammi Hirsch and Rena Rifkin welcome you and lead a […]