Featured Events
Book Swap and Rooftop Shabbat 🙋
In-Person Shabbat Morning Services
Stephen Wise Free SynagogueJoin us every Shabbat morning for warm, welcoming services and joyous b'ani mitzvah celebrations!
Erev Shavuot Service 🙋🖥
Stephen Wise Free SynagogueJoin our clergy for a short service featuring special readings of piyyutim and from the Book of Ruth as we welcome Shavuot. As part of our Shavuot service, Rabbi Ammiel Hirsch will offer a short teaching about the holiday. This service will be livestreaming at swfs.org/live and on Facebook or YouTube. WATCH LIVE
Ruth as the First Jew By Choice 🖥
Onlinewith Rabbi Sam Natov “Your people shall be my people, and your God, my God.” What are the earliest stories of conversion? What does it mean to become a part of the Jewish people? And how has that changed over the ages? Join Rabbi Sam Natov as she examines Ruth as the prototype for Jewish […]
Ruth and the People Israel 🖥
Onlinewith Rabbi Tracy Kaplowitz The Book of Ruth reveals to today’s reader the core components of Jewish peoplehood in ancient times. Join Rabbi Tracy Kaplowitz as together we delve into the text to explore the centrality of the Land of Israel and social action to Jewish peoplehood, and identify a democratic critique of the future […]
Women’s Songs of the Scrolls 🖥
Onlinewith Cantor Dan Singer Join Cantor Dan Singer in a brief comparative study of the songs of women in our Megillah and Torah scrolls. Ruth, Esther, Miriam and Devorah — all add unique sounds to each of our holidays. Which one of them is your favorite Jewish heroine? RSVP