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Race and Education: The Challenges Students of Color Face in Our Schools
Join Stephen Wise Free Synagogue virtually in celebrating Black History Month as we explore the various challenges and systematic racism that students of color face in our schools — both nationally and in New York City. Our panel will include National Center for the Study of Privatization in Education Director and member of our congregation Dr. Sam […]
Emergency Food Program
Stephen Wise Free SynagogueIn the spirit of tikkun olam, volunteer to prepare and distribute food packages to individuals in need. Sign up to volunteer by yourself, with a friend, or with your family; every person makes a […]
Virtual Lunch and Learn: American Reform Judaism’s Struggle With Zionism 🖥
Liturgy echoes our beliefs. From the time it arrived in America until the 1960s, the Reform movement has struggled with its relationship to Zionism and Israel. For generations, our prayer […]
Emergency Food Program
Stephen Wise Free SynagogueIn the spirit of tikkun olam, volunteer to prepare and distribute food packages to individuals in need. Sign up to volunteer by yourself, with a friend, or with your family; every person makes a difference. To volunteer, contact efp@swfs.org.
Judaism and Women’s Reproductive Rights 🖥
In the last half of 2021, we witnessed an all out assault on women's reproductive rights. Join Stephen Wise as we celebrate women during Women's History Month by examining abortion and reproductive rights through a Jewish lens and also surveying the current and future landscape. Rabbi Sam Natov will moderate a panel including Stephen Wise Director of […]
Emergency Food Program
Stephen Wise Free SynagogueIn the spirit of tikkun olam, volunteer to prepare and distribute food packages to individuals in need. Sign up to volunteer by yourself, with a friend, or with your family; every person makes a difference. To volunteer, contact efp@swfs.org.