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.
New York Family: Is Your Toddler Ready For School?
Jul 10, 2018
Early Childhood Center Interim Director Miriam Kalmar shares expert advice on how to tell if your toddler is ready for school.
Makor Rishon (Hebrew): Disengagement plan: the Reform movement is moving away from Israel
Jun 3, 2018
Our Senior Rabbi Ammiel Hirsch criticized the Reform movement’s response to American recognition of Jerusalem: “Except for the extreme left, all the Zionist parties in the Knesset support the embassy move. The statement that was published does not represent me, and certainly not all members of the Reform movement.”
Al-Monitor: Can Netanyahu Scratch Americans from Jewish Roster?
Jan 17, 2018
Rabbi Ammiel Hirsch responds to friction between progressive American Jews and the Israeli government.
Jewish News Syndicate: Reform Movement Retreating From Opposition to Trump’s Jerusalem Decision
Jan 1, 2018
Rabbi Ammiel Hirsch is credited for challenging the URJ’s opposition to the Trump administration’s recognition of Jerusalem as the capital of Israel.
Religion News Service: Was Trump Right About Jerusalem?
Dec 19, 2017
A column by Rabbi Jeffrey Salkin highlights an op-ed by Rabbi Ammiel Hirsch that urges leaders of the Reform movement to clarify their response to President Trump’s recognition of Jerusalem as the capital of Israel.
JTA: My Reform Colleagues Were Wrong On Jerusalem
Dec 18, 2017
Rabbi Ammiel Hirsch urges leaders of the Reform movement to clarify their response to President Trump’s recognition of Jerusalem as the capital of Israel.
Maariv: A Desperate Struggle: Benjamin Netanyahu Prepares for the Last Battle for his Political Life
Dec 17, 2017
A popular Israeli newspaper showcases Rabbi Ammiel Hirsch and his perspective on religious pluralism in Israel. (In Hebrew)
New York Times: Today in New York
Dec 5, 2017
The New York Times’ “Today in New York” series highlights a story in the West Side Rag about our rabbis and their productive dialogue with an Upper West Side bookstore about the children’s book “P is for Palestine.”
JTA: How a Kids’ Book on Palestine Ensnared This Manhattan Store in a Political Crossfire
Dec 4, 2017
Rabbi Ammiel Hirsch talks to the Jewish Telegraphic Agency about the synagogue’s stance towards a local bookstore that supported a controversial children’s book.
West Side Rag: Rabbis and Bookstore Owner Break Bread After Split Over Palestine Book
Dec 3, 2017
An article highlights the productive dialogue between our rabbis and Book Culture’s co-owners about the word “intifada” and the children’s book, “P Is for Palestine” — and showcases the bookstore’s statement against terrorism and the BDS Movement.
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