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Book Swap and Rooftop Shabbat 🙋
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.
United for Israel: Marking 30 Days 🙋🇮🇱
Central Park West from 83rd–85th Streets 230 Central Park West, New York, NY, United StatesOn October 7, the worldwide Jewish community changed forever as a result of the terror wrought by Hamas. One month later, we come together to mark this moment, united in heartbreak and solidarity as we stand as one for Israel. Join UJA-Federation and JCRC of New York for a powerful vigil and rally as we […]
Adult Hebrew Class (Level A) 🙋
Stephen Wise Free SynagogueThe language of the ancient Israelites, Hebrew ceased to be spoken between 200–400 CE, in the aftermath of the Third Jewish Revolt against the Roman Empire — but its use continued in Jewish literature and liturgy for centuries. Much like the miracle of the modern state of Israel, Hebrew is one of the only true […]
Lunch and Learn: Biblical Family Dynamics 🙋
Stephen Wise Free SynagogueJoin Rabbi Neal Borovitz in a three-session class delving into biblical family dynamics. Through studying the story of Jacob, we will touch on timeless themes such as parental favoritism, sibling rivalry, generational patterns of war and conflict, and the journey towards reconciliation. Sibling Rivalry: This session, we will explore the sibling rivalry between Jacob and […]
30 Days Later: UWS Congregations Coming Together in Solidarity, Song, and Heartbreak 🙋🇮🇱
Rodeph Sholom 7 W. 83rd St., New York, NYWhile Shloshim usually marks the end of a 30-day period of intense mourning after the death of a loved one, these are not usual days. As our anguish continues, and as the hostages in Gaza remain, the Upper West Side Jewish community stands together in grief and in solidarity, marking 30 days since the October […]
Remembering Kristallnacht 🙋
Stephen Wise Free SynagogueTo “never forget,” we must ensure that memory lives on… In the fall of 1938, Nazi loyalists burned 190 synagogues, destroyed 7,500 Jewish-owned shops, and sent some 30,000 German Jews to concentration camps. Most of this violence took place across dozens of German cities on the night of Nov. 9, 1938 - Kristallnacht, or "Crystal […]