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Calendar - Shavuot

Erev Shavuot Service 🙋🖥

Stephen Wise Free Synagogue

Join our clergy for a short service featuring special readings of piyyutim and from the Book of Ruth as we welcome Shavuot. As part of our Shavuot service, Rabbi Ammiel Hirsch will offer a short teaching about the holiday. This service will be livestreaming at swfs.org/live and on Facebook or YouTube. WATCH LIVE

Ruth as the First Jew By Choice 🖥

Online

with Rabbi Sam Natov “Your people shall be my people, and your God, my God.” What are the earliest stories of conversion? What does it mean to become a part of the Jewish people? And how has that changed over the ages? Join Rabbi Sam Natov as she examines Ruth as the prototype for Jewish […]

Ruth and the People Israel 🖥

Online

with Rabbi Tracy Kaplowitz The Book of Ruth reveals to today’s reader the core components of Jewish peoplehood in ancient times. Join Rabbi Tracy Kaplowitz as together we delve into the text to explore the centrality of the Land of Israel and social action to Jewish peoplehood, and identify a democratic critique of the future […]

Women’s Songs of the Scrolls 🖥

Online

with Cantor Dan Singer Join Cantor Dan Singer in a brief comparative study of the songs of women in our Megillah and Torah scrolls. Ruth, Esther, Miriam and Devorah — all add unique sounds to each of our holidays. Which one of them is your favorite Jewish heroine? RSVP

Yom Tov Morning Service With Hallel and Yizkor 🙋

Join Cantor Dan Singer and Rabbi Sam Natov in person for an intimate and meaningful Shavuot morning service to commemorate the receiving of the Torah. We will also honor our deceased loved ones with a Yizkor service.

Dairy Delights Food Tour 🙋

Seward Park, New York Hester St. and Essex St., New York, NY, United States

with Rabbis Natov and Rifkin and Famous Fat Dave Meet at Seward Park (corner of Hester St. and Essex St.) There might be some debate over why exactly we eat dairy on Shavuot, but everyone agrees that it's a delicious tradition! Join Rabbis Sam Natov and Rena Rifkin for a tour led by Famous Fat Dave to […]

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CELEBRATING 20 YEARS OF RABBI AMMIEL HIRSCH

This May 21, Stephen Wise Free Synagogue will celebrate 20 years of Rabbi Ammiel Hirsch’s leadership. Join our community and support our synagogue at our Spring Benefit!