Media coverage of Stephen Wise Free Synagogue has included feature articles and highlights in the many local, national and international news outlets. Below is some select coverage that highlights the synagogue.
Press inquiries may be directed to Communications Director Ryan Greiss at rgreiss@swfs.org or (212) 877-4050, ext. 267.
JTA: This is the gravest threat to the future of liberal Judaism
Oct 5, 2018
In this op-ed based on his 2018 Yom Kippur sermon, “From the Ghetto,” our Senior Rabbi Ammiel Hirsch writes about how the growing inclination among liberal Jews to de-emphasize Jewish distinctiveness is the gravest threat to the future of liberal Judaism.
The Jerusalem Post: The 50 Most Influential Jews of the Year
Sep 9, 2018
Our Senior Rabbi Ammiel Hirsch was named one of The Jerusalem Post’s “50 Most Influential Jews of the Year.” “Hirsch is a charismatic and passionate Jewish leader, a strong advocate for Israel and a standard-bearer for liberal values, messages he is disseminating from his pulpit in New York,” wrote The Post’s Jeremy Sharon.
New York Post: Why masters of this ram horn are getting rock-star treatment
Sep 7, 2018
The New York Post interviewed our talented master shofar blower, Jeff Nussbaum, ahead of Rosh Hashanah.
NY Jewish Week: Discord Forcing Rabbis To Choose Roles
Sep 5, 2018
Rabbi Ammiel Hirsch discusses the moral role of rabbis during these contentious and politically charged times: “A rabbi’s role is not to avoid upsetting people … but to speak boldly and publicly about our understanding of Jewish values. Since the way the community determines values is through policy, we have an obligation to participate in the public formulation of policy that represents our collective approach to social problems.”
New York Family: 8 Tips on Separating from Young Children for the New School Year
Aug 31, 2018
Stephen Wise Free Synagogue’s Early Childhood Center interim director, Miriam Kalmar, shares expert advice for parents as they prepare to drop their young children off to start the new school year.
Macaroni Kid Upper West Side: 4 Back-to-School Tips to Get Your Kid Ready for the New Year
Aug 25, 2018
Miriam Kalmar, director of Stephen Wise Free Synagogue’s Early Childhood Center, shares expert back-to-school tips for getting your kids ready for the new school year.
YNET: ‘People turn to me, broken: Whats happening to our Israel?’
Aug 11, 2018
Rabbi Ammiel Hirsch discusses how recent events in Israel — including a controversial new nation-state law and the detention of a rabbi for performing a non-Orthodox wedding — are affecting the relationship between the American-Jewish community and Israel.
Yediot America (Hebrew): ‘People turn to me broken: What’s happening to our Israel?’
Aug 3, 2018
Rabbi Ammiel Hirsch discusses how recent events in Israel — including a controversial new nation-state law and the detention of a rabbi for performing a non-Orthodox wedding — are affecting the relationship between the American-Jewish community and Israel.
Mosaic Magazine: The Answer to the Israel-Diaspora Malady Lies Not in Better Organizations But in More Committed Jews
Jul 26, 2018
Mosaic Magazine asked our Rabbi Ammiel Hirsch, along with former Israeli Ambassador to the U.S. and MK Michael Oren, Elliott Abrams, and Allan Arkush, to respond to Natan Sharansky and Gil Troy’s thoughtful essay, “Can American and Israeli Jews Stay Together as One People?”
Maariv (Hebrew): The American-Jewish community has a hard time dealing with developments in Israel
Jul 25, 2018
Rabbi Ammiel Hirsch responds to a series of troubling events in Israel — including a controversial new nation-state law and the detention of a rabbi for performing a non-Orthodox wedding.
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