Featured Events
October 7 Through The Eyes of an Israeli First Responder 🙋
Tisha b’Av Service And Study Session 🙋
The Human Right to Assisted End of Life: Intersection of Spiritual and Ethical Issues 🖥
Explore the spiritual and ethical aspects of compassionate and assisted dying. Led by Dr. Karen Hopenwasser and Irit Felsen, Ph.D., and featuring Rabbi Rachel Timoner, senior rabbi of Congregation Beth Elohim in Park Slope, Brooklyn, and Toby Weiss, assistant vice president of cultural diversity and hospice and palliative care for Metropolitan Jewish Health System.
‘I’ll Have What She’s Having’: The Jewish Deli 🙋
New-York Historical Society 170 Central Park West, New York, United StatesJoin the Women's Organization of Stephen Wise Free Synagogue on an outing to New-York Historical Society for a self-guided tour. The special exhibition "'I’ll Have What She’s Having': The Jewish Deli" examines how Jewish immigrants, mostly from Central and Eastern Europe, imported and adapted traditions to create a uniquely American restaurant and reveals how Jewish […]
Family Dinner and Learning: Camp Shabbat and S’Mores 🙋
Stephen Wise Free SynagogueFamilies with children of all ages are invited to this exuberant Shabbat celebration featuring a camp-style service and your favorite camp activities like gaga, s'mores around (pretend) campfires, and much […]
Kabbalat Shabbat Evening Service
Stephen Wise Free SynagogueWelcome 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.
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.
Virtual Lay-Led Torah Study 🖥
Read and discuss the Torah, Tanakh and Talmud. No Hebrew knowledge or prior study is necessary. For any questions, contact David Richter at dhenryrichter@gmail.com. RSVP Zoom meeting information will be automatically provided upon RSVP.