Featured Events
Book Swap and Rooftop Shabbat 🙋
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: Liberal Zionist Thinkers 🙋
Stephen Wise Free SynagogueLearn about history's greatest liberal Zionist thinkers, in an introductory class with Rabbi Tracy Kaplowitz! Then join Rabbi Paul Golumb's three-part class to explore the legendary philosopher Baruch Spinoza, coined "the first Zionist of the last 300 years," by Israel's first prime minister David Ben-Gurion. Ex-communicated by his Jewish community for his liberal views, Spinoza […]
See Broadway production of ‘Harmony’ with SWFS! 🙋
Barrymore Theatre 243 West 47th Street, New York, NY, United StatesJoin Stephen Wise Free Synagogue for an evening on Broadway! "Harmony: A New Musical," by Barry Manilow and Bruce Sussman, tells the true story of the Comedian Harmonists, six talented young men, Jewish and gentile, who came together in 1920s Germany and took the world by storm with their signature blend of sophisticated close harmonies […]
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. Stephen Wise members are welcome to join […]
Amplify Israel Book Club: Dinner and a Book 🙋
Stephen Wise Free SynagogueJoin us to read about the most pressing issues facing the Jewish people today. For this meeting, we will be reading "Israel's Declaration of Independence: The History and Political Theory of the Nation's Founding Moment" by Neil Rogachevsky and Dov Zigler. The book can be purchased online here or from your local bookstore. Dinner is […]
Women of Reform Judaism: A Civil Rights Talk with Joanne Bland 🖥
Civil rights activist Joanne Bland has been both a witness and a participant to the civil rights movement. The co-founder and former director of the National Voting Rights Museum in Selma, Alabama, she was 11 years old when she marched in Selma in 1965 on "Bloody Sunday." She has spent her life as an activist […]