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Book Swap and Rooftop Shabbat 🙋
Lunch and Learn: Hanukkah Story – Miracles or Zionism? 🙋
Stephen Wise Free SynagogueThe songs of Hanukkah are more than celebratory tunes...they also reveal the changing role the holiday has played in Israel's national identity. Join Upper West Side Shlicha Gali Rabin Choresh, […]
An Evening With Israel’s Special Combat Search and Rescue Unit 669 🙋🇮🇱
Stephen Wise Free SynagogueWhen Israel's soldiers are injured, it's up to the elite helicopter-borne combat search and rescue Unit 669 to extract the wounded and provide medical treatment — often under fire and from behind enemy lines. Since October 7th and throughout the ongoing war with Hamas, the combat medics, surgeons and pilots from this special rescue unit […]
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 […]
Hanukkah Around the World 🙋
Stephen Wise Free SynagogueSet out on a musical world tour right here at Stephen Wise! Enjoy diverse Hanukkah songs from around the globe, expertly performed by Cantor Dan Singer, while enjoying a nosh.
Being Jewish On Campus Today 🖥
Being a Jewish student on a college campus is perhaps harder today than ever before. Jewish On Campus CEO Julia Jassey knows that better than most. A recent University of Chicago graduate, Julia didn’t set out to lead the charge against antisemitism on college campuses, but a brush with casual Jew-hatred her freshman year changed […]