Featured Events
Early Childhood Center Open House 🙋
In These Times With Rabbi Ammi Hirsch: Einat Wilf and David Hazony
An Evening With Israel’s Special Combat Search and Rescue Unit 669 🙋🇮🇱
Dreidels and Donuts 🍩
Thou Shalt Not Remain Silent Part II: Ordinary People, Extraordinary Acts 🖥
Judaism 101: Everything You Want To Know But Are Afraid To Ask 🙋
Tot Shabbat Together in Central Park 🙋
Judaism 101: Everything You Want To Know But Are Afraid To Ask 🙋
Thou Shalt Not Remain Silent Part III: From Shtetl to Post-Jewish Town 🖥
Judaism 101: Everything You Want To Know But Are Afraid To Ask 🙋
Tot Shabbat Together in Central Park 🙋
Judaism 101: Everything You Want To Know But Are Afraid To Ask 🙋
Tot Shabbat Together in Central Park 🙋
Tot Shabbat Together in Central Park 🙋
Tot Shabbat Together in Central Park 🙋
Featured Events
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Erev Rosh Hashanah
Erev Rosh Hashanah SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 25 5:30 p.m. Family-Friendly Erev Rosh Hashanah Service | Livestreaming 8:00 p.m. Erev Rosh Hashanah Service | Livestreaming Doors open 30 minutes before posted service times. Links to register for all of our High Holy Days services or programs are being sent by email to all members in good standing. Need help? […]
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Rosh Hashanah Day One
Rosh Hashanah Day One MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 26 10:00 a.m. Rosh Hashanah Morning Service | Livestreaming 12:30 p.m. Family Activities and Picnic in the Social Hall 2:00 p.m. Family Service in the Sanctuary 3:00 p.m. Tashlich Doors open 30 minutes before posted service times. Links to register for all of our High Holy Days services or programs […]
Tashlich Service
Tashlich Service
Join our clergy for a short ceremony in the park. We'll meet at the synagogue and then walk to Central Park together. Links to register for all of our High Holy Days services or programs are being sent by email to all members in good standing. Need help? Or need to renew your membership? Call […]
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Rosh Hashanah Day Two
Rosh Hashanah Day Two TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 27 9:30 a.m. Family Service in the Sanctuary 9:30 a.m. Adult Study with Rabbi Ammiel Hirsch 11:15 a.m. Second Day Service and Sounding of the Shofar | Livestreaming -12:30 p.m. Rain Date for Tashlich- Doors open 30 minutes before posted service times. Links to register for all of our High […]
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In These Times With Rabbi Ammi Hirsch: Julia Jassey
Julia Jassey didn’t set out to lead the charge against antisemitism on college campuses, but a brush with casual Jew-hatred her freshman year changed the course of her life. Hear how this college student harnessed the power of social media and created Jewish On Campus to help her peers fight back. LISTEN + SUBSCRIBE Every […]
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Kabbalat Shabbat Evening Service
Kabbalat Shabbat Evening Service
Welcome and celebrate Shabbat at Stephen Wise Free Synagogue! Our easy-to-follow services, accompanied by a full band, are inspiring and uplifting. We're also proud to livestream our services. Tune in on our website, Facebook or YouTube.
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Kol Nidre
Kol Nidre TUESDAY, OCTOBER 4 6:00 p.m. Family-Friendly Kol Nidre Service | Livestreaming 8:00 p.m. Kol Nidre Service | Livestreaming Doors open 30 minutes before posted service times. Links to register for all of our High Holy Days services or programs are being sent by email to all members in good standing. Need help? Or need […]
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Yom Kippur
Yom Kippur WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 5 9:00 a.m. Yom Kippur (Early) Morning Service | Livestreaming 11:45 a.m. Yom Kippur (Later) Morning Service | Livestreaming 10:00 a.m. Outdoor Family Service on West 68th Street* 10:45 a.m. Outdoor Family Program on West 68th Street* 1:00 p.m. Adult Study with Rabbi Tracy Kaplowitz: T'filah 1:45 p.m. Adult Study with Rabbi Dalia Samansky: T'shuvah […]
Yom Kippur Havdalah and Break-fast
Yom Kippur Havdalah and Break-fast
Join us as we mark the end of Yom Kippur with a short Havdalah service and community break-fast. Links to register for all of our High Holy Days services or programs are being sent by email to all members in good standing. Need help? Or need to renew your membership? Call our office at (212) […]
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Kabbalat Shabbat Evening Service
Kabbalat Shabbat Evening Service
Welcome and celebrate Shabbat at Stephen Wise Free Synagogue! Our easy-to-follow services, accompanied by a full band, are inspiring and uplifting. We're also proud to livestream our services. Tune in on our website, Facebook or YouTube.
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Tot Shabbat Together in Central Park 🙋
Tot Shabbat Together in Central Park 🙋
Hop, jump, dance and sing at our outdoor Tot Shabbat! Join Rabbi Sam Natov at Mineral Springs in Central Park for this fun and interactive Shabbat morning service designed for children four and under and their grown-ups! Tot Shabbat may be moved indoors in the event of inclement weather. RSVP
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Erev Sukkot Service
Erev Sukkot Service
Welcome and celebrate Sukkot at Stephen Wise Free Synagogue! We're also proud to livestream our services. Tune in at swfs.org/live or on Facebook or YouTube.
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Sukkot Morning Service
Sukkot Morning Service
Our celebration of Sukkot continues with an intimate morning service. (Administrative Office Closed)
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In These Times With Rabbi Ammi Hirsch: Yehuda Kurtzer
Being Jewish has always been complicated. Listen as Rabbi Ammi Hirsch and Shalom Hartman Institute’s “Identity/Crisis” podcast host Dr. Yehuda Kurtzer examine how the success of assimilation has made negotiating our modern Jewish identities more complex. LISTEN + SUBSCRIBE Every other week, Rabbi Ammi Hirsch hosts intellectually honest conversations unpacking current events through the lens […]
Amplify Israel Book Club: Dinner and a Book 🙋
Amplify Israel Book Club: Dinner and a Book 🙋
Join us to read about the most pressing issues facing the Jewish people today. For this meeting, we will be reading “Letters to My Palestinian Neighbor” by Yossi Klein Halevi. The book can be purchased online here or from your local bookstore. Dinner is available for order or you may bring your own! This group meets every […]
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Family Dinner and Learning: Celebrate Sukkot! 🙋
Family Dinner and Learning: Celebrate Sukkot! 🙋
Families with children of all ages are invited to this exuberant celebration of Sukkot and Shabbat, featuring a catered dinner with wine, activities, and much more! RSVP
Kabbalat Shabbat Evening Service + Religious School New Student Consecration
Kabbalat Shabbat Evening Service + Religious School New Student Consecration
Welcome and celebrate Shabbat at Stephen Wise Free Synagogue. Our easy-to-follow services, accompanied by a full band, are inspiring and uplifting. This service will include consecration for new Religious School students. We're also proud to livestream our services. Tune in on our website, Facebook or YouTube.
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Tot Pajama Havdalah: Celebrate Sukkot! 🙋
Tot Pajama Havdalah: Celebrate Sukkot! 🙋
Hop, jump, dance and sing — in your pajamas — at this special Havdalah service for tots! Join Rabbi Sam Natov and Cantor Dan Singer as we celebrate Sukkot and say goodbye to Shabbat at this fun and interactive program designed for children four and under and their grown-ups. Includes art projects and a pizza […]
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Erev Simchat Torah Service and Dancing in the Street
Erev Simchat Torah Service and Dancing in the Street
Join us outside as we sing and dance through seven traditional hakafot (processions) on 68th Street, which we close off for this festivity. Don’t miss Stephen Wise’s Torah reading and street party, which has become an Upper West Side tradition! Since this entire service will be held outdoors (weather permitting), livestreaming will not be available.
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Tot Simchat Torah 🙋
Tot Simchat Torah 🙋
Join Rabbi Dalia Samansky and Cantorial Soloist Alex Bonoff for a Simchat Torah singalong and a holiday-themed art activities! Designed for children four and under and their grown-ups. RSVP
Simchat Torah Service with Yizkor
Simchat Torah Service with Yizkor
Our spirited celebration of Simchat Torah continues with a morning service and a commemoration of Yizkor. (Administrative Office Closed)
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Kabbalat Shabbat Evening Service
Kabbalat Shabbat Evening Service
Welcome and celebrate Shabbat at Stephen Wise Free Synagogue! Our easy-to-follow services, accompanied by a full band, are inspiring and uplifting. We're also proud to livestream our services. Tune in on our website, Facebook or YouTube.
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Havdalah Challah Making (All Ages) 🙋
Havdalah Challah Making (All Ages) 🙋
Join Rabbis Sam Natov and Dalia Samansky for Havdalah challah-making. Together we'll make challah dough and tell stories as we say goodbye to Shabbat! Grandparents and special friends are invited to this program for families with children of all ages. RSVP
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Jews in a Democratic Society: Choices at the Ballot Box 🙋
Jews in a Democratic Society: Choices at the Ballot Box 🙋
What does it mean to be a Jew in a democracy? What are the most important issues facing the Jewish community today? And how does this influence our choices at the ballot box? Join us as Rabbi Sam Natov moderates a panel discussion with Zioness Executive Director Amanda Berman and ADL NY/NJ Deputy Regional Director Alex Rosemberg. We'll […]
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In These Times With Rabbi Ammi Hirsch: Amanda Berman
There are some people who'd have you believe it's impossible to support liberal causes and be a Zionist. But as founder and executive director of Zioness, Amanda Berman is fighting as hard as she can to reclaim progressive spaces for Jews. LISTEN + SUBSCRIBE Every other week, Rabbi Ammi Hirsch hosts intellectually honest conversations unpacking […]
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Kabbalat Shabbat Evening Service
Kabbalat Shabbat Evening Service
Welcome and celebrate Shabbat at Stephen Wise Free Synagogue! Our easy-to-follow services, accompanied by a full band, are inspiring and uplifting. We're also proud to livestream our services. Tune in on our website, Facebook or YouTube.
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Kabbalat Shabbat Evening Service
Kabbalat Shabbat Evening Service
Welcome and celebrate Shabbat at Stephen Wise Free Synagogue! Our easy-to-follow services, accompanied by a full band, are inspiring and uplifting. We're also proud to livestream our services. Tune in on our website, Facebook or YouTube.
Erev Rosh Hashanah
Rosh Hashanah Day Two
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Kol Nidre
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Erev Sukkot Service
Sukkot Morning Service
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Havdalah Challah Making (All Ages) 🙋
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