Featured Events
End-of-Year Siyyum Ceremony 🙋
SWFS Spring Benefit: Celebrating 20 Years of Rabbi Ammiel Hirsch
Re-CHARGING Reform Judaism
Upper West Side Religious School Fair 🙋
Calendar of Events
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Religious School Closed
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Winter Break – School Closed
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Winter Break – School Closed
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Winter Break – School Closed
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Winter Break – School Closed
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New Year’s Eve
Winter Break – School Closed
Kabbalat Shabbat Evening Service
Kabbalat Shabbat Evening Service
Welcome and celebrate Shabbat at Stephen Wise Free Synagogue! Our easy-to-follow services, accompanied by a full band, are inspiring and uplifting. We're also proud to livestream our services. Tune in […]
Kabbalat Shabbat Evening Service 🖥
Kabbalat Shabbat Evening Service 🖥
Welcome and celebrate Shabbat virtually with Stephen Wise Free Synagogue. Our easy-to-follow services, accompanied by a full band, are inspiring and uplifting. Tune in on our website, Facebook or YouTube.
4 events,
New Year’s Day
Emergency Food Program
Emergency Food Program
In the spirit of tikkun olam, volunteer to prepare and distribute food packages to individuals in need. Sign up to volunteer by yourself, with a friend, or with your family; every person makes a […]
Virtual Lay-Led Torah Study 🖥
Virtual Lay-Led Torah Study 🖥
Read and discuss the Torah, Tanakh and Talmud. No Hebrew knowledge or prior study is necessary. For any questions, contact David Richter at dhenryrichter@gmail.com. RSVP Zoom meeting information will be […]
Virtual Shabbat Morning Services 🖥
Virtual Shabbat Morning Services 🖥
Join us Shabbat morning for a warm, intimate and welcoming service online! Tune in on our website, Facebook or YouTube.
1 event,
Religious School Closed
1 event,
ECC Resumes
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1 event,
Kabbalat Shabbat Evening Service
Kabbalat Shabbat Evening Service
Welcome and celebrate Shabbat at Stephen Wise Free Synagogue! Our easy-to-follow services, accompanied by a full band, are inspiring and uplifting. We're also proud to livestream our services. Tune in […]
6 events,
Emergency Food Program
Emergency Food Program
In the spirit of tikkun olam, volunteer to prepare and distribute food packages to individuals in need. Sign up to volunteer by yourself, with a friend, or with your family; every person makes a difference. To volunteer, contact efp@swfs.org.
Virtual Lay-Led Torah Study 🖥
Virtual Lay-Led Torah Study 🖥
Read and discuss the Torah, Tanakh and Talmud. No Hebrew knowledge or prior study is necessary. For any questions, contact David Richter at dhenryrichter@gmail.com. RSVP Zoom meeting information will be […]
In-Person Shabbat Morning Services
In-Person Shabbat Morning Services
Join us every Shabbat morning for warm, welcoming services and joyous b'ani mitzvah celebrations!
Tot Shabbat Together in Central Park
Tot Shabbat Together in Central Park
Hop, jump, dance and keep warm at our outdoor Tot Shabbat! Join Rabbi Sam Natov and Student Cantor Joe Flaxman at Mineral Springs in Central Park for our fun and interactive Shabbat […]
Virtual Book Group 🖥
Virtual Book Group 🖥
Explore classic and contemporary Jewish literature at this monthly group meeting. This month we're discussing "Children of the Ghetto: My Name Is Adam" by Elias Khoury. New members are always welcome! […]
Havdalah and Melaveh Malkah 🖥
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.
2 events,
Speaker Series (Teens)
Purim Spiel Casting Call 🖥
Purim Spiel Casting Call 🖥
Do you like acting? Do you like sing singing? Do you want to be part of a beloved Stephen Wise tradition? Join us on Zoom for our first Purim Spiel […]
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Lunch and Learn: Talking About End-of-Life Care and Our Legacies 🖥
Lunch and Learn: Talking About End-of-Life Care and Our Legacies 🖥
Join psychological, legal and spiritual experts for this virtual three-part series on end-of-life planning and care. In the first session, DotCares Founder and CEO Dorothy (Dot) Tagarelli will address aging […]
The Scientific Hunt for Alien Technology with Astronomer Avi Loeb 🖥
The Scientific Hunt for Alien Technology with Astronomer Avi Loeb 🖥
In October 2017, humanity discovered Oumuamua, the first interstellar object ever observed visiting our solar system. Exhibiting anomalous characteristics, the unknown object has defied the scientific community's attempts to explain […]
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Family Shabbat
Family Shabbat
Welcome and celebrate Shabbat with Rabbi Shira Gluck and your whole family at this service and program designed for children of all ages and their grown-ups! Masks are required for adults and children ages 2+. RSVP
Kabbalat Shabbat Evening Service
Kabbalat Shabbat Evening Service
Welcome and celebrate Shabbat at Stephen Wise Free Synagogue! Our easy-to-follow services, accompanied by a full band, are inspiring and uplifting. We're also proud to livestream our services. Tune in […]
6 events,
A Tree Grows In Israel: Revealing Who We Are Through Arboreal Art 🖥
A Tree Grows In Israel: Revealing Who We Are Through Arboreal Art 🖥
Pictured: Tal Shochat, Untitled (Orange Tree) 2005, C-print In preparation for Tu B’Shevat, the "new year" for trees, join Rabbi Sam Natov and world-renowned art advisor Ronnit Vasserman on Zoom […]
Emergency Food Program
Emergency Food Program
In the spirit of tikkun olam, volunteer to prepare and distribute food packages to individuals in need. Sign up to volunteer by yourself, with a friend, or with your family; every person makes a difference. To volunteer, contact efp@swfs.org.
Virtual Lay-Led Torah Study 🖥
Virtual Lay-Led Torah Study 🖥
Read and discuss the Torah, Tanakh and Talmud. No Hebrew knowledge or prior study is necessary. For any questions, contact David Richter at dhenryrichter@gmail.com. RSVP Zoom meeting information will be automatically provided upon RSVP.
Family Shabbat: Tu B’Shevat Tree Walk
Family Shabbat: Tu B’Shevat Tree Walk
Take a walk in Central Park with Rabbi Shira Gluck and your whole family to celebrate Tu B'Shevat, the "new year" for trees. This program is designed for children of all ages and their grown-ups! We'll meet outside the synagogue and walk over to the park together. RSVP
Teen Text Study 🖥
Teen Text Study 🖥
Join your fellow teens and Rabbi Shira Gluck on Zoom for a lively discussion exploring Judaism’s sacred texts. RSVP
Havdalah and Melaveh Malkah 🖥
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.
2 events,
Religious School Closed
Erev Tu Bishvat
4 events,
ECC Closed
Tu Bishvat
Martin Luther King Jr. Day
3 events,
Lunch and Learn: Talking About End-of-Life Care and Our Legacies 🖥
Lunch and Learn: Talking About End-of-Life Care and Our Legacies 🖥
Join psychological, legal and spiritual experts for this virtual three-part series on end-of-life planning and care. In the first session, DotCares Founder and CEO Dorothy (Dot) Tagarelli will address aging […]
‘I Have A Dream’: Celebrating Dr. King’s Legacy 🖥
‘I Have A Dream’: Celebrating Dr. King’s Legacy 🖥
"We will not be satisfied until 'justice rolls down like waters, and righteousness like a mighty stream,'" said Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., quoting Amos in his iconic 1963 […]
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Virtual Short Story Group 🖥
Virtual Short Story Group 🖥
Join our monthly Short Story Group on Zoom, where we discuss Jewish-themed material. This month we're reading “I Will Pick Out Your Ribs (from My Teeth)” by Aimee Bender, “A […]
2 events,
Shabbat Schmooze (Teens)
Kabbalat Shabbat Evening Service
Kabbalat Shabbat Evening Service
Welcome and celebrate Shabbat at Stephen Wise Free Synagogue! Our easy-to-follow services, accompanied by a full band, are inspiring and uplifting. We're also proud to livestream our services. Tune in […]
3 events,
Emergency Food Program
Emergency Food Program
In the spirit of tikkun olam, volunteer to prepare and distribute food packages to individuals in need. Sign up to volunteer by yourself, with a friend, or with your family; every person makes a […]
Virtual Lay-Led Torah Study 🖥
Virtual Lay-Led Torah Study 🖥
Read and discuss the Torah, Tanakh and Talmud. No Hebrew knowledge or prior study is necessary. For any questions, contact David Richter at dhenryrichter@gmail.com. RSVP Zoom meeting information will be […]
Havdalah and Melaveh Malkah 🖥
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.
1 event,
A Virtual Tour of the Tenement Museum with the Women’s Organization 🖥
A Virtual Tour of the Tenement Museum with the Women’s Organization 🖥
The Women's Organization of Stephen Wise Free Synagogue invites you to join Women of Reform Judaism Northeast District for a virtual 90-minute tour of the Tenement Museum on Manhattan's Lower East […]
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1 event,
Lunch and Learn: Talking About End-of-Life Care and Our Legacies 🖥
Lunch and Learn: Talking About End-of-Life Care and Our Legacies 🖥
Join psychological, legal and spiritual experts for this virtual three-part series on end-of-life planning and care. In the first session, DotCares Founder and CEO Dorothy (Dot) Tagarelli will address aging […]
0 events,
2 events,
Navigating Antisemitism in Our World Today: A Program for Parents and Teens with Dr. Rachel Fish 🖥
Navigating Antisemitism in Our World Today: A Program for Parents and Teens with Dr. Rachel Fish 🖥
Jew hatred is not a phenomenon of the past. It persists today from across the political spectrum and ideological positions. Join Dr. Rachel Fish on Zoom as she shares how […]
1 event,
Kabbalat Shabbat Evening Service
Kabbalat Shabbat Evening Service
Welcome and celebrate Shabbat at Stephen Wise Free Synagogue! Our easy-to-follow services, accompanied by a full band, are inspiring and uplifting. We're also proud to livestream our services. Tune in […]
7 events,
Building Closed
Building Closed
Due to the expected winter storm, the Stephen Wise Free Syangogue building will be closed on Saturday, January 29. Our Emergency Food Program will remain open to serve our neighbors in need. Watch our live-streaming Shabbat morning service at 10 a.m. at swfs.org/live or on Facebook or YouTube.
Emergency Food Program
Emergency Food Program
In the spirit of tikkun olam, volunteer to prepare and distribute food packages to individuals in need. Sign up to volunteer by yourself, with a friend, or with your family; every person makes a difference. To volunteer, contact efp@swfs.org.
Virtual Lay-Led Torah Study 🖥
Virtual Lay-Led Torah Study 🖥
Read and discuss the Torah, Tanakh and Talmud. No Hebrew knowledge or prior study is necessary. For any questions, contact David Richter at dhenryrichter@gmail.com. RSVP Zoom meeting information will be […]
Virtual Shabbat Morning Services 🖥
Virtual Shabbat Morning Services 🖥
Join us Shabbat morning for a warm, intimate and welcoming service online! Tune in on our website, Facebook or YouTube.
A Deep Dive into the Shabbat Morning Service 🖥
A Deep Dive into the Shabbat Morning Service 🖥
Join Rabbi Samantha Natov for a virtual deep dive into the Shabbat morning service. Investigate the meanings of prayers, where they fall in the morning service and how different musical […]
Havdalah and Melaveh Malkah 🖥
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.
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1 event,
Extended Day Second Semester Begins (3’s)
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Kabbalat Shabbat Evening Service
Kabbalat Shabbat Evening Service
Welcome and celebrate Shabbat at Stephen Wise Free Synagogue! Our easy-to-follow services, accompanied by a full band, are inspiring and uplifting. We're also proud to livestream our services. Tune in […]
6 events,
Emergency Food Program
Emergency Food Program
In the spirit of tikkun olam, volunteer to prepare and distribute food packages to individuals in need. Sign up to volunteer by yourself, with a friend, or with your family; every person makes a difference. To volunteer, contact efp@swfs.org.
Virtual Lay-Led Torah Study 🖥
Virtual Lay-Led Torah Study 🖥
Read and discuss the Torah, Tanakh and Talmud. No Hebrew knowledge or prior study is necessary. For any questions, contact David Richter at dhenryrichter@gmail.com. RSVP Zoom meeting information will be […]
In-Person Shabbat Morning Services
In-Person Shabbat Morning Services
Join us every Shabbat morning for warm, welcoming services and joyous b'ani mitzvah celebrations!
A Deep Dive into the Shabbat Morning Service 🖥
A Deep Dive into the Shabbat Morning Service 🖥
Join Rabbi Samantha Natov for a virtual deep dive into the Shabbat morning service. Investigate the meanings of prayers, where they fall in the morning service and how different musical settings affect the way we understand them. A great intro to Shabbat liturgy and enriching for more experienced worshippers! RSVP
Virtual Book Group 🖥
Virtual Book Group 🖥
Explore classic and contemporary Jewish literature at this monthly group meeting. This month we're discussing "House on Endless Waters" by Emuna Elon. New members are always welcome! Come every month or when you are able! Sponsored by Community Connections. RSVP
Havdalah and Melaveh Malkah 🖥
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.
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