Featured Events
Adult B’nai Mitzvah Ceremony and Shabbat Morning Services 🙋🖥
UWS Yom HaShoah Observance: Reading of the Names 🙋🖥
SWFS Spring Benefit: Celebrating 20 Years of Rabbi Ammiel Hirsch
Re-CHARGING Reform Judaism
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.
Lunch and Learn: Reform Judaism’s Zionism with Rabbi Neal Borovitz 🙋
Stephen Wise Free SynagogueJoin our member Rabbi Neal Borovitz as we explore Reform Judaism’s fraught history with Zionism. Using the movement's generational platforms, we'll examine the changing nature of our relationship with and connection to Israel. RSVP
Community Mahjong 🙋
Stephen Wise Free SynagogueSpend the afternoon playing maj with friends old and new! All levels welcome — whether you're a pro, need to sharpen your skills, or are just learning to play, there's a table waiting for you! Co-sponsored by Community Connections and the Women's Organization of Stephen Wise Free Synagogue. PLEASE REGISTER HERE
The Problem of God: Why Do Bad Things Happen To Good People? 🙋
Stephen Wise Free SynagogueHow do we comprehend God? And how does that color our understanding of why bad things seem to happen to good people — and vice versa? Join Rabbi Dalia Samansky for this two-part class exploring different conceptions of God and the ways we process the events that happen in the world around — and to […]
In These Times With Rabbi Ammi Hirsch: Stephen J. Dubner
Raised Catholic, Stephen J. Dubner discovered his family's Jewish past later in life — and Judaism called to him from within. That same inquisitive spirit implores the "Freakonomics" co-author and radio host to explore "the hidden side of everything." LISTEN + SUBSCRIBE Every other week, Rabbi Ammi Hirsch hosts intellectually honest conversations unpacking current events […]
Virtual Short Story Group 🖥
Join our monthly Short Story Group on Zoom, where we discuss Jewish-themed material. This month, we’re reading “On That Distant Day” by Hillel Halkin, “Half-Baked Stories About My Dead Mom” by Etgar Keret, “Chance” by Edith Pearlman, and “Edith Pearlman, Writer Who Won Acclaim Late in Life, Dies at 86” by Rebecca Chace. Sponsored by […]