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Religious Services and Holidays
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Erev Rosh Hashanah
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? […]
Family-Friendly Yom Kippur Service and Activities
Family-Friendly Yom Kippur Service and Activities
Join us in front of the synagogue for a warm, musical Yom Kippur service designed for children of all ages and their grown-ups. The street will be closed to traffic. 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 […]
Family-Friendly Erev Rosh Hashanah Service
Family-Friendly Erev Rosh Hashanah Service
Join us for a short, family-friendly Erev Rosh Hashanah service led by Rabbis Ammiel Hirsch, Rena Rifkin, Samantha Natov and Dalia Samansky, and Cantor Dan Singer. Doors open 30 minutes before the service begins. Links to register for all of our High Holy Days services or programs are being sent by email to all members […]
Erev Rosh Hashanah Service
Erev Rosh Hashanah Service
Join us for our Erev Rosh Hashanah service. Doors open 30 minutes before the service begins. 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) 877-4050, ext. […]
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Rosh Hashanah Day One
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 […]
Rosh Hashanah Morning Service
Rosh Hashanah Morning Service
Join us for our Rosh Hashanah morning service. Doors open 30 minutes before the service begins. 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) 877-4050, ext. […]
Family Activities and Picnic
Family Activities and Picnic
Join us for music, crafts and activities in our Social Hall! We’ll provide the apples and honey; families should bring their own lunches. 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? […]
Rosh Hashanah Family Service
Rosh Hashanah Family Service
Join us for a warm, musical experience that brings families together to celebrate the High Holy Days. Designed for children of all ages and their grown-ups. 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 […]
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Rosh Hashanah Day Two
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 […]
Adult Study with Rabbi Hirsch
Adult Study with Rabbi Hirsch
Join Rabbi Hirsch for a Rosh Hashanah text study. 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) 877-4050, ext. 280.
Rosh Hashanah Second Day Family Service
Rosh Hashanah Second Day Family Service
Join us for a warm, musical experience that brings families together to celebrate the High Holy Days. Designed for children of all ages and their grown-ups. Doors open 30 minutes before the service begins. Links to register for all of our High Holy Days services or programs are being sent by email to all members […]
Rosh Hashanah Day Two Service and Sounding of the Shofar
Rosh Hashanah Day Two Service and Sounding of the Shofar
Join us for a second-day Rosh Hashanah service. 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) 877-4050, ext. 280. This service will stream live on our […]
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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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In-Person Shabbat Morning Services
In-Person Shabbat Morning Services
Join us every Shabbat morning for warm, welcoming services and joyous b'ani mitzvah celebrations!
Havdalah and Melaveh Malkah 🖥
Havdalah and Melaveh Malkah 🖥
Join Cantor Dan Singer to bid farewell to Shabbat with a musical Havdalah service and Melaveh Malkah. Watch live here on our website or on Facebook or YouTube.
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Kol Nidre
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 […]
Family-Friendly Kol Nidre Service
Family-Friendly Kol Nidre Service
Join us for a short, family-friendly Kol Nidre service led by Rabbis Ammiel Hirsch, Rena Rifkin, Samantha Natov and Dalia Samansky, and Cantor Dan Singer. Doors open 30 minutes before the service begins. Links to register for all of our High Holy Days services or programs are being sent by email to all members in […]
Kol Nidre Service
Kol Nidre Service
Join us for our Kol Nidre service. Doors open 30 minutes before the service begins. 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) 877-4050, ext. 280. […]
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Yom Kippur
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) […]
Yom Kippur (Early) Morning Service
Yom Kippur (Early) Morning Service
Join us for our Yom Kippur morning service. Doors open 30 minutes before the service begins. 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) 877-4050, ext. […]
Yom Kippur Outdoor Family Service
Yom Kippur Outdoor Family Service
Join us in front of the synagogue for a warm, musical Yom Kippur service designed for children of all ages and their grown-ups. The street will be closed to traffic. 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 […]
Yom Kippur Outdoor Family Program
Yom Kippur Outdoor Family Program
Join us on the street in front of Stephen Wise for a family program appropriate for children of all ages. The street will be closed to traffic. 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 […]
Yom Kippur (Later) Morning Service
Yom Kippur (Later) Morning Service
Join us for our Yom Kippur morning service. Doors open 30 minutes before the service begins. 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) 877-4050, ext. […]
Adult Study with Rabbi Tracy Kaplowitz: T’filah
Adult Study with Rabbi Tracy Kaplowitz: T’filah
Yom Kippur prayer looks very different today than it has throughout Jewish history. Join Rabbi Tracy Kaplowitz as we travel back in time to the ancient Temple precincts and discover what Yom Kippur observance was like when the Temple stood, during the British Mandate period and following the 1967 Six Day War. Together, we'll examine […]
Adult Study with Rabbi Dalia Samansky: T’shuvah
Adult Study with Rabbi Dalia Samansky: T’shuvah
This is a time of year traditionally reserved for introspection, when we reflect on the past year and try to right our wrongs. For sins committed against God, we can pray for forgiveness, but for sins against one another, we have to apologize and make amends to those we hurt. Join Rabbi Dalia Samansky for […]
Adult Study with Rabbi Talia Avnon-Benveniste: T’shuvah, T’filah and Tzedakah
Adult Study with Rabbi Talia Avnon-Benveniste: T’shuvah, T’filah and Tzedakah
Join special guest teacher Rabbi Talia Avnon-Benveniste, director of Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion's Israel rabbinical program, as she examines t'shuvah, t'filah and tzedakah in contemporary Israel. 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 […]
Virtual Adult Study with David Richter: Tzedakah 🖥
Virtual Adult Study with David Richter: Tzedakah 🖥
Join our member David Richter on Zoom as he discusses the etymology of tzedakah and the roots of charity in justice. We'll finish up by examining t'shuvah, t'filah and tzedakah as the embodiment of the relationship to oneself, God and fellow human beings. Links to register for all of our High Holy Days services or programs are […]
Yom Kippur Outdoor Family Service
Yom Kippur Outdoor Family Service
Join us in front of the synagogue for a warm, musical Yom Kippur service designed for children of all ages and their grown-ups. The street will be closed to traffic. 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 […]
Yom Kippur Afternoon Service with Yizkor and Neilah
Yom Kippur Afternoon Service with Yizkor and Neilah
Join us for our Yom Kippur afternoon service, which includes Yizkor and Neilah. Doors open 30 minutes before the service begins. 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 […]
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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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In-Person Shabbat Morning Services
In-Person Shabbat Morning Services
Join us every Shabbat morning for warm, welcoming services and joyous b'ani mitzvah celebrations!
Havdalah and Melaveh Malkah 🖥
Havdalah and Melaveh Malkah 🖥
Join Cantor Dan Singer to bid farewell to Shabbat with a musical Havdalah service and Melaveh Malkah. Watch live here on our website or on Facebook or YouTube.
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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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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 […]
In-Person Shabbat Morning Services
In-Person Shabbat Morning Services
Join us every Shabbat morning for warm, welcoming services and joyous b'ani mitzvah celebrations!
Havdalah and Melaveh Malkah 🖥
Havdalah and Melaveh Malkah 🖥
Join Cantor Dan Singer to bid farewell to Shabbat with a musical Havdalah service and Melaveh Malkah. Watch live here on our website or on Facebook or YouTube.
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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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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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In-Person Shabbat Morning Services
In-Person Shabbat Morning Services
Join us every Shabbat morning for warm, welcoming services and joyous b'ani mitzvah celebrations!
Havdalah and Melaveh Malkah 🖥
Havdalah and Melaveh Malkah 🖥
Join Cantor Dan Singer to bid farewell to Shabbat with a musical Havdalah service and Melaveh Malkah. Watch live here on our website or on 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.
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In-Person Shabbat Morning Services
In-Person Shabbat Morning Services
Join us every Shabbat morning for warm, welcoming services and joyous b'ani mitzvah celebrations!
Havdalah and Melaveh Malkah 🖥
Havdalah and Melaveh Malkah 🖥
Join Cantor Dan Singer to bid farewell to Shabbat with a musical Havdalah service and Melaveh Malkah. Watch live here on our website or on 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.
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In-Person Shabbat Morning Services
In-Person Shabbat Morning Services
Join us every Shabbat morning for warm, welcoming services and joyous b'ani mitzvah celebrations!
Alternative Minyan 🙋🖥
Alternative Minyan 🙋🖥
Share the Shabbat morning service in person or on Zoom in a meditative style with friends and fellow congregants. Rabbi Dalia Samansky will lead this service, which includes music and responsive readings in both Hebrew and English. RSVP TO JOIN VIRTUALLY
Havdalah and Melaveh Malkah 🖥
Havdalah and Melaveh Malkah 🖥
Join Cantor Dan Singer to bid farewell to Shabbat with a musical Havdalah service and Melaveh Malkah. Watch live here on our website or on Facebook or YouTube.
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Erev Sukkot Service
Sukkot Morning Service
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Simchat Torah Service with Yizkor
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